Bees — Stocks in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Bees — Stocks was 12.38 million No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12.38 million No
Change on year
up 5.5%
Rank
8th
of 27 groups
All-time high
12.38 million No
in 2024
All-time low
3.92 million No
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Bees — Stocks in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 12.38 million No for bees — stocks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bees — stocks in Eastern Africa peaked at 12.38 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.92 million No, in 1961.

Eastern Africa ranks 8th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Bees — Stocks in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Bees — Stocks in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year No Change
1961 3.92 million No —
1962 3.96 million No +0.9%
1963 4.09 million No +3.4%
1964 4.12 million No +0.8%
1965 4.26 million No +3.3%
1966 4.29 million No +0.8%
1967 4.35 million No +1.2%
1968 4.55 million No +4.8%
1969 4.66 million No +2.3%
1970 4.84 million No +3.8%
1971 4.92 million No +1.6%
1972 5.05 million No +2.7%
1973 5.05 million No -0.1%
1974 5.04 million No -0.2%
1975 5.24 million No +4.0%
1976 5.35 million No +2.0%
1977 5.31 million No -0.7%
1978 5.53 million No +4.0%
1979 5.57 million No +0.7%
1980 5.73 million No +3.0%
1981 5.89 million No +2.8%
1982 5.97 million No +1.3%
1983 5.83 million No -2.2%
1984 6.13 million No +5.1%
1985 6.30 million No +2.8%
1986 6.71 million No +6.4%
1987 6.83 million No +1.9%
1988 7.11 million No +4.1%
1989 7.42 million No +4.3%
1990 7.96 million No +7.2%
1991 8.35 million No +5.0%
1992 8.83 million No +5.7%
1993 8.51 million No -3.6%
1994 8.60 million No +1.0%
1995 8.69 million No +1.1%
1996 8.72 million No +0.3%
1997 8.60 million No -1.3%
1998 8.42 million No -2.1%
1999 8.77 million No +4.2%
2000 10.17 million No +16.0%
2001 10.72 million No +5.4%
2002 11.56 million No +7.9%
2003 11.11 million No -3.9%
2004 10.99 million No -1.1%
2005 11.27 million No +2.6%
2006 11.12 million No -1.4%
2007 10.26 million No -7.7%
2008 10.30 million No +0.4%
2009 9.79 million No -5.0%
2010 10.01 million No +2.2%
2011 9.75 million No -2.5%
2012 10.54 million No +8.0%
2013 10.33 million No -2.0%
2014 10.73 million No +3.9%
2015 10.86 million No +1.2%
2016 11.10 million No +2.2%
2017 11.65 million No +4.9%
2018 12.13 million No +4.1%
2019 11.77 million No -2.9%
2020 12.03 million No +2.2%
2021 11.82 million No -1.7%
2022 11.34 million No -4.1%
2023 11.74 million No +3.5%
2024 12.38 million No +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.25 million No 3.92 million No 4.66 million No 9
1970s 5.19 million No 4.84 million No 5.57 million No 10
1980s 6.39 million No 5.73 million No 7.42 million No 10
1990s 8.55 million No 7.96 million No 8.83 million No 10
2000s 10.73 million No 9.79 million No 11.56 million No 10
2010s 10.89 million No 9.75 million No 12.13 million No 10
2020s 11.86 million No 11.34 million No 12.38 million No 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 5 Ethiopia 6.71 million No compare
  2. 6 Ethiopia PDR 3.95 million No compare
  3. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 3.12 million No compare
  4. 7 Argentina 2.99 million No compare
  5. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 532,545 No compare
  6. 8 Spain 2.80 million No compare
  7. 9 Russian Federation 2.67 million No compare
  8. 9 Viet Nam 272,500 No compare
  9. 10 Republic of Moldova 211,964 No compare
  10. 10 Romania 2.40 million No compare
  11. 11 Poland 2.35 million No compare
  12. 11 Melanesia 23,282 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is bees — stocks in Eastern Africa?
Bees — stocks in Eastern Africa was 12.38 million No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest bees — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 12.38 million No in 2024.
What is the lowest bees — stocks recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 3.92 million No in 1961.
How does Eastern Africa rank for bees — stocks?
Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is bees — stocks rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bees — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Bees — Stocks
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
162 places, 8,968 data points, 1961–2024
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