Strawberries — Area harvested in Europe
Europe: Strawberries — Area harvested was 147,617 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Strawberries — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for strawberries — area harvested in Europe is 147,617 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strawberries — area harvested in Europe peaked at 180,463 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 36,980 ha, in 1961.
That places Europe 3rd out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Strawberries — Area harvested in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36,980 ha | — |
| 1962 | 37,228 ha | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 37,743 ha | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 37,366 ha | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 62,832 ha | +68.2% |
| 1966 | 72,571 ha | +15.5% |
| 1967 | 77,452 ha | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 80,155 ha | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 74,928 ha | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 82,056 ha | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 85,483 ha | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 84,108 ha | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 95,928 ha | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 99,939 ha | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 101,049 ha | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 101,924 ha | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 103,959 ha | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 111,737 ha | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 106,562 ha | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 115,245 ha | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 106,711 ha | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 107,778 ha | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 104,094 ha | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 105,254 ha | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 133,703 ha | +27.0% |
| 1986 | 144,550 ha | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 149,516 ha | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 147,630 ha | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 153,266 ha | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 146,353 ha | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 143,093 ha | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 164,533 ha | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 152,215 ha | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 139,410 ha | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 154,881 ha | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 148,174 ha | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 142,436 ha | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 147,093 ha | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 163,182 ha | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 173,944 ha | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 180,463 ha | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 155,624 ha | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 161,329 ha | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 166,798 ha | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 176,999 ha | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 175,835 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 169,352 ha | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 162,646 ha | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 159,985 ha | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 143,439 ha | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 155,963 ha | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 154,761 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 165,505 ha | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 164,978 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 168,152 ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 161,918 ha | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 159,892 ha | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 171,972 ha | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 167,879 ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 154,359 ha | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 155,926 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 151,996 ha | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 151,969 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 147,617 ha | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Strawberries — Area harvested in Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +68.2% | 37,366 ha | 62,832 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57,473 ha | 36,980 ha | 80,155 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 97,274 ha | 82,056 ha | 111,737 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 126,775 ha | 104,094 ha | 153,266 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 150,137 ha | 139,410 ha | 164,533 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 168,298 ha | 155,624 ha | 180,463 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 161,446 ha | 143,439 ha | 171,972 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 152,373 ha | 147,617 ha | 155,926 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 China 153,651 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 153,090 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 19,651 ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4,473 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 38,848 ha compare
- 4 Poland 29,200 ha compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 2,538 ha compare
- 5 Egypt 23,808 ha compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,146 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 531 ha compare
- 6 Mexico 15,858 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is strawberries — area harvested in Europe?
- Strawberries — area harvested in Europe was 147,617 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest strawberries — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 180,463 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest strawberries — area harvested recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,980 ha in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for strawberries — area harvested?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is strawberries — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Strawberries — 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.