Poppy seed — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Poppy seed — Area harvested was 75,906 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Poppy seed — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, poppy seed — area harvested in European Union (27) stood at 75,906 ha.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poppy seed — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 100,823 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12,456 ha, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poppy seed — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,605 ha | — |
| 1962 | 27,628 ha | -22.4% |
| 1963 | 26,461 ha | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 23,143 ha | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 22,560 ha | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 28,256 ha | +25.2% |
| 1967 | 28,972 ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 20,838 ha | -28.1% |
| 1969 | 19,403 ha | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 20,490 ha | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 22,358 ha | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 24,605 ha | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 19,619 ha | -20.3% |
| 1974 | 18,236 ha | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 20,238 ha | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 24,008 ha | +18.6% |
| 1977 | 34,875 ha | +45.3% |
| 1978 | 36,787 ha | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 26,234 ha | -28.7% |
| 1980 | 25,376 ha | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 26,666 ha | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 29,773 ha | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 29,697 ha | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 32,361 ha | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 24,282 ha | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 17,275 ha | -28.9% |
| 1987 | 16,511 ha | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 18,596 ha | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 18,446 ha | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 12,456 ha | -32.5% |
| 1991 | 15,561 ha | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 15,185 ha | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 25,804 ha | +69.9% |
| 1994 | 52,477 ha | +103.4% |
| 1995 | 59,598 ha | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 31,799 ha | -46.6% |
| 1997 | 46,855 ha | +47.3% |
| 1998 | 60,057 ha | +28.2% |
| 1999 | 72,350 ha | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 51,913 ha | -28.2% |
| 2001 | 52,416 ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 51,119 ha | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 61,886 ha | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 56,091 ha | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 76,240 ha | +35.9% |
| 2006 | 88,309 ha | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 87,600 ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 100,823 ha | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 90,266 ha | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 95,770 ha | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 72,737 ha | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 57,901 ha | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 61,456 ha | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 71,946 ha | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 80,452 ha | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 78,790 ha | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 75,906 ha | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,874 ha | 19,403 ha | 35,605 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,745 ha | 18,236 ha | 36,787 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,898 ha | 16,511 ha | 32,361 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,214 ha | 12,456 ha | 72,350 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,666 ha | 51,119 ha | 100,823 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,370 ha | 57,901 ha | 95,770 ha | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poppy seed — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Poppy seed — area harvested in European Union (27) was 75,906 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poppy seed — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 100,823 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest poppy seed — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,456 ha in 1990.
- How does European Union (27) rank for poppy seed — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 1st out of 9 groups with data for 2017.
- Is poppy seed — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poppy seed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.