Rice — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Rice — Area harvested was 614,200 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Europe recorded 614,200 ha for rice — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Europe peaked at 1.11 million ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 433,319 ha, in 1962.
That places Europe 20th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 557,912 ha | 433,319 ha | 720,160 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 879,186 ha | 747,357 ha | 993,369 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 million ha | 980,596 ha | 1.11 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 697,058 ha | 546,849 ha | 1.06 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 592,879 ha | 555,919 ha | 667,639 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 660,270 ha | 613,359 ha | 722,981 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 586,220 ha | 531,925 ha | 637,382 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 17 Japan 1.46 million ha compare
- 18 Nepal 1.42 million ha compare
- 19 United Republic of Tanzania 1.30 million ha compare
- 20 Sri Lanka 1.13 million ha compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 987,345 ha compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 912,998 ha compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 811,177 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Europe
- Bananas — Area harvested 21,030 ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 63,355 ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 22.48 million t (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 56,412 kg/ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 398,589 ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 137,267 t (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 177.78 million An (2024)
- Bananas — Production 663,560 t (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals 69.42 million An (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production 77.67 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested in Europe?
- Rice — area harvested in Europe was 614,200 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 433,319 ha in 1962.
- How does Europe rank for rice — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 20th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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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.