Carrots and turnips — Production in Africa
Africa: Carrots and turnips — Production was 2.34 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carrots and turnips — Production in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, carrots and turnips — production in Africa stood at 2.34 million t.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — production in Africa peaked at 2.54 million t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 316,432 t, in 1961.
That places Africa 13th out of 28 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.
Carrots and turnips — Production in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 316,432 t | — |
| 1962 | 362,461 t | +14.5% |
| 1963 | 357,322 t | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 365,708 t | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 317,970 t | -13.1% |
| 1966 | 348,147 t | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 363,460 t | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 360,911 t | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 357,139 t | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 362,515 t | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 372,590 t | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 364,901 t | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 389,802 t | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 429,845 t | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 446,717 t | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 446,250 t | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 452,181 t | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 474,009 t | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 517,374 t | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 522,279 t | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 558,421 t | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 522,805 t | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 497,830 t | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 546,888 t | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 610,040 t | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 665,719 t | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 696,193 t | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 678,803 t | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 748,137 t | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 706,880 t | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 815,444 t | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 892,250 t | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 852,157 t | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 942,849 t | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 1.06 million t | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 1.00 million t | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.04 million t | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million t | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.05 million t | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million t | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million t | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.15 million t | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.27 million t | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 1.37 million t | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.43 million t | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.38 million t | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.41 million t | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.52 million t | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 1.48 million t | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million t | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.71 million t | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 2.33 million t | +35.9% |
| 2013 | 2.36 million t | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.07 million t | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 2.01 million t | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.20 million t | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 2.40 million t | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 2.50 million t | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.54 million t | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.33 million t | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 2.28 million t | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.39 million t | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 2.40 million t | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.34 million t | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 349,950 t | 316,432 t | 365,708 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 425,618 t | 362,515 t | 517,374 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 604,712 t | 497,830 t | 748,137 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 942,487 t | 706,880 t | 1.06 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million t | 1.07 million t | 1.52 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 million t | 1.49 million t | 2.54 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 million t | 2.28 million t | 2.40 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 10 Pakistan 749,352 t compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 25,031 t compare
- 11 Indonesia 681,655 t compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 1,396 t compare
- 12 France 662,380 t compare
- 12 Polynesia 560.83 t compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 403.12 t compare
- 13 Japan 572,751 t compare
- 14 Poland 559,400 t compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 539,190 t compare
- 16 Italy 510,840 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carrots and turnips — production in Africa?
- Carrots and turnips — production in Africa was 2.34 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 million t in 2019.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 316,432 t in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for carrots and turnips — production?
- Africa ranks 13th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is carrots and turnips — production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carrots and turnips — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.