Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 86.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — gross production index number in European Union (27) is 86.17, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in European Union (27) peaked at 104.47 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.27, in 1961.
European Union (27) ranks 21st of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.27 | — |
| 1962 | 37.62 | +20.3% |
| 1963 | 33 | -12.3% |
| 1964 | 37.12 | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 41.45 | +11.7% |
| 1966 | 37.41 | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 44.07 | +17.8% |
| 1968 | 44.27 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 42.41 | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 39.64 | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 47.82 | +20.6% |
| 1972 | 48.69 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 48.46 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 52.24 | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 45.73 | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 50.09 | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 47.32 | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 54.79 | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 48.37 | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 57.35 | +18.6% |
| 1981 | 53.63 | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 58.93 | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 57.8 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 72.81 | +26.0% |
| 1985 | 63.6 | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 64.88 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 66.21 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 70.55 | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 72.67 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 74.16 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 68.51 | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 62.46 | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 68.51 | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 71.06 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 73.77 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 77.34 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 78.39 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 86.35 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 78.45 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 84.09 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 83.49 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 85.49 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 70.64 | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 97.22 | +37.6% |
| 2005 | 87.42 | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 81.39 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 77.82 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 96.77 | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 90.72 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 88.4 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 89.22 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 87.56 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 95.62 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 101.55 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 104.47 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 93.98 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 99.22 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 89.85 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 100.62 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 91.22 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 99.71 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 96.91 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 96.32 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.17 | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.74 | 31.27 | 44.27 | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.31 | 39.64 | 54.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.84 | 53.63 | 72.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.9 | 62.46 | 86.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.5 | 70.64 | 97.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.05 | 87.56 | 104.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.07 | 86.17 | 99.71 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in European Union (27)?
- Wheat — gross production index number in European Union (27) was 86.17 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 104.47 in 2015.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.27 in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- European Union (27) ranks 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.