How much fruit and vegetables does the EU harvest?

In 2024, the EU harvested 62.2 million tonnes of fresh vegetables (including melons), marking a 6% increase from the 58.8 million tonnes harvested in 2023. Spain (14.8 million tonnes), Italy (13.9 million tonnes) and France (5.8 million tonnes) were the EU’s top producers of fresh vegetables, together accounting for 55% of the total harvest. In 2024, the EU’s harvested production of several key vegetables increased compared to 2023: tomato production was 5% higher at 16.8 million tonnes, carrot production was 6% higher at 4.7 million tonnes and onion production was 11% higher at 7.0 million tonnes. Among EU countries, Italy was the biggest producer of tomatoes in 2024, accounting for 36% of the EU’s total tomato harvest, followed by Spain (27%) and Portugal (10%). Source dataset: apro_cpsh1 The top carrot producers in the EU were Germany (18% of the total), France (14%) and Poland (12%). The Netherlands was the EU’s leading onion producer in 2024, accounting for about one quarter (26%) of the EU’s harvested onions, followed by Spain (20%) and Germany (12%). 24.3 million tonnes of harvested fruit in 2024 In 2024, the EU’s production of fruits, berries and nuts (excluding citrus fruits, grapes and strawberries) was 24.3 million tonnes. This was 2% less than the quantity harvested in 2023. The EU’s main country producers of fruits, berries and nuts in 2024 were Italy (5.4 million tonnes), Spain (4.3 million tonnes) and Poland (4.1 million tonnes), which accounted for a combined 57% of the EU’s production. The EU’s harvested production of apples was 11.6 million tonnes in 2024, a majority of which came from Poland (29%), Italy (21%) and France (17%). EU production in 2024 was 4% lower than in 2023. Source dataset: apro_cpsh1 The EU also produced 1.9 million tonnes of pears in 2024, 2% more than in 2023. The main producers of pears were Italy (24% of the EU total), the Netherlands (17%) and Belgium (15%). The production of peaches was even more concentrated: Spain (37%), Italy (33%) and Greece (21%) together accounted for 91% of EU harvested production. EU production of peaches in 2024 was 2% higher than in 2023.

Key figures on Europe - busiest short sea shipping ports

Key figures on Europe - 2025 edition, published in July, provides an overview of recent developments in the EU, covering topics from people and society to economy, business, environment and natural resources. Today, we focus on the transport sector, highlighting the busiest short sea shipping ports in the EU. Short sea shipping is the maritime transport of goods over relatively short distances, namely between ports in the EU (sometimes candidate countries and EFTA countries), and ports situated in geographical Europe, on the Mediterranean and Black Sea. In 2023, the total weight of goods transported to/from main ports in the EU by short sea shipping was 1.6 billion tonnes; this was equivalent to a decrease of 5.4% when compared with 2022. Rotterdam in the Netherlands was by far the busiest EU port in terms of goods transported (159 million tonnes; 9.9% of the EU total). The second busiest port was the port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium (119 million tonnes), which was almost twice as busy as the next port, Gdańsk in Poland (61 million tonnes). Source dataset: mar_sg_am_pw The Key figures on Europe publication offers essential data on the EU and allows you to compare developments across EU members and EFTA countries. For a more detailed view of the EU’s performance in various fields, explore other Key figures publications as well.