Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested was 125,471 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
125,471 ha
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
47th
of 191 countries
All-time high
198,200 ha
in 1977
All-time low
108,855 ha
in 2004
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, vegetables primary — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 125,471 ha.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 198,200 ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 108,855 ha, in 2004.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 47th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 163,105 ha
1962 167,636 ha +2.8%
1963 170,751 ha +1.9%
1964 159,402 ha -6.6%
1965 155,539 ha -2.4%
1966 157,777 ha +1.4%
1967 167,019 ha +5.9%
1968 181,548 ha +8.7%
1969 188,346 ha +3.7%
1970 190,569 ha +1.2%
1971 175,666 ha -7.8%
1972 166,845 ha -5.0%
1973 177,549 ha +6.4%
1974 183,308 ha +3.2%
1975 177,800 ha -3.0%
1976 181,600 ha +2.1%
1977 198,200 ha +9.1%
1978 187,500 ha -5.4%
1979 181,600 ha -3.1%
1980 169,741 ha -6.5%
1981 157,710 ha -7.1%
1982 161,961 ha +2.7%
1983 156,531 ha -3.4%
1984 152,158 ha -2.8%
1985 150,905 ha -0.8%
1986 165,561 ha +9.7%
1987 156,151 ha -5.7%
1988 162,697 ha +4.2%
1989 166,301 ha +2.2%
1990 171,452 ha +3.1%
1991 174,160 ha +1.6%
1992 167,168 ha -4.0%
1993 169,097 ha +1.2%
1994 156,906 ha -7.2%
1995 163,900 ha +4.5%
1996 162,770 ha -0.7%
1997 169,240 ha +4.0%
1998 183,050 ha +8.2%
1999 166,850 ha -8.9%
2000 153,847 ha -7.8%
2001 117,182 ha -23.8%
2002 114,216 ha -2.5%
2003 121,361 ha +6.3%
2004 108,855 ha -10.3%
2005 114,487 ha +5.2%
2006 110,599 ha -3.4%
2007 111,169 ha +0.5%
2008 110,978 ha -0.2%
2009 116,932 ha +5.4%
2010 114,161 ha -2.4%
2011 116,847 ha +2.4%
2012 114,908 ha -1.7%
2013 117,168 ha +2.0%
2014 117,322 ha +0.1%
2015 122,149 ha +4.1%
2016 117,679 ha -3.7%
2017 119,262 ha +1.3%
2018 120,387 ha +0.9%
2019 121,194 ha +0.7%
2020 129,288 ha +6.7%
2021 125,022 ha -3.3%
2022 124,456 ha -0.5%
2023 124,641 ha +0.1%
2024 125,471 ha +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 167,903 ha 155,539 ha 188,346 ha 9
1970s 182,064 ha 166,845 ha 198,200 ha 10
1980s 159,972 ha 150,905 ha 169,741 ha 10
1990s 168,459 ha 156,906 ha 183,050 ha 10
2000s 117,963 ha 108,855 ha 153,847 ha 10
2010s 118,108 ha 114,161 ha 122,149 ha 10
2020s 125,776 ha 124,456 ha 129,288 ha 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 44 Mozambique 133,073 ha compare
  2. 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 128,399 ha compare
  3. 46 Kazakhstan 126,486 ha compare
  4. 48 Poland 124,000 ha compare
  5. 49 China, Taiwan Province of 121,100 ha compare
  6. 50 Sierra Leone 119,858 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetables primary — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Vegetables primary — area harvested in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 125,471 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 198,200 ha in 1977.
What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 108,855 ha in 2004.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for vegetables primary — area harvested?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is vegetables primary — area harvested rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Indicator
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,973 data points, 1961–2024
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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.