Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested was 182,642 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested in Northern Europe is 182,642 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested in Northern Europe peaked at 275,699 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 174,739 ha, in 2018.
That places Northern Europe 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 211,204 ha | — |
| 1962 | 214,662 ha | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 217,061 ha | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 203,986 ha | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 196,573 ha | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 201,824 ha | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 208,412 ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 220,885 ha | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 227,180 ha | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 233,073 ha | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 215,397 ha | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 203,945 ha | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 215,495 ha | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 223,789 ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 218,181 ha | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 223,993 ha | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 243,719 ha | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 232,204 ha | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 222,975 ha | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 212,643 ha | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 202,545 ha | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 207,327 ha | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 201,837 ha | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 204,924 ha | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 205,485 ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 220,715 ha | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 204,109 ha | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 214,241 ha | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 218,057 ha | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 227,050 ha | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 226,646 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 263,785 ha | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 270,748 ha | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 259,409 ha | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 258,319 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 260,973 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 265,466 ha | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 275,699 ha | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 255,148 ha | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 237,470 ha | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 204,115 ha | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 198,717 ha | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 211,059 ha | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 193,107 ha | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 196,988 ha | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 189,157 ha | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 186,524 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 184,415 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 191,653 ha | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 186,955 ha | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 190,927 ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 186,685 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 189,651 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 188,719 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 195,188 ha | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 195,119 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 190,151 ha | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 174,739 ha | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 178,476 ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 188,421 ha | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 185,228 ha | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 183,440 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 179,886 ha | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 182,642 ha | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 211,310 ha | 196,573 ha | 227,180 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 223,277 ha | 203,945 ha | 243,719 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 209,188 ha | 201,837 ha | 220,715 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 256,324 ha | 226,646 ha | 275,699 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 199,320 ha | 184,415 ha | 237,470 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,661 ha | 174,739 ha | 195,188 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 183,923 ha | 179,886 ha | 188,421 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Northern Europe
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production 11.14 million t (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield 73,100 kg/ha (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested 195,749 ha (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks 38.24 million An (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 17.74 million An (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 367,371 t (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 21 kg/An (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production 2.30 million t (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested 810,880 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested in Northern Europe?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested in Northern Europe was 182,642 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 275,699 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,739 ha in 2018.
- How does Northern Europe rank for vegetables primary — area harvested?
- Northern Europe ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetables Primary — 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.