Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -4.44 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Europe, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Europe stood at -4.44 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 65.3% on the previous year and down 871.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Europe peaked at 19.52 % change on previous year in 2004 and was at its lowest, -29.85 % change on previous year, in 1992.
Eastern Europe ranks 20th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.43 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -3.91 % change on previous year | -160.8% |
| 1964 | 5.14 % change on previous year | -231.6% |
| 1965 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 1966 | -0.1887 % change on previous year | -106.3% |
| 1967 | -3.78 % change on previous year | +1903.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6166 % change on previous year | -116.3% |
| 1969 | -2.54 % change on previous year | -512.7% |
| 1970 | -0.6319 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 1971 | -1.26 % change on previous year | +99.5% |
| 1972 | -7.57 % change on previous year | +500.4% |
| 1973 | 6.61 % change on previous year | -187.4% |
| 1974 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -171.7% |
| 1975 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -160.6% |
| 1976 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -213.5% |
| 1977 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -209.1% |
| 1978 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 1979 | -8.59 % change on previous year | -744.5% |
| 1980 | 6.56 % change on previous year | -176.4% |
| 1981 | -3.98 % change on previous year | -160.6% |
| 1982 | -2.53 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 1983 | -9.43 % change on previous year | +272.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9547 % change on previous year | -110.1% |
| 1985 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -218.7% |
| 1986 | -2.13 % change on previous year | +87.7% |
| 1987 | -3.76 % change on previous year | +76.9% |
| 1988 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -174.7% |
| 1989 | -0.8922 % change on previous year | -131.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9389 % change on previous year | -205.2% |
| 1991 | -4.09 % change on previous year | -535.8% |
| 1992 | -29.85 % change on previous year | +629.4% |
| 1993 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1994 | -9.11 % change on previous year | -393.1% |
| 1995 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -117.7% |
| 1996 | 1.74 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 8.56 % change on previous year | +393.3% |
| 1998 | -13.41 % change on previous year | -256.5% |
| 1999 | -2.8 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 2000 | 5.14 % change on previous year | -283.3% |
| 2001 | 12.43 % change on previous year | +141.9% |
| 2002 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 2003 | -23.05 % change on previous year | -1431.6% |
| 2004 | 19.52 % change on previous year | -184.7% |
| 2005 | 8.09 % change on previous year | -58.6% |
| 2006 | -8.79 % change on previous year | -208.7% |
| 2007 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 2008 | 11.38 % change on previous year | +323.4% |
| 2009 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -88.5% |
| 2010 | -14.01 % change on previous year | -1171.4% |
| 2011 | 9.71 % change on previous year | -169.3% |
| 2012 | -11.31 % change on previous year | -216.5% |
| 2013 | 9.49 % change on previous year | -183.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5756 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 2015 | 6.6 % change on previous year | +1046.0% |
| 2016 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -64.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2698 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 2018 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -611.2% |
| 2019 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -350.0% |
| 2020 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 2021 | -0.9704 % change on previous year | -156.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0248 % change on previous year | -102.6% |
| 2023 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -10912.9% |
| 2024 | -4.44 % change on previous year | +65.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -10912.9% | 0.0248 % change on previous year | -2.69 % change on previous year |
| 1967 | -1903.4% | -0.1887 % change on previous year | -3.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5945 % change on previous year | -3.91 % change on previous year | 6.43 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.17 % change on previous year | -8.59 % change on previous year | 6.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.35 % change on previous year | -9.43 % change on previous year | 6.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.33 % change on previous year | -29.85 % change on previous year | 8.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 % change on previous year | -23.05 % change on previous year | 19.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5701 % change on previous year | -14.01 % change on previous year | 9.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.27 % change on previous year | -4.44 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 17 New Zealand 14.54 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Argentina 13.74 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Afghanistan 13.69 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Uruguay 13.52 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Belarus 11.07 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Zimbabwe 10.39 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Niger 9.81 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Europe?
- Wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Europe was -4.44 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 19.52 % change on previous year in 2004.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.85 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Europe ranks 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 871.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.