Rye — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Rye — Area harvested was 36,840 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rye — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 36,840 ha.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 272.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 49,144 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,642 ha, in 1969.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th of 66 countries 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.
Rye — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,689 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,880 ha | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 8,498 ha | +23.5% |
| 1964 | 8,498 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7,284 ha | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 4,047 ha | -44.4% |
| 1967 | 4,451 ha | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 4,451 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,642 ha | -18.2% |
| 1970 | 4,451 ha | +22.2% |
| 1971 | 6,475 ha | +45.5% |
| 1972 | 6,475 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,000 ha | -22.8% |
| 1974 | 4,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 6,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 8,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1977 | 10,075 ha | +25.9% |
| 1978 | 8,652 ha | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 6,690 ha | -22.7% |
| 1980 | 6,242 ha | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 6,000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 8,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 7,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 6,700 ha | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 7,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8,200 ha | +17.1% |
| 1991 | 8,600 ha | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 8,128 ha | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 5,843 ha | -28.1% |
| 1994 | 7,000 ha | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 8,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 8,200 ha | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 9,300 ha | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 9,700 ha | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 7,600 ha | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 7,200 ha | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 4,800 ha | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 5,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 4,300 ha | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 6,000 ha | +39.5% |
| 2005 | 5,900 ha | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 7,000 ha | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 4,953 ha | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 5,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 6,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 7,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,880 ha | +64.7% |
| 2015 | 21,843 ha | +121.1% |
| 2016 | 25,913 ha | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 36,397 ha | +40.5% |
| 2018 | 31,572 ha | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 31,431 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 30,126 ha | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 45,428 ha | +50.8% |
| 2022 | 49,144 ha | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 43,667 ha | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 36,840 ha | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,160 ha | 3,642 ha | 8,498 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,582 ha | 4,000 ha | 10,075 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,694 ha | 6,000 ha | 8,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,057 ha | 5,843 ha | 9,700 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,615 ha | 4,300 ha | 7,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,204 ha | 6,000 ha | 36,397 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,041 ha | 30,126 ha | 49,144 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rye — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Rye — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 36,840 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 49,144 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,642 ha in 1969.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for rye — area harvested?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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.