Wheat — Production, annual growth rate in Western Europe
Western Europe: Wheat — Production, annual growth rate was -22.08 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Production, annual growth rate in Western Europe, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded -22.08 % change on previous year for wheat — production, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 8,485.3% on the previous year and down 536.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, annual growth rate in Western Europe peaked at 33.22 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -22.08 % change on previous year, in 2024.
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 — Production, annual growth rate in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 33.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -17.04 % change on previous year | -151.3% |
| 1964 | 23.81 % change on previous year | -239.7% |
| 1965 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -93.7% |
| 1966 | -15.85 % change on previous year | -1158.3% |
| 1967 | 27.49 % change on previous year | -273.4% |
| 1968 | 5.34 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
| 1969 | -5.01 % change on previous year | -193.9% |
| 1970 | -8.94 % change on previous year | +78.3% |
| 1971 | 21.2 % change on previous year | -337.1% |
| 1972 | 8.59 % change on previous year | -59.5% |
| 1973 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 1974 | 7.62 % change on previous year | +268.9% |
| 1975 | -17.87 % change on previous year | -334.6% |
| 1976 | 5.53 % change on previous year | -130.9% |
| 1977 | 5.64 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 17.07 % change on previous year | +202.6% |
| 1979 | -5.06 % change on previous year | -129.7% |
| 1980 | 13.52 % change on previous year | -366.9% |
| 1981 | -0.4162 % change on previous year | -103.1% |
| 1982 | 5.67 % change on previous year | -1463.3% |
| 1983 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 1984 | 25.21 % change on previous year | +1125.5% |
| 1985 | -9.48 % change on previous year | -137.6% |
| 1986 | -3.24 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 1987 | -0.1443 % change on previous year | -95.6% |
| 1988 | 8.3 % change on previous year | -5849.5% |
| 1989 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 1990 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 4.43 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1992 | -5.41 % change on previous year | -222.3% |
| 1993 | -6.15 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 4.53 % change on previous year | -173.8% |
| 1995 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 12.57 % change on previous year | +237.0% |
| 1997 | -2.56 % change on previous year | -120.4% |
| 1998 | 11.01 % change on previous year | -530.3% |
| 1999 | -6.14 % change on previous year | -155.8% |
| 2000 | 4.75 % change on previous year | -177.4% |
| 2001 | -7.61 % change on previous year | -260.1% |
| 2002 | 9.52 % change on previous year | -225.1% |
| 2003 | -15.97 % change on previous year | -267.7% |
| 2004 | 30.23 % change on previous year | -289.3% |
| 2005 | -7.1 % change on previous year | -123.5% |
| 2006 | -4.46 % change on previous year | -37.2% |
| 2007 | -7.11 % change on previous year | +59.4% |
| 2008 | 21.22 % change on previous year | -398.5% |
| 2009 | -2.19 % change on previous year | -110.3% |
| 2010 | -2.42 % change on previous year | +10.7% |
| 2011 | -4.88 % change on previous year | +101.5% |
| 2012 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -140.1% |
| 2013 | 5.63 % change on previous year | +188.0% |
| 2014 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 2016 | -21.8 % change on previous year | -732.6% |
| 2017 | 15.93 % change on previous year | -173.1% |
| 2018 | -11.32 % change on previous year | -171.1% |
| 2019 | 14.28 % change on previous year | -226.2% |
| 2020 | -16.84 % change on previous year | -217.9% |
| 2021 | 9.42 % change on previous year | -156.0% |
| 2022 | -0.2527 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2633 % change on previous year | -204.2% |
| 2024 | -22.08 % change on previous year | -8485.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -8485.3% | 0.2633 % change on previous year | -22.08 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | +5849.5% | -0.1443 % change on previous year | 8.3 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +1463.3% | -0.4162 % change on previous year | 5.67 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.68 % change on previous year | -17.04 % change on previous year | 33.22 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.58 % change on previous year | -17.87 % change on previous year | 21.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.54 % change on previous year | -9.48 % change on previous year | 25.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.02 % change on previous year | -6.15 % change on previous year | 12.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 % change on previous year | -15.97 % change on previous year | 30.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5883 % change on previous year | -21.8 % change on previous year | 15.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.9 % change on previous year | -22.08 % change on previous year | 9.42 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 26 New Zealand 18.64 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Argentina 16.76 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Kuwait 16.4 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 15.88 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Latvia 15.4 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Belarus 14.58 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.29 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Europe
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 8.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 — production, annual growth rate in Western Europe?
- Wheat — production, annual growth rate in Western Europe was -22.08 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, annual growth rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 33.22 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, annual growth rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.08 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Western Europe rank for wheat — production, annual growth rate?
- Western Europe ranks 29th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 536.5%. 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 — Production, 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 — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Production 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 — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.