Quinces — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Quinces — Area harvested was 4,850 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Quinces — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Europe recorded 4,850 ha for quinces — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quinces — area harvested in Europe peaked at 35,696 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 4,531 ha, in 2019.
Europe ranks 8th of 21 groups 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.
Quinces — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,605 ha | — |
| 1962 | 12,721 ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 15,804 ha | +24.2% |
| 1964 | 15,852 ha | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 15,928 ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 15,941 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 16,097 ha | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 16,349 ha | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 16,665 ha | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 27,629 ha | +65.8% |
| 1971 | 27,788 ha | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 24,875 ha | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 29,280 ha | +17.7% |
| 1974 | 26,158 ha | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 32,048 ha | +22.5% |
| 1976 | 33,888 ha | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 35,696 ha | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 28,686 ha | -19.6% |
| 1979 | 18,745 ha | -34.7% |
| 1980 | 9,672 ha | -48.4% |
| 1981 | 18,443 ha | +90.7% |
| 1982 | 11,350 ha | -38.5% |
| 1983 | 21,387 ha | +88.4% |
| 1984 | 18,427 ha | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 26,286 ha | +42.6% |
| 1986 | 25,860 ha | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 25,717 ha | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 27,561 ha | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 27,607 ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 27,168 ha | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 25,682 ha | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 10,362 ha | -59.7% |
| 1993 | 8,886 ha | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 8,144 ha | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 7,907 ha | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 8,228 ha | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 8,408 ha | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 7,303 ha | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 7,266 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 7,944 ha | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 8,656 ha | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 8,295 ha | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 9,548 ha | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 11,835 ha | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 8,749 ha | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 8,626 ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 9,010 ha | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 9,074 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 8,905 ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 8,797 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9,026 ha | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8,975 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8,844 ha | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 9,081 ha | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 9,754 ha | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 9,742 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9,877 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4,532 ha | -54.1% |
| 2019 | 4,531 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,647 ha | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4,705 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4,927 ha | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 4,837 ha | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 4,850 ha | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Quinces — Area harvested in Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +90.7% | 9,672 ha | 18,443 ha |
| 1983 | +88.4% | 11,350 ha | 21,387 ha |
| 1970 | +65.8% | 16,665 ha | 27,629 ha |
| 1992 | -59.7% | 25,682 ha | 10,362 ha |
| 2018 | -54.1% | 9,877 ha | 4,532 ha |
| 1980 | -48.4% | 18,745 ha | 9,672 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,329 ha | 12,605 ha | 16,665 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,479 ha | 18,745 ha | 35,696 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,231 ha | 9,672 ha | 27,607 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,935 ha | 7,266 ha | 27,168 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,064 ha | 7,944 ha | 11,835 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,316 ha | 4,531 ha | 9,877 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,793 ha | 4,647 ha | 4,927 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 394 ha compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 3,716 ha compare
- 6 Argentina 3,544 ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26 ha compare
- 7 Morocco 2,817 ha compare
- 8 Yugoslav SFR 2,260 ha compare
- 9 Serbia 2,081 ha compare
- 10 Spain 1,420 ha compare
- 11 Algeria 1,413 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is quinces — area harvested in Europe?
- Quinces — area harvested in Europe was 4,850 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest quinces — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 35,696 ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest quinces — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,531 ha in 2019.
- How does Europe rank for quinces — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 8th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is quinces — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. 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 Quinces — 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.