Vetches — Area harvested in Western Europe

Western Europe: Vetches — Area harvested was 2,462 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
2,462 ha
Change on year
down 8.2%
Rank
16th
of 17 groups
All-time high
14,664 ha
in 1964
All-time low
200 ha
in 1994
Years of data
49
1961–2017

Vetches — Area harvested in Western Europe, 1961–2017

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119892017

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 2,462 ha for vetches — area harvested in 2017.

That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 122.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vetches — area harvested in Western Europe peaked at 14,664 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 200 ha, in 1994.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Vetches — Area harvested in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Vetches — Area harvested in Western Europe, 1961 to 2017.
Year ha Change
1961 13,219 ha
1962 13,976 ha +5.7%
1963 14,120 ha +1.0%
1964 14,664 ha +3.9%
1965 14,577 ha -0.6%
1966 13,684 ha -6.1%
1967 12,707 ha -7.1%
1968 10,625 ha -16.4%
1969 11,302 ha +6.4%
1970 9,087 ha -19.6%
1971 10,852 ha +19.4%
1972 10,679 ha -1.6%
1973 8,975 ha -16.0%
1974 8,035 ha -10.5%
1975 8,026 ha -0.1%
1976 8,098 ha +0.9%
1977 9,400 ha +16.1%
1978 8,500 ha -9.6%
1979 8,200 ha -3.5%
1980 8,200 ha +0.0%
1981 8,400 ha +2.4%
1982 9,098 ha +8.3%
1983 8,992 ha -1.2%
1984 9,654 ha +7.4%
1985 9,446 ha -2.2%
1986 9,723 ha +2.9%
1987 9,211 ha -5.3%
1988 8,804 ha -4.4%
1989 10,435 ha +18.5%
1990 7,300 ha -30.0%
1991 3,000 ha -58.9%
1992 1,000 ha -66.7%
1993 500 ha -50.0%
1994 200 ha -60.0%
2003 591 ha +195.5%
2004 768 ha +29.9%
2005 1,071 ha +39.5%
2006 958 ha -10.6%
2007 1,105 ha +15.3%
2008 1,099 ha -0.5%
2009 1,593 ha +44.9%
2010 2,107 ha +32.3%
2011 1,451 ha -31.1%
2012 1,230 ha -15.2%
2013 1,431 ha +16.3%
2014 2,067 ha +44.4%
2015 2,225 ha +7.6%
2016 2,683 ha +20.6%
2017 2,462 ha -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13,208 ha 10,625 ha 14,664 ha 9
1970s 8,985 ha 8,026 ha 10,852 ha 10
1980s 9,196 ha 8,200 ha 10,435 ha 10
1990s 2,400 ha 200 ha 7,300 ha 5
2000s 1,026 ha 591 ha 1,593 ha 7
2010s 1,957 ha 1,230 ha 2,683 ha 8

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 13 Bulgaria 8,455 ha compare
  2. 14 Italy 7,827 ha compare
  3. 15 Serbia and Montenegro 7,697 ha compare
  4. 16 Poland 6,620 ha compare
  5. 17 Albania 6,479 ha compare
  6. 18 Mexico 5,244 ha compare
  7. 19 Morocco 3,524 ha compare

See the full ranking of 65 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is vetches — area harvested in Western Europe?
Vetches — area harvested in Western Europe was 2,462 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vetches — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 14,664 ha in 1964.
What is the lowest vetches — area harvested recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 200 ha in 1994.
How does Western Europe rank for vetches — area harvested?
Western Europe ranks 16th out of 17 groups with data for 2017.
Is vetches — area harvested rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 122.8%. 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 Vetches — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vetches — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
65 places, 3,070 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.