Sour cherries — Area harvested in Northern America

Northern America: Sour cherries — Area harvested was 12,373 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12,373 ha
Change on year
down 13.9%
Rank
10th
of 17 groups
All-time high
30,150 ha
in 1961
All-time low
12,373 ha
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sour cherries — Area harvested in Northern America, 1961–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 12,373 ha for sour cherries — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sour cherries — area harvested in Northern America peaked at 30,150 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12,373 ha, in 2024.

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

Sour cherries — Area harvested in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Sour cherries — Area harvested in Northern America, 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 20,673 ha -1.1%
1991 20,401 ha -1.3%
1992 20,535 ha +0.7%
1993 20,617 ha +0.4%
1994 20,023 ha -2.9%
1995 18,982 ha -5.2%
1996 18,150 ha -4.4%
1997 17,213 ha -5.2%
1998 17,224 ha +0.1%
1999 17,061 ha -0.9%
2000 17,064 ha +0.0%
2001 16,808 ha -1.5%
2002 16,070 ha -4.4%
2003 15,843 ha -1.4%
2004 15,938 ha +0.6%
2005 15,850 ha -0.6%
2006 15,979 ha +0.8%
2007 14,937 ha -6.5%
2008 14,911 ha -0.2%
2009 15,381 ha +3.2%
2010 15,461 ha +0.5%
2011 15,472 ha +0.1%
2012 16,020 ha +3.5%
2013 16,347 ha +2.0%
2014 16,254 ha -0.6%
2015 16,358 ha +0.6%
2016 16,051 ha -1.9%
2017 15,124 ha -5.8%
2018 15,109 ha -0.1%
2019 14,458 ha -4.3%
2020 13,413 ha -7.2%
2021 14,484 ha +8.0%
2022 14,727 ha +1.7%
2023 14,366 ha -2.5%
2024 12,373 ha -13.9%

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 19,088 ha 17,061 ha 20,673 ha 10
2000s 15,878 ha 14,911 ha 17,064 ha 10
2010s 15,665 ha 14,458 ha 16,358 ha 10
2020s 13,873 ha 12,373 ha 14,727 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 7 Ukraine 18,400 ha compare
  2. 8 Hungary 11,750 ha compare
  3. 9 Uzbekistan 7,551 ha compare
  4. 10 Azerbaijan 6,356 ha compare
  5. 11 Belarus 6,004 ha compare
  6. 12 Czechoslovakia 4,060 ha compare
  7. 13 Albania 3,223 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sour cherries — area harvested in Northern America?
Sour cherries — area harvested in Northern America was 12,373 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sour cherries — area harvested recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 30,150 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest sour cherries — area harvested recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 12,373 ha in 2024.
How does Northern America rank for sour cherries — area harvested?
Northern America ranks 10th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is sour cherries — area harvested rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America 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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