Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Europe
Western Europe: Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -10.65 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-10.65 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 2,366.6%
Rank
29th
of 30 groups
All-time high
11.08 % change on previous year
in 2021
All-time low
-11.36 % change on previous year
in 2020
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Europe, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Europe stood at -10.65 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 2,366.6% on the previous year and down 1,464.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Europe peaked at 11.08 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -11.36 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Western Europe ranks 29th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8.26 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -9.53 % change on previous year | -215.3% |
| 1964 | 10.39 % change on previous year | -209.0% |
| 1965 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 1966 | -7.35 % change on previous year | -406.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0417 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 1968 | 3.63 % change on previous year | +8607.9% |
| 1969 | -0.8295 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 1970 | -5.16 % change on previous year | +522.2% |
| 1971 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -203.8% |
| 1972 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 1973 | -0.5365 % change on previous year | -123.5% |
| 1974 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -701.1% |
| 1975 | -5.59 % change on previous year | -273.3% |
| 1976 | 8.85 % change on previous year | -258.4% |
| 1977 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -136.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1663 % change on previous year | -105.1% |
| 1979 | -0.567 % change on previous year | -441.0% |
| 1980 | 7.6 % change on previous year | -1441.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6743 % change on previous year | -91.1% |
| 1982 | -0.1486 % change on previous year | -122.0% |
| 1983 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -2614.0% |
| 1984 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1985 | -4.01 % change on previous year | -231.5% |
| 1986 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9982 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1988 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -271.6% |
| 1989 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -371.0% |
| 1990 | 0.204 % change on previous year | -95.6% |
| 1991 | -0.1154 % change on previous year | -156.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6482 % change on previous year | -661.6% |
| 1993 | -9.43 % change on previous year | -1555.3% |
| 1994 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -115.8% |
| 1995 | 4.54 % change on previous year | +204.9% |
| 1996 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 1998 | 2.56 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1999 | -4.65 % change on previous year | -281.6% |
| 2000 | 7.38 % change on previous year | -258.7% |
| 2001 | -6.78 % change on previous year | -191.8% |
| 2002 | 7.35 % change on previous year | -208.4% |
| 2003 | -4.94 % change on previous year | -167.3% |
| 2004 | 6.55 % change on previous year | -232.4% |
| 2005 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 2006 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -194.6% |
| 2007 | -1.39 % change on previous year | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 5.68 % change on previous year | -508.2% |
| 2009 | -3.55 % change on previous year | -162.5% |
| 2010 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -209.6% |
| 2011 | -0.8667 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 2012 | -2.97 % change on previous year | +242.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7566 % change on previous year | -125.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7805 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.56 % change on previous year | +228.0% |
| 2016 | -0.1847 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 2017 | -2.64 % change on previous year | +1328.2% |
| 2018 | -2.94 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -135.0% |
| 2020 | -11.36 % change on previous year | -1205.4% |
| 2021 | 11.08 % change on previous year | -197.5% |
| 2022 | -3 % change on previous year | -127.1% |
| 2023 | -0.4318 % change on previous year | -85.6% |
| 2024 | -10.65 % change on previous year | +2366.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +8607.9% | 0.0417 % change on previous year | 3.63 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | +2614.0% | -0.1486 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -2366.6% | -0.4318 % change on previous year | -10.65 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -1555.3% | 0.6482 % change on previous year | -9.43 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | +1441.0% | -0.567 % change on previous year | 7.6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8758 % change on previous year | -9.53 % change on previous year | 10.39 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.4771 % change on previous year | -5.59 % change on previous year | 8.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 % change on previous year | -4.01 % change on previous year | 7.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1438 % change on previous year | -9.43 % change on previous year | 4.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 % change on previous year | -6.78 % change on previous year | 7.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0583 % change on previous year | -2.97 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.87 % change on previous year | -11.36 % change on previous year | 11.08 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 26 Ethiopia PDR 6.26 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Ukraine 4.84 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 4.61 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.31 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 4.2 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Egypt 3.68 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Yugoslav SFR 3.47 % change on previous year compare
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- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -14.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.5427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -0.0607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 17.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 5.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 7.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross -0.4719 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Europe?
- Wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Europe was -10.65 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.08 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.36 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Western Europe rank for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Western Europe ranks 29th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,464.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.