Potatoes — Area harvested in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Potatoes — Area harvested was 271,477 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 271,477 ha for potatoes — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Northern Europe peaked at 692,131 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 261,392 ha, in 2023.
Northern Europe ranks 21st of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 679,178 ha | — |
| 1962 | 668,327 ha | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 692,131 ha | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 653,171 ha | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 611,046 ha | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 557,779 ha | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 562,838 ha | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 548,605 ha | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 492,865 ha | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 524,696 ha | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 483,358 ha | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 442,833 ha | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 434,435 ha | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 423,982 ha | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 390,006 ha | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 429,110 ha | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 444,147 ha | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 402,947 ha | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 381,149 ha | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 384,364 ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 363,742 ha | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 365,260 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 364,902 ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 367,907 ha | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 352,816 ha | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 336,553 ha | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 337,267 ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 342,144 ha | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 331,423 ha | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 336,060 ha | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 332,332 ha | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 605,753 ha | +82.3% |
| 1993 | 580,684 ha | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 548,303 ha | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 562,520 ha | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 575,529 ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 537,004 ha | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 530,050 ha | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 516,152 ha | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 490,728 ha | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 475,591 ha | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 457,578 ha | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 435,199 ha | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 421,312 ha | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 396,148 ha | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 376,550 ha | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 369,402 ha | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 359,098 ha | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 348,725 ha | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 331,111 ha | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 340,140 ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 324,221 ha | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 311,124 ha | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 310,061 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 291,942 ha | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 303,378 ha | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 309,319 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 289,716 ha | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 298,427 ha | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 301,630 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 284,066 ha | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 275,032 ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 261,392 ha | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 271,477 ha | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 607,327 ha | 492,865 ha | 692,131 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 435,666 ha | 381,149 ha | 524,696 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 354,638 ha | 331,423 ha | 384,364 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 512,439 ha | 332,332 ha | 605,753 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 413,033 ha | 348,725 ha | 490,728 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 310,944 ha | 289,716 ha | 340,140 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 278,719 ha | 261,392 ha | 301,630 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Europe
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 21 kg/An (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production 14.31 million t (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield 73,100 kg/ha (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested 195,749 ha (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks 38.24 million An (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 17.74 million An (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 367,371 t (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 271,477 ha (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield 2,840 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested in Northern Europe?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Northern Europe was 271,477 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 692,131 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 261,392 ha in 2023.
- How does Northern Europe rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Northern Europe ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — 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.