Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Western Asia
Western Asia: Almonds, in shell — Area harvested was 166,922 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, almonds, in shell — area harvested in Western Asia stood at 166,922 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, almonds, in shell — area harvested in Western Asia peaked at 166,922 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25,465 ha, in 1961.
That places Western Asia 11th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,465 ha | — |
| 1962 | 27,650 ha | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 27,976 ha | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 26,831 ha | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 31,259 ha | +16.5% |
| 1966 | 32,497 ha | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 34,072 ha | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 30,627 ha | -10.1% |
| 1969 | 28,682 ha | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 28,511 ha | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 29,810 ha | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 32,344 ha | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 32,821 ha | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 34,833 ha | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 36,322 ha | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 37,707 ha | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 39,281 ha | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 35,719 ha | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 42,234 ha | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 48,931 ha | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 50,334 ha | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 48,757 ha | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 49,487 ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 49,439 ha | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 43,421 ha | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 43,701 ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 44,673 ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 46,781 ha | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 46,159 ha | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 46,281 ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 56,776 ha | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 59,426 ha | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 52,456 ha | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 54,768 ha | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 65,398 ha | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 67,041 ha | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 77,581 ha | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 79,309 ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 78,257 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 81,605 ha | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 81,472 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 94,418 ha | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 96,199 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 96,460 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 96,931 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 97,188 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 102,702 ha | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 103,377 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 113,194 ha | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 106,705 ha | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 111,908 ha | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 114,881 ha | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 117,115 ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 118,542 ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 119,314 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 123,305 ha | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 125,593 ha | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 131,181 ha | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 136,800 ha | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 142,390 ha | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 150,703 ha | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 153,206 ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 159,621 ha | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 166,922 ha | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,451 ha | 25,465 ha | 34,072 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,958 ha | 28,511 ha | 42,234 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,168 ha | 43,421 ha | 50,334 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,729 ha | 46,281 ha | 79,309 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,355 ha | 81,472 ha | 113,194 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 120,534 ha | 106,705 ha | 136,800 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 154,568 ha | 142,390 ha | 166,922 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
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- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -9.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is almonds, in shell — area harvested in Western Asia?
- Almonds, in shell — area harvested in Western Asia was 166,922 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 166,922 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,465 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for almonds, in shell — area harvested?
- Western Asia ranks 11th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is almonds, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Almonds, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.