Sour cherries — Area harvested in Americas

Americas: Sour cherries — Area harvested was 12,636 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12,636 ha
Change on year
down 13.7%
Rank
9th
of 17 groups
All-time high
30,150 ha
in 1961
All-time low
12,636 ha
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sour cherries — Area harvested in Americas, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 12,636 ha for sour cherries — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sour cherries — area harvested in Americas peaked at 30,150 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12,636 ha, in 2024.

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

Sour cherries — Area harvested in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Sour cherries — Area harvested in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 30,150 ha —
1962 28,560 ha -5.3%
1963 28,430 ha -0.5%
1964 28,800 ha +1.3%
1965 28,050 ha -2.6%
1966 27,020 ha -3.7%
1967 27,130 ha +0.4%
1968 26,120 ha -3.7%
1969 26,190 ha +0.3%
1970 25,150 ha -4.0%
1971 24,498 ha -2.6%
1972 23,360 ha -4.6%
1973 22,290 ha -4.6%
1974 22,210 ha -0.4%
1975 20,790 ha -6.4%
1976 18,820 ha -9.5%
1977 18,010 ha -4.3%
1978 17,160 ha -4.7%
1979 17,320 ha +0.9%
1980 17,840 ha +3.0%
1981 17,160 ha -3.8%
1982 17,090 ha -0.4%
1983 17,380 ha +1.7%
1984 18,490 ha +6.4%
1985 19,320 ha +4.5%
1986 20,350 ha +5.3%
1987 21,230 ha +4.3%
1988 20,890 ha -1.6%
1989 20,913 ha +0.1%
1990 21,003 ha +0.4%
1991 21,082 ha +0.4%
1992 21,208 ha +0.6%
1993 21,280 ha +0.3%
1994 20,671 ha -2.9%
1995 19,616 ha -5.1%
1996 18,768 ha -4.3%
1997 17,816 ha -5.1%
1998 17,822 ha +0.0%
1999 17,632 ha -1.1%
2000 17,611 ha -0.1%
2001 17,326 ha -1.6%
2002 16,564 ha -4.4%
2003 16,470 ha -0.6%
2004 16,565 ha +0.6%
2005 16,465 ha -0.6%
2006 16,602 ha +0.8%
2007 15,517 ha -6.5%
2008 15,532 ha +0.1%
2009 15,847 ha +2.0%
2010 15,925 ha +0.5%
2011 15,940 ha +0.1%
2012 16,494 ha +3.5%
2013 16,807 ha +1.9%
2014 16,587 ha -1.3%
2015 16,678 ha +0.5%
2016 16,299 ha -2.3%
2017 15,405 ha -5.5%
2018 15,401 ha -0.0%
2019 14,751 ha -4.2%
2020 13,717 ha -7.0%
2021 14,772 ha +7.7%
2022 15,003 ha +1.6%
2023 14,644 ha -2.4%
2024 12,636 ha -13.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27,828 ha 26,120 ha 30,150 ha 9
1970s 20,961 ha 17,160 ha 25,150 ha 10
1980s 19,066 ha 17,090 ha 21,230 ha 10
1990s 19,690 ha 17,632 ha 21,280 ha 10
2000s 16,450 ha 15,517 ha 17,611 ha 10
2010s 16,029 ha 14,751 ha 16,807 ha 10
2020s 14,154 ha 12,636 ha 15,003 ha 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 6 Serbia 19,878 ha compare
  2. 7 Ukraine 18,400 ha compare
  3. 8 Hungary 11,750 ha compare
  4. 9 Uzbekistan 7,551 ha compare
  5. 10 Azerbaijan 6,356 ha compare
  6. 11 Belarus 6,004 ha compare
  7. 12 Czechoslovakia 4,060 ha compare

See the full ranking of 62 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sour cherries — area harvested in Americas?
Sour cherries — area harvested in Americas was 12,636 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sour cherries — area harvested recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 30,150 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest sour cherries — area harvested recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 12,636 ha in 2024.
How does Americas rank for sour cherries — area harvested?
Americas ranks 9th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is sour cherries — area harvested rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sour cherries — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sour cherries — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
62 places, 2,301 data points, 1961–2024
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