Soya beans — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Soya beans — Area harvested was 1.12 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, soya beans — area harvested in European Union (27) stood at 1.12 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 1.22 million ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 7,553 ha, in 1964.
European Union (27) ranks 16th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soya beans — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,260 ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,433 ha | +15.2% |
| 1963 | 12,942 ha | -21.2% |
| 1964 | 7,553 ha | -41.6% |
| 1965 | 7,809 ha | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 18,387 ha | +135.5% |
| 1967 | 49,688 ha | +170.2% |
| 1968 | 49,387 ha | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 54,333 ha | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 90,688 ha | +66.9% |
| 1971 | 166,154 ha | +83.2% |
| 1972 | 124,823 ha | -24.9% |
| 1973 | 220,000 ha | +76.2% |
| 1974 | 311,982 ha | +41.8% |
| 1975 | 190,454 ha | -39.0% |
| 1976 | 256,018 ha | +34.4% |
| 1977 | 274,145 ha | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 332,580 ha | +21.3% |
| 1979 | 441,508 ha | +32.8% |
| 1980 | 493,626 ha | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 441,249 ha | -10.6% |
| 1982 | 376,770 ha | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 406,047 ha | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 455,135 ha | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 537,521 ha | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 665,070 ha | +23.7% |
| 1987 | 994,994 ha | +49.6% |
| 1988 | 1.04 million ha | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.22 million ha | +17.4% |
| 1990 | 923,599 ha | -24.6% |
| 1991 | 614,802 ha | -33.4% |
| 1992 | 695,663 ha | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 432,599 ha | -37.8% |
| 1994 | 464,561 ha | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 428,045 ha | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 454,588 ha | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 515,327 ha | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 702,385 ha | +36.3% |
| 1999 | 555,127 ha | -21.0% |
| 2000 | 520,792 ha | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 491,099 ha | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 400,023 ha | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 470,736 ha | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 421,882 ha | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 465,798 ha | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 548,307 ha | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 389,028 ha | -29.0% |
| 2008 | 269,429 ha | -30.7% |
| 2009 | 346,027 ha | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 429,119 ha | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 448,626 ha | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 432,073 ha | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 468,463 ha | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 575,640 ha | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 884,687 ha | +53.7% |
| 2016 | 829,166 ha | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 960,640 ha | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 955,400 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 907,900 ha | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 942,860 ha | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 939,620 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.09 million ha | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 985,120 ha | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million ha | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,644 ha | 7,553 ha | 54,333 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 240,835 ha | 90,688 ha | 441,508 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 663,745 ha | 376,770 ha | 1.22 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 578,670 ha | 428,045 ha | 923,599 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 432,312 ha | 269,429 ha | 548,307 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 689,171 ha | 429,119 ha | 960,640 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million ha | 939,620 ha | 1.12 million ha | 5 |
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- Pulses, Total — Yield 2,075 kg/ha (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 490,870 t (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 14 kg/An (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production 50.78 million t (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield 36,697 kg/ha (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 1.38 million ha (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is soya beans — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Soya beans — area harvested in European Union (27) was 1.12 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest soya beans — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,553 ha in 1964.
- How does European Union (27) rank for soya beans — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 16th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Soya beans — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.