Sour cherries — Area harvested in United States of America

United States of America: Sour cherries — Area harvested was 11,696 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11,696 ha
Change on year
down 14.2%
Rank
11th
of 17 groups
All-time high
28,080 ha
in 1961
All-time low
11,696 ha
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sour cherries — Area harvested in United States of America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sour cherries — area harvested in United States of America is 11,696 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sour cherries — area harvested in United States of America peaked at 28,080 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 11,696 ha, in 2024.

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

Sour cherries — Area harvested in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Sour cherries — Area harvested in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 28,080 ha
1962 27,720 ha -1.3%
1963 27,070 ha -2.3%
1964 26,420 ha -2.4%
1965 26,300 ha -0.5%
1966 25,980 ha -1.2%
1967 25,330 ha -2.5%
1968 24,850 ha -1.9%
1969 24,520 ha -1.3%
1970 24,000 ha -2.1%
1971 22,700 ha -5.4%
1972 21,930 ha -3.4%
1973 21,410 ha -2.4%
1974 20,880 ha -2.5%
1975 20,110 ha -3.7%
1976 18,210 ha -9.4%
1977 17,360 ha -4.7%
1978 16,510 ha -4.9%
1979 16,510 ha +0.0%
1980 17,000 ha +3.0%
1981 16,510 ha -2.9%
1982 16,310 ha -1.2%
1983 16,600 ha +1.8%
1984 17,680 ha +6.5%
1985 18,500 ha +4.6%
1986 19,500 ha +5.4%
1987 20,270 ha +3.9%
1988 19,950 ha -1.6%
1989 19,950 ha +0.0%
1990 19,750 ha -1.0%
1991 19,470 ha -1.4%
1992 19,620 ha +0.8%
1993 19,700 ha +0.4%
1994 19,090 ha -3.1%
1995 18,080 ha -5.3%
1996 17,220 ha -4.8%
1997 16,320 ha -5.2%
1998 16,317 ha -0.0%
1999 16,148 ha -1.0%
2000 16,139 ha -0.1%
2001 15,839 ha -1.9%
2002 15,257 ha -3.7%
2003 14,961 ha -1.9%
2004 14,953 ha -0.1%
2005 14,994 ha +0.3%
2006 15,054 ha +0.4%
2007 14,063 ha -6.6%
2008 14,063 ha +0.0%
2009 14,387 ha +2.3%
2010 14,427 ha +0.3%
2011 14,569 ha +1.0%
2012 15,095 ha +3.6%
2013 15,439 ha +2.3%
2014 15,317 ha -0.8%
2015 15,398 ha +0.5%
2016 15,135 ha -1.7%
2017 14,290 ha -5.6%
2018 14,240 ha -0.3%
2019 13,678 ha -3.9%
2020 12,707 ha -7.1%
2021 13,759 ha +8.3%
2022 14,002 ha +1.8%
2023 13,638 ha -2.6%
2024 11,696 ha -14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26,252 ha 24,520 ha 28,080 ha 9
1970s 19,962 ha 16,510 ha 24,000 ha 10
1980s 18,227 ha 16,310 ha 20,270 ha 10
1990s 18,172 ha 16,148 ha 19,750 ha 10
2000s 14,971 ha 14,063 ha 16,139 ha 10
2010s 14,759 ha 13,678 ha 15,439 ha 10
2020s 13,160 ha 11,696 ha 14,002 ha 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 8 Hungary 11,750 ha compare
  2. 9 Uzbekistan 7,551 ha compare
  3. 10 Azerbaijan 6,356 ha compare
  4. 11 Belarus 6,004 ha compare
  5. 12 Czechoslovakia 4,060 ha compare
  6. 13 Albania 3,223 ha compare
  7. 14 Romania 2,670 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sour cherries — area harvested in United States of America?
Sour cherries — area harvested in United States of America was 11,696 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sour cherries — area harvested recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 28,080 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest sour cherries — area harvested recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 11,696 ha in 2024.
How does United States of America rank for sour cherries — area harvested?
United States of America ranks 11th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
Is sour cherries — area harvested rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of 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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