Vetches — Area harvested in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Vetches — Area harvested was 634 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Vetches — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, vetches — area harvested in Northern Europe stood at 634 ha. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.9% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vetches — area harvested in Northern Europe peaked at 50,608 ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 634 ha, in 2017.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vetches — Area harvested in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,470 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,860 ha | -24.9% |
| 1963 | 4,014 ha | -17.4% |
| 1964 | 4,414 ha | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 3,427 ha | -22.4% |
| 1966 | 3,285 ha | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 2,517 ha | -23.4% |
| 1968 | 2,310 ha | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 2,387 ha | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 2,307 ha | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 2,226 ha | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 2,228 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 5,948 ha | +167.0% |
| 1974 | 5,201 ha | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 4,369 ha | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 4,257 ha | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 5,221 ha | +22.6% |
| 1978 | 6,467 ha | +23.9% |
| 1979 | 8,437 ha | +30.5% |
| 1980 | 8,400 ha | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 10,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 16,300 ha | +55.2% |
| 1983 | 27,900 ha | +71.2% |
| 1984 | 41,200 ha | +47.7% |
| 1985 | 38,800 ha | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 34,905 ha | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 50,608 ha | +45.0% |
| 1988 | 38,884 ha | -23.2% |
| 1989 | 37,771 ha | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 32,000 ha | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 18,597 ha | -41.9% |
| 1992 | 34,431 ha | +85.1% |
| 1993 | 30,840 ha | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 31,271 ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 18,676 ha | -40.3% |
| 1996 | 12,702 ha | -32.0% |
| 1997 | 15,238 ha | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 14,176 ha | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 10,985 ha | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 10,300 ha | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 10,900 ha | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 10,100 ha | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 2,500 ha | -75.2% |
| 2004 | 1,700 ha | -32.0% |
| 2005 | 2,700 ha | +58.8% |
| 2006 | 1,913 ha | -29.1% |
| 2007 | 2,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,000 ha | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 945 ha | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 2,130 ha | +125.4% |
| 2011 | 2,010 ha | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 2,118 ha | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 2,144 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2,039 ha | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1,403 ha | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 1,218 ha | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 634 ha | -47.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,743 ha | 2,310 ha | 6,470 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,666 ha | 2,226 ha | 8,437 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,527 ha | 8,400 ha | 50,608 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,892 ha | 10,985 ha | 34,431 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,406 ha | 945 ha | 10,900 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,712 ha | 634 ha | 2,144 ha | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vetches — area harvested in Northern Europe?
- Vetches — area harvested in Northern Europe was 634 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vetches — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 50,608 ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest vetches — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 634 ha in 2017.
- How does Northern Europe rank for vetches — area harvested?
- Northern Europe ranks 17th out of 17 groups with data for 2017.
- Is vetches — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vetches — 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.