Soft-Fibres, Other — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Soft-Fibres, Other — Production was 182,462 t in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
182,462 t
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
4th
of 18 groups
All-time high
333,434 t
in 1964
All-time low
91,390 t
in 1992
Years of data
53
1961–2013

Soft-Fibres, Other — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2013

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k350.0k196119872013

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for soft-fibres, other — production in European Union (27) is 182,462 t, measured in 2013.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soft-fibres, other — production in European Union (27) peaked at 333,434 t in 1964 and was at its lowest, 91,390 t, in 1992.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.

Soft-Fibres, Other — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Soft-Fibres, Other — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2013.
Year t Change
1961 290,674 t
1962 314,753 t +8.3%
1963 313,958 t -0.3%
1964 333,434 t +6.2%
1965 293,571 t -12.0%
1966 302,486 t +3.0%
1967 302,092 t -0.1%
1968 242,980 t -19.6%
1969 244,140 t +0.5%
1970 196,107 t -19.7%
1971 234,673 t +19.7%
1972 209,417 t -10.8%
1973 184,883 t -11.7%
1974 202,668 t +9.6%
1975 223,667 t +10.4%
1976 254,298 t +13.7%
1977 225,073 t -11.5%
1978 256,184 t +13.8%
1979 232,200 t -9.4%
1980 220,441 t -5.1%
1981 162,415 t -26.3%
1982 165,474 t +1.9%
1983 199,976 t +20.9%
1984 252,305 t +26.2%
1985 260,710 t +3.3%
1986 199,128 t -23.6%
1987 221,960 t +11.5%
1988 225,408 t +1.6%
1989 204,565 t -9.2%
1990 178,854 t -12.6%
1991 125,655 t -29.7%
1992 91,390 t -27.3%
1993 141,129 t +54.4%
1994 155,210 t +10.0%
1995 195,378 t +25.9%
1996 180,245 t -7.7%
1997 201,418 t +11.7%
1998 229,753 t +14.1%
1999 274,144 t +19.3%
2000 183,218 t -33.2%
2001 151,388 t -17.4%
2002 170,504 t +12.6%
2003 186,667 t +9.5%
2004 188,986 t +1.2%
2005 182,246 t -3.6%
2006 157,295 t -13.7%
2007 137,234 t -12.8%
2008 134,945 t -1.7%
2009 117,995 t -12.6%
2010 156,758 t +32.9%
2011 117,698 t -24.9%
2012 184,257 t +56.6%
2013 182,462 t -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 293,121 t 242,980 t 333,434 t 9
1970s 221,917 t 184,883 t 256,184 t 10
1980s 211,238 t 162,415 t 260,710 t 10
1990s 177,318 t 91,390 t 274,144 t 10
2000s 161,048 t 117,995 t 188,986 t 10
2010s 160,294 t 117,698 t 184,257 t 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 1 USSR 385,000 t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 184,919 t compare
  3. 3 France 84,100 t compare
  4. 4 Belgium 67,300 t compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 66,300 t compare
  6. 6 Belarus 44,925 t compare
  7. 7 Russian Federation 40,539 t compare

See the full ranking of 67 places →

More agriculture & rural data for European Union (27)

All data for European Union (27) →

Frequently asked questions

What is soft-fibres, other — production in European Union (27)?
Soft-fibres, other — production in European Union (27) was 182,462 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soft-fibres, other — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 333,434 t in 1964.
What is the lowest soft-fibres, other — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 91,390 t in 1992.
How does European Union (27) rank for soft-fibres, other — production?
European Union (27) ranks 4th out of 18 groups with data for 2013.
Is soft-fibres, other — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soft-Fibres, Other — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 53 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Soft-Fibres, Other — Production in European Union (27). Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/soft-fibres-other-production/european-union-27/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/soft-fibres-other-production/european-union-27/">Soft-Fibres, Other — Production in European Union (27)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Soft-Fibres, Other — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
67 places, 3,113 data points, 1961–2013
Last refreshed

Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.