Wheat — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Wheat — Area harvested was 22.52 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Wheat — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested in European Union (27) stood at 22.52 million ha.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 25.39 million ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 20.58 million ha, in 1979.
European Union (27) ranks 9th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wheat — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.98 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 25.39 million ha | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 24.11 million ha | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 25.16 million ha | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 25.21 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 24.21 million ha | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 24.08 million ha | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 24.55 million ha | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 24.18 million ha | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 23.20 million ha | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 23.37 million ha | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 23.27 million ha | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 22.20 million ha | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 22.80 million ha | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 21.34 million ha | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 22.38 million ha | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 20.79 million ha | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 21.64 million ha | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 20.58 million ha | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 21.76 million ha | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 21.18 million ha | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 21.67 million ha | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 22.21 million ha | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 22.32 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 21.58 million ha | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 22.26 million ha | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 22.30 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 21.99 million ha | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 22.54 million ha | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 22.26 million ha | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 22.36 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 21.76 million ha | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 23.10 million ha | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 23.13 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 23.84 million ha | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 23.38 million ha | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 24.73 million ha | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 24.35 million ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 23.08 million ha | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 24.66 million ha | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 24.97 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 25.07 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.65 million ha | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 24.77 million ha | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 24.72 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 23.26 million ha | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 23.17 million ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 24.66 million ha | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 24.13 million ha | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 24.17 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 24.02 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 24.00 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 24.28 million ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 24.80 million ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 24.90 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 25.20 million ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.22 million ha | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 23.75 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 24.21 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 22.78 million ha | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 24.08 million ha | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 24.21 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 24.23 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 22.52 million ha | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.54 million ha | 23.98 million ha | 25.39 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.16 million ha | 20.58 million ha | 23.37 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.98 million ha | 21.18 million ha | 22.54 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.20 million ha | 21.76 million ha | 24.73 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.21 million ha | 22.65 million ha | 25.07 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.36 million ha | 23.75 million ha | 25.20 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.56 million ha | 22.52 million ha | 24.23 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 6 Republic of Moldova 368,254 ha compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 13.11 million ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 203,162 ha compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 13.07 million ha compare
- 8 Australia 13.06 million ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 86,500 ha compare
- 9 Canada 10.65 million ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 75,001 ha compare
- 10 Pakistan 9.73 million ha compare
- 11 Argentina 6.34 million ha compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,000 ha compare
- 12 Ukraine 4.88 million ha compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 330 ha compare
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- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -8.31 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Wheat — area harvested in European Union (27) was 22.52 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.39 million ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.58 million ha in 1979.
- How does European Union (27) rank for wheat — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.