Rice — Area harvested in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Rice — Area harvested was 374,480 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
374,480 ha
Change on year
up 15.6%
Rank
19th
of 28 groups
All-time high
435,720 ha
in 2011
All-time low
243,147 ha
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Area harvested in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — area harvested in Southern Europe is 374,480 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Southern Europe peaked at 435,720 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 243,147 ha, in 1963.

That places Southern Europe 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 253,789 ha
1962 245,688 ha -3.2%
1963 243,147 ha -1.0%
1964 256,239 ha +5.4%
1965 254,244 ha -0.8%
1966 252,119 ha -0.8%
1967 262,021 ha +3.9%
1968 279,051 ha +6.5%
1969 302,655 ha +8.5%
1970 307,375 ha +1.6%
1971 304,535 ha -0.9%
1972 312,001 ha +2.5%
1973 319,403 ha +2.4%
1974 313,841 ha -1.7%
1975 298,529 ha -4.9%
1976 299,920 ha +0.5%
1977 318,569 ha +6.2%
1978 323,109 ha +1.4%
1979 317,511 ha -1.7%
1980 309,505 ha -2.5%
1981 291,767 ha -5.7%
1982 306,083 ha +4.9%
1983 277,557 ha -9.3%
1984 310,940 ha +12.0%
1985 319,303 ha +2.7%
1986 333,281 ha +4.4%
1987 331,751 ha -0.5%
1988 345,765 ha +4.2%
1989 323,053 ha -6.6%
1990 366,715 ha +13.5%
1991 357,875 ha -2.4%
1992 346,332 ha -3.2%
1993 318,893 ha -7.9%
1994 352,113 ha +10.4%
1995 342,845 ha -2.6%
1996 411,145 ha +19.9%
1997 409,286 ha -0.5%
1998 393,144 ha -3.9%
1999 385,741 ha -1.9%
2000 385,092 ha -0.2%
2001 380,760 ha -1.1%
2002 381,695 ha +0.2%
2003 388,212 ha +1.7%
2004 405,507 ha +4.5%
2005 390,706 ha -3.6%
2006 383,755 ha -1.8%
2007 389,061 ha +1.4%
2008 374,351 ha -3.8%
2009 417,423 ha +11.5%
2010 433,181 ha +3.8%
2011 435,720 ha +0.6%
2012 414,486 ha -4.9%
2013 390,956 ha -5.7%
2014 390,942 ha -0.0%
2015 399,791 ha +2.3%
2016 409,744 ha +2.5%
2017 404,856 ha -1.2%
2018 385,122 ha -4.9%
2019 385,571 ha +0.1%
2020 394,587 ha +2.3%
2021 379,081 ha -3.9%
2022 333,614 ha -12.0%
2023 324,062 ha -2.9%
2024 374,480 ha +15.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 260,995 ha 243,147 ha 302,655 ha 9
1970s 311,479 ha 298,529 ha 323,109 ha 10
1980s 314,900 ha 277,557 ha 345,765 ha 10
1990s 368,409 ha 318,893 ha 411,145 ha 10
2000s 389,656 ha 374,351 ha 417,423 ha 10
2010s 405,037 ha 385,122 ha 435,720 ha 10
2020s 361,165 ha 324,062 ha 394,587 ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 16 Nepal 1.42 million ha compare
  2. 17 Sri Lanka 1.13 million ha compare
  3. 18 Sierra Leone 987,345 ha compare
  4. 19 Mali 789,529 ha compare
  5. 20 Egypt 704,158 ha compare
  6. 21 Republic of Korea 697,713 ha compare
  7. 22 Colombia 627,249 ha compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested in Southern Europe?
Rice — area harvested in Southern Europe was 374,480 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 435,720 ha in 2011.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 243,147 ha in 1963.
How does Southern Europe rank for rice — area harvested?
Southern Europe ranks 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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.