Rye — Area harvested in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Rye — Area harvested was 1.74 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 1.74 million ha for rye — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Eastern Europe peaked at 22.55 million ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.74 million ha, in 2024.
That places Eastern Europe 3rd out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rye — Area harvested in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.55 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 22.47 million ha | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 20.19 million ha | -10.1% |
| 1964 | 22.02 million ha | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 21.29 million ha | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 18.65 million ha | -12.4% |
| 1967 | 17.31 million ha | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 17.13 million ha | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 13.94 million ha | -18.6% |
| 1970 | 13.87 million ha | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 13.65 million ha | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 12.11 million ha | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 10.81 million ha | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 13.32 million ha | +23.2% |
| 1975 | 11.15 million ha | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 12.30 million ha | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 10.17 million ha | -17.3% |
| 1978 | 11.07 million ha | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 9.63 million ha | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 11.98 million ha | +24.4% |
| 1981 | 10.87 million ha | -9.2% |
| 1982 | 13.41 million ha | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 14.12 million ha | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 13.29 million ha | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 12.93 million ha | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 11.82 million ha | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 12.68 million ha | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 12.75 million ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 13.36 million ha | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 13.22 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 11.18 million ha | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 11.30 million ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 9.87 million ha | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 7.88 million ha | -20.2% |
| 1995 | 7.50 million ha | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 8.22 million ha | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 7.96 million ha | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 7.17 million ha | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 6.93 million ha | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 7.09 million ha | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 7.35 million ha | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 6.92 million ha | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 4.79 million ha | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 4.89 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.01 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.00 million ha | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 4.38 million ha | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 4.66 million ha | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 4.52 million ha | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.16 million ha | -30.2% |
| 2011 | 3.31 million ha | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 3.26 million ha | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.67 million ha | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 3.35 million ha | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 2.46 million ha | -26.4% |
| 2016 | 2.49 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.55 million ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.33 million ha | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 2.25 million ha | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 2.41 million ha | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 2.37 million ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.06 million ha | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 1.99 million ha | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 1.74 million ha | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.51 million ha | 13.94 million ha | 22.55 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.81 million ha | 9.63 million ha | 13.87 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.72 million ha | 10.87 million ha | 14.12 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.12 million ha | 6.93 million ha | 13.22 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.36 million ha | 4.00 million ha | 7.35 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 million ha | 2.25 million ha | 3.67 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 million ha | 1.74 million ha | 2.41 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 1 USSR 8.58 million ha compare
- 2 Poland 682,180 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 90,329 ha compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 52,855 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 580,000 ha compare
- 4 Germany 535,600 ha compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 562 ha compare
- 5 Belarus 340,000 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 491 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 355 ha compare
- 6 China 166,529 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 166,529 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rye — area harvested in Eastern Europe?
- Rye — area harvested in Eastern Europe was 1.74 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 22.55 million ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 million ha in 2024.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for rye — area harvested?
- Eastern Europe ranks 3rd out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rye — 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.