Poppy seed — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Poppy seed — Production was 52,580 t in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
52,580 t
Change on year
down 17.2%
Rank
1st
of 10 groups
All-time high
75,328 t
in 2008
All-time low
6,359 t
in 1968
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Poppy seed — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2017

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2017, poppy seed — production in European Union (27) stood at 52,580 t.

That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poppy seed — production in European Union (27) peaked at 75,328 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6,359 t, in 1968.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Poppy seed — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Poppy seed — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2017.
Year t Change
1961 16,332 t
1962 13,294 t -18.6%
1963 11,812 t -11.1%
1964 8,635 t -26.9%
1965 9,350 t +8.3%
1966 11,404 t +22.0%
1967 13,951 t +22.3%
1968 6,359 t -54.4%
1969 7,726 t +21.5%
1970 9,657 t +25.0%
1971 12,463 t +29.1%
1972 13,031 t +4.6%
1973 10,679 t -18.0%
1974 12,266 t +14.9%
1975 10,908 t -11.1%
1976 14,653 t +34.3%
1977 24,195 t +65.1%
1978 20,807 t -14.0%
1979 11,087 t -46.7%
1980 12,482 t +12.6%
1981 9,975 t -20.1%
1982 16,190 t +62.3%
1983 16,321 t +0.8%
1984 20,972 t +28.5%
1985 14,377 t -31.4%
1986 10,317 t -28.2%
1987 10,534 t +2.1%
1988 11,928 t +13.2%
1989 13,059 t +9.5%
1990 10,450 t -20.0%
1991 12,395 t +18.6%
1992 12,199 t -1.6%
1993 20,699 t +69.7%
1994 36,994 t +78.7%
1995 44,815 t +21.1%
1996 24,884 t -44.5%
1997 32,646 t +31.2%
1998 43,992 t +34.8%
1999 51,330 t +16.7%
2000 33,020 t -35.7%
2001 35,918 t +8.8%
2002 32,928 t -8.3%
2003 35,845 t +8.9%
2004 49,021 t +36.8%
2005 61,835 t +26.1%
2006 54,033 t -12.6%
2007 55,840 t +3.3%
2008 75,328 t +34.9%
2009 62,443 t -17.1%
2010 58,576 t -6.2%
2011 59,554 t +1.7%
2012 43,204 t -27.5%
2013 47,710 t +10.4%
2014 62,112 t +30.2%
2015 67,735 t +9.1%
2016 63,470 t -6.3%
2017 52,580 t -17.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,985 t 6,359 t 16,332 t 9
1970s 13,975 t 9,657 t 24,195 t 10
1980s 13,616 t 9,975 t 20,972 t 10
1990s 29,041 t 10,450 t 51,330 t 10
2000s 49,621 t 32,928 t 75,328 t 10
2010s 56,868 t 43,204 t 67,735 t 8

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 1 Czechia 20,048 t compare
  2. 2 Spain 11,900 t compare
  3. 3 Czechoslovakia 9,692 t compare
  4. 4 France 5,057 t compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poppy seed — production in European Union (27)?
Poppy seed — production in European Union (27) was 52,580 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poppy seed — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 75,328 t in 2008.
What is the lowest poppy seed — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 6,359 t in 1968.
How does European Union (27) rank for poppy seed — production?
European Union (27) ranks 1st out of 10 groups with data for 2017.
Is poppy seed — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poppy seed — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
31 places, 1,383 data points, 1961–2024
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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.