Rye — Production in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Rye — Production was 1.26 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.26 million t
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
6th
of 23 groups
All-time high
1.83 million t
in 2019
All-time low
353,390 t
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rye — Production in Northern Europe, 1961–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, rye — production in Northern Europe stood at 1.26 million t.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rye — production in Northern Europe peaked at 1.83 million t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 353,390 t, in 1966.

That places Northern Europe 6th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Rye — Production in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Rye — Production in Northern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 831,733 t —
1962 804,644 t -3.3%
1963 548,390 t -31.8%
1964 605,473 t +10.4%
1965 649,410 t +7.3%
1966 353,390 t -45.6%
1967 493,710 t +39.7%
1968 492,081 t -0.3%
1969 452,345 t -8.1%
1970 511,099 t +13.0%
1971 610,469 t +19.4%
1972 664,834 t +8.9%
1973 611,192 t -8.1%
1974 767,951 t +25.6%
1975 592,859 t -22.8%
1976 845,803 t +42.7%
1977 787,258 t -6.9%
1978 724,323 t -8.0%
1979 557,280 t -23.1%
1980 575,278 t +3.2%
1981 477,811 t -16.9%
1982 506,540 t +6.0%
1983 694,593 t +37.1%
1984 982,409 t +41.4%
1985 832,505 t -15.3%
1986 806,839 t -3.1%
1987 760,609 t -5.7%
1988 579,848 t -23.8%
1989 1.04 million t +79.6%
1990 1.17 million t +12.1%
1991 642,124 t -45.0%
1992 1.30 million t +103.0%
1993 1.59 million t +22.0%
1994 1.14 million t -28.5%
1995 1.19 million t +4.3%
1996 1.12 million t -5.4%
1997 1.26 million t +12.2%
1998 1.33 million t +5.8%
1999 830,099 t -37.7%
2000 1.10 million t +32.4%
2001 985,020 t -10.4%
2002 781,014 t -20.7%
2003 661,218 t -15.3%
2004 671,071 t +1.5%
2005 567,464 t -15.4%
2006 590,346 t +4.0%
2007 841,609 t +42.6%
2008 926,241 t +10.1%
2009 971,344 t +4.9%
2010 695,781 t -28.4%
2011 732,957 t +5.3%
2012 964,790 t +31.6%
2013 936,830 t -2.9%
2014 1.27 million t +35.6%
2015 1.47 million t +16.0%
2016 1.09 million t -26.2%
2017 1.32 million t +21.7%
2018 866,146 t -34.6%
2019 1.83 million t +111.8%
2020 1.43 million t -21.9%
2021 1.36 million t -4.8%
2022 1.44 million t +5.5%
2023 1.28 million t -11.2%
2024 1.26 million t -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 581,242 t 353,390 t 831,733 t 9
1970s 667,307 t 511,099 t 845,803 t 10
1980s 725,807 t 477,811 t 1.04 million t 10
1990s 1.16 million t 642,124 t 1.59 million t 10
2000s 809,463 t 567,464 t 1.10 million t 10
2010s 1.12 million t 695,781 t 1.83 million t 10
2020s 1.35 million t 1.26 million t 1.44 million t 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 64,778 t compare
  2. 3 Poland 2.39 million t compare
  3. 4 Republic of Moldova 1,464 t compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 1.20 million t compare
  5. 5 Belarus 800,000 t compare
  6. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 445.51 t compare
  7. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 280.7 t compare
  8. 6 Denmark 649,760 t compare
  9. 7 China 514,091 t compare
  10. 7 China, mainland 514,091 t compare
  11. 9 Canada 420,925 t compare

See the full ranking of 95 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rye — production in Northern Europe?
Rye — production in Northern Europe was 1.26 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rye — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.83 million t in 2019.
What is the lowest rye — production recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 353,390 t in 1966.
How does Northern Europe rank for rye — production?
Northern Europe ranks 6th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
Is rye — production rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rye — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rye — Production
Unit
t
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.