Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 271,477 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
271,477 ha
Change on year
up 3.9%
Rank
25th
of 29 groups
All-time high
692,131 ha
in 1963
All-time low
261,392 ha
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Northern 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Northern Europe is 271,477 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Northern Europe peaked at 692,131 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 261,392 ha, in 2023.

That places Northern Europe 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 679,178 ha
1962 668,327 ha -1.6%
1963 692,131 ha +3.6%
1964 653,171 ha -5.6%
1965 611,046 ha -6.4%
1966 557,779 ha -8.7%
1967 562,838 ha +0.9%
1968 548,605 ha -2.5%
1969 492,865 ha -10.2%
1970 524,696 ha +6.5%
1971 483,358 ha -7.9%
1972 442,833 ha -8.4%
1973 434,435 ha -1.9%
1974 423,982 ha -2.4%
1975 390,006 ha -8.0%
1976 429,110 ha +10.0%
1977 444,147 ha +3.5%
1978 402,947 ha -9.3%
1979 381,149 ha -5.4%
1980 384,364 ha +0.8%
1981 363,742 ha -5.4%
1982 365,260 ha +0.4%
1983 364,902 ha -0.1%
1984 367,907 ha +0.8%
1985 352,816 ha -4.1%
1986 336,553 ha -4.6%
1987 337,267 ha +0.2%
1988 342,144 ha +1.4%
1989 331,423 ha -3.1%
1990 336,060 ha +1.4%
1991 332,332 ha -1.1%
1992 605,753 ha +82.3%
1993 580,684 ha -4.1%
1994 548,303 ha -5.6%
1995 562,520 ha +2.6%
1996 575,529 ha +2.3%
1997 537,004 ha -6.7%
1998 530,050 ha -1.3%
1999 516,152 ha -2.6%
2000 490,728 ha -4.9%
2001 475,591 ha -3.1%
2002 457,578 ha -3.8%
2003 435,199 ha -4.9%
2004 421,529 ha -3.1%
2005 396,307 ha -6.0%
2006 376,630 ha -5.0%
2007 369,584 ha -1.9%
2008 359,132 ha -2.8%
2009 348,761 ha -2.9%
2010 331,144 ha -5.1%
2011 340,173 ha +2.7%
2012 324,221 ha -4.7%
2013 311,124 ha -4.0%
2014 310,061 ha -0.3%
2015 291,942 ha -5.8%
2016 303,378 ha +3.9%
2017 309,319 ha +2.0%
2018 289,716 ha -6.3%
2019 298,427 ha +3.0%
2020 301,630 ha +1.1%
2021 284,066 ha -5.8%
2022 275,032 ha -3.2%
2023 261,392 ha -5.0%
2024 271,477 ha +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 607,327 ha 492,865 ha 692,131 ha 9
1970s 435,666 ha 381,149 ha 524,696 ha 10
1980s 354,638 ha 331,423 ha 384,364 ha 10
1990s 512,439 ha 332,332 ha 605,753 ha 10
2000s 413,104 ha 348,761 ha 490,728 ha 10
2010s 310,950 ha 289,716 ha 340,173 ha 10
2020s 278,719 ha 261,392 ha 301,630 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 22 Ethiopia PDR 501,700 ha compare
  2. 23 Bangladesh 484,932 ha compare
  3. 24 Burundi 472,373 ha compare
  4. 25 Ethiopia 451,283 ha compare
  5. 26 Togo 451,174 ha compare
  6. 27 Rwanda 413,002 ha compare
  7. 28 Kenya 380,110 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Northern Europe?
Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Northern Europe was 271,477 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 692,131 ha in 1963.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 261,392 ha in 2023.
How does Northern Europe rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
Northern Europe ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,936 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.