Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Western Europe
Western Europe: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 786,195 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Western Europe, 1961–2024
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 Western Europe is 786,195 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Western Europe peaked at 2.98 million ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 647,292 ha, in 2012.
Western Europe ranks 17th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.98 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.98 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 2.92 million ha | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 2.67 million ha | -8.6% |
| 1965 | 2.44 million ha | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 2.32 million ha | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 2.28 million ha | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 2.17 million ha | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 1.95 million ha | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 1.97 million ha | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 1.89 million ha | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 1.77 million ha | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 1.76 million ha | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.71 million ha | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.56 million ha | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 1.59 million ha | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.58 million ha | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.49 million ha | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 1.44 million ha | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.34 million ha | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 1.26 million ha | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 1.25 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.22 million ha | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.22 million ha | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.23 million ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.18 million ha | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.15 million ha | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.10 million ha | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 999,031 ha | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 791,970 ha | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 836,965 ha | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 744,208 ha | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 723,315 ha | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 758,774 ha | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 793,950 ha | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 741,138 ha | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 678,094 ha | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 756,477 ha | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 751,743 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 707,431 ha | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 716,434 ha | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 704,108 ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 727,581 ha | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 695,285 ha | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 696,031 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 699,487 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 672,975 ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 695,516 ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 690,403 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 700,786 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 647,292 ha | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 675,854 ha | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 691,230 ha | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 678,571 ha | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 709,057 ha | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 742,989 ha | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 745,187 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 778,231 ha | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 787,596 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 752,751 ha | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 765,139 ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 751,634 ha | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 786,195 ha | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.52 million ha | 1.95 million ha | 2.98 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.68 million ha | 1.44 million ha | 1.97 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 million ha | 1.10 million ha | 1.34 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 782,392 ha | 678,094 ha | 999,031 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 706,659 ha | 672,975 ha | 751,743 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 705,960 ha | 647,292 ha | 778,231 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 768,663 ha | 751,634 ha | 787,596 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 14 Cameroon 931,286 ha compare
- 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 75,275 ha compare
- 15 Indonesia 753,012 ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 28,124 ha compare
- 16 Malawi 636,964 ha compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 22,430 ha compare
- 17 Cambodia 607,266 ha compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 16,385 ha compare
- 18 Madagascar 552,781 ha compare
- 18 Polynesia 7,070 ha compare
- 19 Guinea 531,646 ha compare
- 19 Micronesia 1,743 ha compare
- 20 Benin 520,628 ha compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1,382 ha compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -6.56 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Western Europe?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Western Europe was 786,195 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 million ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 647,292 ha in 2012.
- How does Western Europe rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Western Europe ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.