Strawberries — Area harvested in Western Europe
Western Europe: Strawberries — Area harvested was 18,691 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Strawberries — Area harvested in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, strawberries — area harvested in Western Europe stood at 18,691 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strawberries — area harvested in Western Europe peaked at 23,964 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,960 ha, in 1962.
That places Western Europe 14th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Strawberries — Area harvested in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,260 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,960 ha | -9.2% |
| 1963 | 3,250 ha | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 3,300 ha | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 3,400 ha | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 3,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,526 ha | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 3,140 ha | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 3,200 ha | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 9,570 ha | +199.1% |
| 1971 | 9,240 ha | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 9,099 ha | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 9,677 ha | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 9,853 ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 10,149 ha | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 10,265 ha | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 10,537 ha | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 11,042 ha | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 11,642 ha | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 10,842 ha | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 10,968 ha | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 11,470 ha | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 11,281 ha | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 10,698 ha | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 21,681 ha | +102.7% |
| 1986 | 21,749 ha | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 23,133 ha | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 20,054 ha | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 20,063 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 18,857 ha | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 15,734 ha | -16.6% |
| 1992 | 15,618 ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 15,838 ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 16,438 ha | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 17,161 ha | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 17,610 ha | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 18,009 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 18,386 ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 19,459 ha | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 19,409 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 18,889 ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 18,692 ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 18,507 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 20,047 ha | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 21,532 ha | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 22,740 ha | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 21,347 ha | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 21,263 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 21,039 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 21,949 ha | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 22,138 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 23,405 ha | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 23,964 ha | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 23,742 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 23,179 ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 22,924 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 22,797 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 22,672 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 21,870 ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 21,871 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21,305 ha | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 20,689 ha | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 19,800 ha | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 18,691 ha | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,271 ha | 2,960 ha | 3,526 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,107 ha | 9,099 ha | 11,642 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,194 ha | 10,698 ha | 23,133 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,311 ha | 15,618 ha | 19,459 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,346 ha | 18,507 ha | 22,740 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,864 ha | 21,870 ha | 23,964 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,471 ha | 18,691 ha | 21,871 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
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- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield 13,867 kg/ha (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production 97,900 t (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 16,128 g/An (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production 2.94 million t (2024)
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- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight 1,919 g/An (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is strawberries — area harvested in Western Europe?
- Strawberries — area harvested in Western Europe was 18,691 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest strawberries — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 23,964 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest strawberries — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,960 ha in 1962.
- How does Western Europe rank for strawberries — area harvested?
- Western Europe ranks 14th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is strawberries — area harvested rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.