Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 218,276 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Southern Europe stood at 218,276 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Southern Europe peaked at 1.33 million ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 208,244 ha, in 2023.
Southern Europe ranks 26th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.30 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.29 million ha | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.33 million ha | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.26 million ha | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 1.24 million ha | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 1.25 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.26 million ha | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 1.24 million ha | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 1.22 million ha | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.23 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.16 million ha | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 1.12 million ha | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 1.11 million ha | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.12 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.08 million ha | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.14 million ha | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.07 million ha | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 1.03 million ha | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.02 million ha | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 997,559 ha | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 984,466 ha | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 985,298 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 973,611 ha | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 966,733 ha | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 914,794 ha | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 901,935 ha | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 887,068 ha | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 890,656 ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 875,412 ha | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 844,685 ha | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 782,638 ha | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 705,912 ha | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 693,077 ha | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 723,733 ha | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 675,382 ha | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 618,701 ha | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 613,788 ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 598,754 ha | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 562,991 ha | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 535,494 ha | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 534,718 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 512,112 ha | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 463,776 ha | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 440,976 ha | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 431,490 ha | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 414,772 ha | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 404,242 ha | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 393,176 ha | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 367,890 ha | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 371,876 ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 330,062 ha | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 319,820 ha | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 311,546 ha | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 291,636 ha | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 283,532 ha | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 280,506 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 252,003 ha | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 253,978 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 252,206 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 236,058 ha | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 214,105 ha | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 208,244 ha | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 218,276 ha | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 1.33 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.11 million ha | 1.03 million ha | 1.23 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 952,617 ha | 887,068 ha | 1.02 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 713,208 ha | 598,754 ha | 875,412 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 469,375 ha | 393,176 ha | 562,991 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 306,285 ha | 252,003 ha | 371,876 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 225,778 ha | 208,244 ha | 252,206 ha | 5 |
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate -9.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate -4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 17.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Southern Europe?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Southern Europe was 218,276 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,244 ha in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Southern Europe ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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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.