Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested was 126,412 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Eastern Europe stood at 126,412 ha.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Eastern Europe peaked at 1.07 million ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 55,448 ha, in 1991.
That places Eastern Europe 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.03 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 846,927 ha | -18.0% |
| 1963 | 1.07 million ha | +26.5% |
| 1964 | 1.05 million ha | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 799,396 ha | -23.5% |
| 1966 | 664,923 ha | -16.8% |
| 1967 | 513,288 ha | -22.8% |
| 1968 | 329,469 ha | -35.8% |
| 1969 | 289,223 ha | -12.2% |
| 1970 | 210,139 ha | -27.3% |
| 1971 | 213,809 ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 205,675 ha | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 172,794 ha | -16.0% |
| 1974 | 174,983 ha | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 170,440 ha | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 175,982 ha | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 150,423 ha | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 135,364 ha | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 131,287 ha | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 140,476 ha | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 134,060 ha | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 134,552 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 133,746 ha | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 107,346 ha | -19.7% |
| 1985 | 99,386 ha | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 83,212 ha | -16.3% |
| 1987 | 79,966 ha | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 84,684 ha | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 84,117 ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 60,504 ha | -28.1% |
| 1991 | 55,448 ha | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 71,307 ha | +28.6% |
| 1993 | 127,782 ha | +79.2% |
| 1994 | 111,854 ha | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 122,143 ha | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 125,137 ha | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 112,199 ha | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 120,542 ha | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 129,191 ha | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 124,326 ha | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 116,785 ha | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 126,218 ha | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 127,445 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 121,417 ha | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 81,235 ha | -33.1% |
| 2006 | 83,474 ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 93,932 ha | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 86,299 ha | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 94,222 ha | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 94,333 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98,490 ha | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 93,235 ha | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 123,565 ha | +32.5% |
| 2014 | 127,308 ha | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 133,993 ha | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 140,126 ha | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 126,573 ha | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 129,974 ha | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 131,127 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 134,422 ha | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 133,630 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 118,265 ha | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 118,786 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 126,412 ha | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 732,560 ha | 289,223 ha | 1.07 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 174,090 ha | 131,287 ha | 213,809 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 108,154 ha | 79,966 ha | 140,476 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,611 ha | 55,448 ha | 129,191 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 105,535 ha | 81,235 ha | 127,445 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 119,872 ha | 93,235 ha | 140,126 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,303 ha | 118,265 ha | 134,422 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 7 Bangladesh 61,100 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 53,946 ha compare
- 9 Ukraine 51,900 ha compare
- 10 Rwanda 51,880 ha compare
- 11 South Africa 40,599 ha compare
- 12 Cuba 31,952 ha compare
- 13 Mexico 27,531 ha compare
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- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight 5,862 kg/An (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Eastern Europe?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Eastern Europe was 126,412 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,448 ha in 1991.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested?
- Eastern Europe ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.