Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested was 201,642 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Europe is 201,642 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Europe peaked at 1.10 million ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 82,018 ha, in 1991.
Europe ranks 9th of 29 regions on this measure, 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 874,488 ha | -17.8% |
| 1963 | 1.10 million ha | +25.9% |
| 1964 | 1.07 million ha | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 827,813 ha | -22.9% |
| 1966 | 693,710 ha | -16.2% |
| 1967 | 540,987 ha | -22.0% |
| 1968 | 356,254 ha | -34.1% |
| 1969 | 314,960 ha | -11.6% |
| 1970 | 234,776 ha | -25.5% |
| 1971 | 238,527 ha | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 228,443 ha | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 197,714 ha | -13.5% |
| 1974 | 199,820 ha | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 195,963 ha | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 201,798 ha | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 176,610 ha | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 161,680 ha | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 158,438 ha | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 166,961 ha | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 161,068 ha | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 163,298 ha | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 161,376 ha | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 134,593 ha | -16.6% |
| 1985 | 126,309 ha | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 110,875 ha | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 108,667 ha | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 113,642 ha | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 113,389 ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 91,033 ha | -19.7% |
| 1991 | 82,018 ha | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 98,372 ha | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 150,306 ha | +52.8% |
| 1994 | 134,292 ha | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 144,915 ha | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 150,354 ha | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 139,253 ha | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 148,698 ha | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 156,316 ha | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 152,759 ha | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 144,371 ha | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 155,480 ha | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 158,084 ha | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 152,011 ha | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 112,380 ha | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 115,294 ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 127,458 ha | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 119,138 ha | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 126,979 ha | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 130,595 ha | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 136,056 ha | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 133,813 ha | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 164,419 ha | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 168,326 ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 178,203 ha | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 187,626 ha | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 175,274 ha | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 188,746 ha | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 190,605 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 204,709 ha | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 205,953 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 188,141 ha | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 189,146 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 201,642 ha | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 760,845 ha | 314,960 ha | 1.10 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 199,377 ha | 158,438 ha | 238,527 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 136,018 ha | 108,667 ha | 166,961 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 129,556 ha | 82,018 ha | 156,316 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 136,395 ha | 112,380 ha | 158,084 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,366 ha | 130,595 ha | 190,605 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 197,918 ha | 188,141 ha | 205,953 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 6 Egypt 64,344 ha compare
- 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
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- Bananas — Production 663,560 t (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Europe?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Europe was 201,642 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,018 ha in 1991.
- How does Europe rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 9th out of 29 regions with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.