Asparagus — Area harvested in World
World: Asparagus — Area harvested was 1.57 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Asparagus — Area harvested in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, asparagus — area harvested in World stood at 1.57 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asparagus — area harvested in World peaked at 1.57 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 294,013 ha, in 1970.
That places World 1st out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asparagus — Area harvested in World, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 640,003 ha | — |
| 1962 | 496,849 ha | -22.4% |
| 1963 | 445,013 ha | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 419,836 ha | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 421,702 ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 410,685 ha | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 408,340 ha | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 395,218 ha | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 393,344 ha | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 294,013 ha | -25.3% |
| 1971 | 324,828 ha | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 322,568 ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 346,903 ha | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 339,701 ha | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 347,258 ha | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 339,821 ha | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 347,258 ha | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 369,709 ha | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 364,866 ha | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 359,086 ha | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 381,131 ha | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 411,460 ha | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 410,374 ha | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 419,972 ha | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 421,736 ha | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 462,386 ha | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 494,604 ha | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 509,471 ha | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 545,587 ha | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 580,038 ha | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 620,357 ha | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 597,171 ha | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 698,132 ha | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 715,397 ha | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 756,810 ha | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 832,584 ha | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 844,491 ha | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 870,236 ha | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 928,753 ha | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million ha | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million ha | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.20 million ha | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 1.23 million ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.31 million ha | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.41 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.42 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.43 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.45 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.48 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.46 million ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.47 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.53 million ha | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.56 million ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.55 million ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.55 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.56 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.57 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.56 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.57 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.57 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.57 million ha | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asparagus — Area harvested in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -25.3% | 393,344 ha | 294,013 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 447,888 ha | 393,344 ha | 640,003 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 339,692 ha | 294,013 ha | 369,709 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 441,581 ha | 359,086 ha | 545,587 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 744,397 ha | 580,038 ha | 928,753 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 million ha | 1.06 million ha | 1.42 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million ha | 1.43 million ha | 1.56 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million ha | 1.56 million ha | 1.57 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asparagus — area harvested in World?
- Asparagus — area harvested in World was 1.57 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest asparagus — area harvested recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest asparagus — area harvested recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 294,013 ha in 1970.
- How does World rank for asparagus — area harvested?
- World ranks 1st out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is asparagus — area harvested rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Asparagus — 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.