FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Plums production in United Kingdom
In 2024 United Kingdom produced 4,480 t of plums, the 60th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 62%. The record was 84,840 t in 1963. Area harvested: 320 ha, yield 14.0 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 4,480 t
- World rank
- 60 of 88
- 10-year change
- −62%
- Record
- 84,840 t
- 1963
Plums in United Kingdom, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,480 | −12% | 320 | 14.00 |
| 2023 | 5,070 | −20% | 390 | 13.00 |
| 2022 | 6,300 | +75% | 420 | 15.00 |
| 2021 | 3,600 | −57% | 450 | 8.00 |
| 2020 | 8,319 | +13% | 535 | 15.55 |
| 2019 | 7,371 | −15% | 585 | 12.60 |
| 2018 | 8,680 | +8.5% | 620 | 14.00 |
| 2017 | 8,000 | −13% | 640 | 12.50 |
| 2016 | 9,230 | −19% | 721 | 12.80 |
| 2015 | 11,400 | −2.2% | 730 | 15.62 |
| 2014 | 11,656 | −5.8% | 752 | 15.50 |
| 2013 | 12,375 | +121% | 825 | 15.00 |
| 2012 | 5,597 | −57% | 841 | 6.66 |
| 2011 | 12,936 | −2.0% | 850 | 15.22 |
| 2010 | 13,200 | +2.3% | 870 | 15.17 |
| 2009 | 12,900 | −48% | 864 | 14.93 |
| 2008 | 25,000 | +81% | 880 | 28.41 |
| 2007 | 13,800 | −2.1% | 888 | 15.54 |
| 2006 | 14,100 | −1.4% | 1,000 | 14.10 |
| 2005 | 14,300 | +5.1% | 1,050 | 13.62 |
| 2004 | 13,600 | −9.9% | 980 | 13.88 |
| 2003 | 15,100 | +20% | 1,000 | 15.10 |
| 2002 | 12,600 | −15% | 950 | 13.26 |
| 2001 | 14,800 | +179% | 1,070 | 13.83 |
| 2000 | 5,300 | −43% | 1,200 | 4.42 |
| 1999 | 9,300 | +45% | 1,100 | 8.45 |
| 1998 | 6,400 | −47% | 1,300 | 4.92 |
| 1997 | 12,100 | −39% | 1,400 | 8.64 |
| 1996 | 19,800 | +35% | 1,500 | 13.20 |
| 1995 | 14,700 | +14% | 2,000 | 7.35 |
| 1994 | 12,900 | −7.2% | 2,181 | 5.91 |
| 1993 | 13,900 | −35% | 2,166 | 6.42 |
| 1992 | 21,300 | −14% | 2,297 | 9.27 |
| 1991 | 24,854 | +225% | 2,320 | 10.71 |
| 1990 | 7,642 | −32% | 2,315 | 3.30 |
| 1989 | 11,292 | −51% | 2,383 | 4.74 |
| 1988 | 23,100 | −35% | 2,300 | 10.04 |
| 1987 | 35,600 | +7.1% | 2,900 | 12.28 |
| 1986 | 33,230 | +40% | 2,900 | 11.46 |
| 1985 | 23,755 | −30% | 2,300 | 10.33 |
| 1984 | 34,000 | −6.6% | 2,500 | 13.60 |
| 1983 | 36,400 | +7.4% | 2,500 | 14.56 |
| 1982 | 33,900 | +115% | 2,500 | 13.56 |
| 1981 | 15,800 | −66% | 2,000 | 7.90 |
| 1980 | 46,600 | −4.1% | 3,500 | 13.31 |
| 1979 | 48,600 | +19% | 3,600 | 13.50 |
| 1978 | 40,700 | −4.9% | 3,400 | 11.97 |
| 1977 | 42,800 | −0.5% | 3,500 | 12.23 |
| 1976 | 43,000 | +105% | 3,000 | 14.33 |
| 1975 | 21,000 | −58% | 2,500 | 8.40 |
| 1974 | 50,400 | −2.9% | 4,500 | 11.20 |
| 1973 | 51,920 | +16% | 4,500 | 11.54 |
| 1972 | 44,706 | +9.6% | 4,000 | 11.18 |
| 1971 | 40,800 | −30% | 4,000 | 10.20 |
| 1970 | 58,300 | +4.1% | 4,500 | 12.96 |
| 1969 | 55,984 | −32% | 4,000 | 14.00 |
| 1968 | 82,402 | +483% | 6,000 | 13.73 |
| 1967 | 14,123 | −52% | 3,500 | 4.04 |
| 1966 | 29,262 | −23% | 3,900 | 7.50 |
| 1965 | 37,797 | −19% | 3,800 | 9.95 |
| 1964 | 46,738 | −45% | 4,000 | 11.68 |
| 1963 | 84,840 | +22% | 6,000 | 14.14 |
| 1962 | 69,396 | +1.2% | 5,500 | 12.62 |
| 1961 | 68,583 | — | 5,000 | 13.72 |
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.