Rye — Area harvested in Northern America

Northern America: Rye — Area harvested was 279,690 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
279,690 ha
Change on year
up 13.6%
Rank
5th
of 10 groups
All-time high
1.10 million ha
in 1971
All-time low
183,230 ha
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rye — Area harvested in Northern America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 279,690 ha for rye — area harvested in 2024.

The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Northern America peaked at 1.10 million ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 183,230 ha, in 2002.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 865,027 ha 677,272 ha 1.06 million ha 9
1970s 705,563 ha 524,168 ha 1.10 million ha 10
1980s 652,551 ha 498,100 ha 786,000 ha 10
1990s 341,485 ha 289,880 ha 492,900 ha 10
2000s 239,350 ha 183,230 ha 278,210 ha 10
2010s 219,743 ha 189,580 ha 306,026 ha 10
2020s 267,676 ha 234,511 ha 291,520 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 2 Poland, Republic of 682,180 ha compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 580,000 ha compare
  3. 4 Germany 535,600 ha compare
  4. 5 Belarus, Republic of 340,000 ha compare
  5. 6 China, People's Republic of 166,529 ha compare
  6. 6 China, mainland 166,529 ha compare
  7. 8 Argentina 118,002 ha compare

See the full ranking of 95 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rye — area harvested in Northern America?
Rye — area harvested in Northern America was 279,690 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million ha in 1971.
What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 183,230 ha in 2002.
How does Northern America rank for rye — area harvested?
Northern America ranks 5th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern America 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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Indicator
Rye — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
95 places, 4,865 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.