Buckwheat — Yield in Africa
Africa: Buckwheat — Yield was 1,025 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Buckwheat — Yield in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, buckwheat — yield in Africa stood at 1,025 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, buckwheat — yield in Africa peaked at 1,429 kg/ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 142 kg/ha, in 1988.
Africa ranks 14th of 21 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.
Buckwheat — Yield in Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 733.3 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 733.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 733.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 750 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 705.9 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 666.7 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 722.2 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 816.4 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 816 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 770.6 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 1,218 kg/ha | +58.1% |
| 1972 | 1,117 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 660.6 kg/ha | -40.9% |
| 1974 | 1,429 kg/ha | +116.4% |
| 1975 | 1,081 kg/ha | -24.3% |
| 1976 | 701.2 kg/ha | -35.2% |
| 1977 | 779.7 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 1,047 kg/ha | +34.3% |
| 1979 | 641.3 kg/ha | -38.8% |
| 1980 | 950.5 kg/ha | +48.2% |
| 1981 | 1,386 kg/ha | +45.8% |
| 1982 | 580.7 kg/ha | -58.1% |
| 1983 | 381.3 kg/ha | -34.3% |
| 1984 | 328 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 518.5 kg/ha | +58.1% |
| 1986 | 525.5 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 477 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 142 kg/ha | -70.2% |
| 1989 | 300 kg/ha | +111.3% |
| 1990 | 327.5 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 483.6 kg/ha | +47.7% |
| 1992 | 480.1 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 476.6 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 473.1 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 469.6 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 466.1 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 462.6 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 459.1 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 579.8 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 601.6 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 636.3 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 603 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 678.4 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 729.5 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 817.2 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 760.1 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 796.1 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 822.6 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 852.8 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 818.2 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 946.1 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 980.6 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 981.6 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 981.6 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 986.2 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 997.3 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,013 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,026 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,038 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,014 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1,026 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1,027 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,023 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,025 kg/ha | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Buckwheat — Yield in Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +116.4% | 660.6 kg/ha | 1,429 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +111.3% | 142 kg/ha | 300 kg/ha |
| 1988 | -70.2% | 477 kg/ha | 142 kg/ha |
| 1982 | -58.1% | 1,386 kg/ha | 580.7 kg/ha |
| 1971 | +58.1% | 770.6 kg/ha | 1,218 kg/ha |
| 1985 | +58.1% | 328 kg/ha | 518.5 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 741.9 kg/ha | 666.7 kg/ha | 816.4 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 944.67 kg/ha | 641.3 kg/ha | 1,429 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 558.9 kg/ha | 142 kg/ha | 1,386 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 467.81 kg/ha | 327.5 kg/ha | 579.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 729.76 kg/ha | 601.6 kg/ha | 852.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 976.82 kg/ha | 818.2 kg/ha | 1,038 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,023 kg/ha | 1,014 kg/ha | 1,027 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 11 Russian Federation 1,123 kg/ha compare
- 12 Georgia 1,077 kg/ha compare
- 13 Bhutan 1,030 kg/ha compare
- 14 Lithuania 1,000 kg/ha compare
- 15 Belarus 971.1 kg/ha compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 946.9 kg/ha compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 943.2 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is buckwheat — yield in Africa?
- Buckwheat — yield in Africa was 1,025 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest buckwheat — yield recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,429 kg/ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest buckwheat — yield recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 142 kg/ha in 1988.
- How does Africa rank for buckwheat — yield?
- Africa ranks 14th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is buckwheat — yield rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Buckwheat — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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