Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Western Europe
Western Europe: Sunflower seed — Area harvested was 835,760 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 835,760 ha for sunflower seed — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — area harvested in Western Europe peaked at 1.25 million ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7,654 ha, in 1961.
That places Western Europe 15th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower seed — Area harvested in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,654 ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,432 ha | +114.7% |
| 1963 | 34,672 ha | +111.0% |
| 1964 | 17,119 ha | -50.6% |
| 1965 | 13,409 ha | -21.7% |
| 1966 | 13,913 ha | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 14,282 ha | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 16,735 ha | +17.2% |
| 1969 | 17,611 ha | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 32,645 ha | +85.4% |
| 1971 | 44,824 ha | +37.3% |
| 1972 | 47,227 ha | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 41,391 ha | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 42,193 ha | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 75,988 ha | +80.1% |
| 1976 | 59,827 ha | -21.3% |
| 1977 | 45,594 ha | -23.8% |
| 1978 | 39,474 ha | -13.4% |
| 1979 | 82,277 ha | +108.4% |
| 1980 | 103,392 ha | +25.7% |
| 1981 | 168,261 ha | +62.7% |
| 1982 | 290,253 ha | +72.5% |
| 1983 | 431,041 ha | +48.5% |
| 1984 | 504,049 ha | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 638,722 ha | +26.7% |
| 1986 | 897,404 ha | +40.5% |
| 1987 | 1.07 million ha | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 988,921 ha | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 947,986 ha | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.19 million ha | +25.8% |
| 1991 | 1.14 million ha | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.09 million ha | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 945,067 ha | -13.2% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million ha | +32.6% |
| 1995 | 1.06 million ha | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 977,518 ha | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 951,123 ha | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 859,778 ha | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 885,943 ha | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 780,264 ha | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 757,600 ha | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 668,328 ha | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 763,831 ha | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 681,695 ha | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 708,529 ha | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 716,788 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 569,982 ha | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 685,663 ha | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 777,967 ha | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 748,863 ha | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 796,895 ha | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 733,286 ha | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 818,519 ha | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 701,785 ha | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 660,806 ha | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 576,736 ha | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 631,501 ha | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 599,206 ha | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 654,363 ha | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 834,234 ha | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 767,038 ha | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 986,718 ha | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 921,877 ha | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 835,760 ha | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,870 ha | 7,654 ha | 34,672 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 51,144 ha | 32,645 ha | 82,277 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 603,800 ha | 103,392 ha | 1.07 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 million ha | 859,778 ha | 1.25 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 711,065 ha | 569,982 ha | 780,264 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 692,196 ha | 576,736 ha | 818,519 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 869,125 ha | 767,038 ha | 986,718 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 12 Hungary 674,130 ha compare
- 13 South Africa 529,000 ha compare
- 14 Uganda 280,000 ha compare
- 15 Serbia 248,607 ha compare
- 16 Myanmar 230,000 ha compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 220,656 ha compare
- 18 Serbia and Montenegro 197,843 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower seed — area harvested in Western Europe?
- Sunflower seed — area harvested in Western Europe was 835,760 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,654 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for sunflower seed — area harvested?
- Western Europe ranks 15th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — area harvested rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower seed — 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.