Rice — Area harvested in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Rice — Area harvested was 226,240 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
226,240 ha
Change on year
up 11.1%
Rank
23rd
of 36 regions
All-time high
750,162 ha
in 1984
All-time low
155,734 ha
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Area harvested in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Eastern Europe recorded 226,240 ha for rice — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Eastern Europe peaked at 750,162 ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 155,734 ha, in 2002.

That places Eastern Europe 23rd out of 36 regions 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 268,480 ha 156,531 ha 394,592 ha 9
1970s 553,976 ha 418,482 ha 668,958 ha 10
1980s 718,574 ha 683,529 ha 750,162 ha 10
1990s 305,730 ha 164,721 ha 676,231 ha 10
2000s 183,608 ha 155,734 ha 226,328 ha 10
2010s 236,746 ha 214,957 ha 264,084 ha 10
2020s 212,313 ha 186,551 ha 228,475 ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 20 Egypt, Arab Republic of 704,158 ha compare
  2. 21 Republic of Korea 697,713 ha compare
  3. 22 Colombia 627,249 ha compare
  4. 23 USSR 599,400 ha compare
  5. 24 Malaysia 593,513 ha compare
  6. 25 Ghana 472,900 ha compare
  7. 26 Peru 438,228 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested in Eastern Europe?
Rice — area harvested in Eastern Europe was 226,240 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 750,162 ha in 1984.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 155,734 ha in 2002.
How does Eastern Europe rank for rice — area harvested?
Eastern Europe ranks 23rd out of 36 regions with data for 2024.
Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,589 data points, 1961–2024
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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.