FAOSTAT · 2024 · 40 countries and territories
Agriculture in Europe
The 40 countries and territories of Europe produced 476 million t of cereals (15.2% of the world), 84.5 million t of vegetables (7.1% of the world), 77.7 million t of fruit (8.1% of the world), 64.4 million t of meat (17.2% of the world) and 227 million t of milk (23.0% of the world) in 2024. The largest crops were wheat, sugar beet and maize. Its largest shares of world output are in currants (98%), flax (97%) and triticale (92%).
- Cereals
- 476 million t
- 15.2% of world · −9.8% in ten years
- Vegetables
- 84.5 million t
- 7.1% of world · −9.8% in ten years
- Fruit
- 77.7 million t
- 8.1% of world · −3.0% in ten years
- Meat
- 64.4 million t
- 17.2% of world · +9.5% in ten years
- Milk
- 227 million t
- 23.0% of world · +4.7% in ten years
Totals by group, 2024
| Group | Europe | Share of world | 10-year change | Largest producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereals | 476 million t | 15.2% | −9.8% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Vegetables | 84.5 million t | 7.1% | −9.8% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Fruit | 77.7 million t | 8.1% | −3.0% | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Roots and tubers | 101 million t | 10.7% | −18% | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Pulses | 11.8 million t | 12.2% | +63% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Tree nuts | 1.6 million t | 8.6% | +74% | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Meat | 64.4 million t | 17.2% | +9.5% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Milk | 227 million t | 23.0% | +4.7% | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Eggs | 7.0 million t | 7.0% | +4.4% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Cattle | 109 million | 6.9% | −11% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Pigs | 178 million | 18.5% | −4.0% | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Sheep | 115 million | 8.4% | −11% | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Goats | 13.7 million | 1.1% | −20% | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Chickens | 1.78 billion | 6.4% | +11% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Animals in head; other figures in tonnes.
Largest crops, 2024
| Crop | Tonnes | Share of world | 10-year change | Largest producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 243,642,966 | 30.5% | −2.2% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Sugar beet | 197,265,720 | 67.2% | +3.1% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Maize | 108,736,055 | 8.9% | −16% | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Potatoes | 101,278,122 | 25.9% | −18% | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Barley | 80,883,367 | 57.0% | −14% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Sunflower seed | 37,790,708 | 72.4% | +31% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Rapeseed | 26,967,016 | 30.7% | −6.3% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Grapes | 24,470,566 | 32.2% | −8.3% | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Tomatoes | 22,485,015 | 11.9% | −0.6% | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Soybeans | 17,124,409 | 4.3% | +94% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Apples | 16,887,598 | 17.3% | −3.5% | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Oats | 12,926,882 | 57.6% | −13% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Olives | 12,198,303 | 47.7% | +72% | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Triticale | 11,356,943 | 91.6% | −30% | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Onions, dry | 10,463,799 | 9.7% | +4.1% | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Rye | 9,256,837 | 79.8% | −32% | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Cabbages | 8,776,194 | 11.6% | −25% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Carrots and turnips | 8,330,161 | 18.5% | −5.0% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Peas, dry | 6,350,290 | 44.9% | +87% | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Oranges | 5,980,382 | 8.9% | −3.4% | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Europe’s largest shares of world output
Crops with the highest share of world production grown in Europe (above 100,000 t).
Countries of Europe
Production in 2024, in tonnes (cattle in head). Click a column to sort.
