Poppy seed — Yield in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Poppy seed — Yield was 1,063 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,063 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 9 groups
All-time high
1,083 kg/ha
in 2021
All-time low
438 kg/ha
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Poppy seed — Yield in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, poppy seed — yield in Southern Europe stood at 1,063 kg/ha.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poppy seed — yield in Southern Europe peaked at 1,083 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 438 kg/ha, in 1962.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Poppy seed — Yield in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Poppy seed — Yield in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 546.4 kg/ha —
1962 438 kg/ha -19.8%
1963 501.4 kg/ha +14.5%
1964 535.7 kg/ha +6.8%
1965 582.9 kg/ha +8.8%
1966 597.2 kg/ha +2.5%
1967 643.6 kg/ha +7.8%
1968 534.4 kg/ha -17.0%
1969 600.8 kg/ha +12.4%
1970 609.6 kg/ha +1.5%
1971 631.7 kg/ha +3.6%
1972 543.5 kg/ha -14.0%
1973 646.5 kg/ha +19.0%
1974 652.9 kg/ha +1.0%
1975 612.6 kg/ha -6.2%
1976 710.6 kg/ha +16.0%
1977 619.8 kg/ha -12.8%
1978 570.2 kg/ha -8.0%
1979 603.1 kg/ha +5.8%
1980 682.3 kg/ha +13.1%
1981 700.4 kg/ha +2.7%
1982 753.1 kg/ha +7.5%
1983 638.7 kg/ha -15.2%
1984 757.9 kg/ha +18.7%
1985 536.7 kg/ha -29.2%
1986 838 kg/ha +56.1%
1987 816.4 kg/ha -2.6%
1988 819.1 kg/ha +0.3%
1989 863.1 kg/ha +5.4%
1990 732.1 kg/ha -15.2%
1991 741.8 kg/ha +1.3%
1992 811.2 kg/ha +9.4%
1993 646.2 kg/ha -20.3%
1994 693.9 kg/ha +7.4%
1995 662.7 kg/ha -4.5%
1996 767.9 kg/ha +15.9%
1997 718.1 kg/ha -6.5%
1998 845.5 kg/ha +17.7%
1999 785.3 kg/ha -7.1%
2000 867.8 kg/ha +10.5%
2001 931.3 kg/ha +7.3%
2002 876.3 kg/ha -5.9%
2003 853.1 kg/ha -2.6%
2004 943.7 kg/ha +10.6%
2005 947.4 kg/ha +0.4%
2006 990 kg/ha +4.5%
2007 933.1 kg/ha -5.7%
2008 978.4 kg/ha +4.9%
2009 1,080 kg/ha +10.4%
2010 1,060 kg/ha -1.8%
2011 984 kg/ha -7.2%
2012 1,019 kg/ha +3.6%
2013 1,070 kg/ha +4.9%
2014 1,071 kg/ha +0.1%
2015 1,009 kg/ha -5.8%
2016 1,074 kg/ha +6.4%
2017 1,066 kg/ha -0.8%
2018 1,069 kg/ha +0.3%
2019 1,073 kg/ha +0.4%
2020 1,076 kg/ha +0.4%
2021 1,083 kg/ha +0.6%
2022 1,071 kg/ha -1.1%
2023 1,067 kg/ha -0.3%
2024 1,063 kg/ha -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 553.38 kg/ha 438 kg/ha 643.6 kg/ha 9
1970s 620.05 kg/ha 543.5 kg/ha 710.6 kg/ha 10
1980s 740.57 kg/ha 536.7 kg/ha 863.1 kg/ha 10
1990s 740.47 kg/ha 646.2 kg/ha 845.5 kg/ha 10
2000s 940.13 kg/ha 853.1 kg/ha 1,080 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,049 kg/ha 984 kg/ha 1,074 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,072 kg/ha 1,063 kg/ha 1,083 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 1 Palestine 7,131 kg/ha compare
  2. 2 Serbia 1,082 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 Türkiye 496.2 kg/ha compare
  4. 3 Spain 1,082 kg/ha compare
  5. 4 Croatia 1,007 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poppy seed — yield in Southern Europe?
Poppy seed — yield in Southern Europe was 1,063 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest poppy seed — yield recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1,083 kg/ha in 2021.
What is the lowest poppy seed — yield recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 438 kg/ha in 1962.
How does Southern Europe rank for poppy seed — yield?
Southern Europe ranks 1st out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
Is poppy seed — yield rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poppy seed — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poppy seed — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
29 places, 1,295 data points, 1961–2024
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