| Country | Cereals | Vegetables | Fruit | Meat | Milk | Cattle | World #1 | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 120 million | 13.8 million | 6.5 million | 12.9 million | 33.0 million | 17.4 million | 12 | |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 55.7 million | 7.9 million | 2.4 million | 2.1 million | 7.2 million | 2.2 million | 1 | Market prices |
| 🇫🇷 France | 53.6 million | 5.5 million | 8.3 million | 5.2 million | 25.2 million | 16.5 million | 4 | Market prices |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 39.0 million | 3.8 million | 2.2 million | 6.9 million | 33.8 million | 10.5 million | 7 | Market prices |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 34.3 million | 4.7 million | 4.2 million | 5.5 million | 16.0 million | 6.2 million | 3 | Market prices |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 20.9 million | 12.7 million | 17.0 million | 7.6 million | 8.6 million | 6.2 million | 3 | Market prices |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 19.4 million | 2.4 million | 588,775 | 4.2 million | 15.9 million | 9.4 million | — | Market prices |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 17.9 million | 1.0 million | 2.1 million | 993,030 | 4.4 million | 1.8 million | — | |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 14.1 million | 10.6 million | 17.5 million | 3.4 million | 14.0 million | 5.8 million | — | Market prices |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 12.7 million | 712,590 | 1.1 million | 1.0 million | 2.1 million | 869,900 | — | Market prices |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 10.0 million | 364,030 | 498,400 | 237,063 | 793,890 | 558,770 | — | Market prices |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 8.7 million | 756,309 | 1.6 million | 545,829 | 1.4 million | 698,605 | — | Market prices |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | 7.7 million | 1.9 million | 531,799 | 1.3 million | 8.8 million | 4.1 million | — | |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 7.5 million | 226,210 | 123,530 | 475,908 | 3.6 million | 1.4 million | — | Market prices |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 7.5 million | 255,890 | 35,380 | 1.6 million | 5.7 million | 1.4 million | — | |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 5.7 million | 180,750 | 72,030 | 200,638 | 1.5 million | 599,770 | — | |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 5.1 million | 366,020 | 48,080 | 570,910 | 2.8 million | 1.3 million | — | |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 4.9 million | 609,110 | 535,250 | 814,265 | 4.1 million | 1.8 million | — | |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 3.7 million | 128,600 | 91,290 | — | 929,230 | 416,680 | — | Market prices |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 3.3 million | 1.0 million | 262,230 | 246,847 | 477,000 | 422,000 | — | |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 3.3 million | 268,310 | 25,150 | 397,311 | 2.2 million | 764,030 | — | |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 3.2 million | 56,100 | 18,400 | 90,662 | 960,990 | 352,090 | — | |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 2.9 million | 1.5 million | 4.6 million | 429,399 | 1.9 million | 595,200 | 1 | Market prices |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | 2.1 million | 242,709 | 1.0 million | 78,232 | 267,171 | 98,817 | — | |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1.9 million | 2.2 million | 498,618 | 1.7 million | 4.7 million | 2.2 million | — | Market prices |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1.9 million | 184,980 | 29,080 | 1.2 million | — | 6.3 million | — | |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 1.3 million | 13,490 | 4,930 | 71,782 | 941,000 | 232,390 | — | |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2 million | 813,101 | 765,108 | 92,890 | 612,857 | 383,331 | — | |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 1.2 million | 182,201 | 33,410 | 364,440 | 1.5 million | 852,800 | — | |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1.0 million | 5.1 million | 640,910 | 2.7 million | 14.8 million | 3.6 million | 1 | Market prices |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1.0 million | 2.6 million | 2.2 million | 889,814 | 2.0 million | 1.5 million | — | |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 672,960 | 84,488 | 132,460 | 134,638 | 611,350 | 453,890 | — | |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | 649,919 | 1.1 million | 870,806 | 66,669 | 876,688 | 272,035 | — | |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 628,070 | 370,915 | 393,387 | 480,607 | 3.7 million | 1.5 million | — | |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 532,134 | 682,454 | 543,787 | 21,430 | 323,407 | 143,953 | — | |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 140,770 | 9,830 | 11,990 | 19,809 | 485,790 | 180,530 | — | |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 6,907 | 20,594 | 104,611 | 15,218 | 162,556 | 67,496 | — | |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | 4,986 | 5,411 | — | 34,130 | 158,139 | 76,902 | — | |
| 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | — | — | — | 708 | 7,243 | 1,816 | — | |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | — | 38,310 | 9,340 | 10,438 | 41,210 | 13,800 | — |
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm. Continental totals calculated by Husfarm from country figures.