Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in South America
South America: Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested was 458,619 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
South America recorded 458,619 ha for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in South America peaked at 766,607 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 50,000 ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in South America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 58,000 ha | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 68,000 ha | +17.2% |
| 1964 | 62,000 ha | -8.8% |
| 1965 | 64,408 ha | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 73,472 ha | +14.1% |
| 1967 | 77,275 ha | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 72,182 ha | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 75,113 ha | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 81,220 ha | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 105,000 ha | +29.3% |
| 1972 | 90,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 66,223 ha | -26.4% |
| 1974 | 84,727 ha | +27.9% |
| 1975 | 110,052 ha | +29.9% |
| 1976 | 122,961 ha | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 135,081 ha | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 154,329 ha | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 169,626 ha | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 184,151 ha | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 202,589 ha | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 232,177 ha | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 231,431 ha | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 319,302 ha | +38.0% |
| 1985 | 365,155 ha | +14.4% |
| 1986 | 406,095 ha | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 439,136 ha | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 449,017 ha | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 515,437 ha | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 583,328 ha | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 645,693 ha | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 696,637 ha | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 727,333 ha | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 681,639 ha | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 700,997 ha | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 548,778 ha | -21.7% |
| 1997 | 583,249 ha | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 622,869 ha | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 614,291 ha | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 652,647 ha | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 639,989 ha | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 666,485 ha | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 684,032 ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 692,686 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 702,069 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 712,001 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 733,376 ha | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 749,604 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 760,458 ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 760,499 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 766,607 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 758,780 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 696,821 ha | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 629,366 ha | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 593,018 ha | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 569,890 ha | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 491,329 ha | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 441,406 ha | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 428,572 ha | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 428,346 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 434,240 ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 434,016 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 450,489 ha | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 458,619 ha | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66,717 ha | 50,000 ha | 77,275 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 111,922 ha | 66,223 ha | 169,626 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 334,449 ha | 184,151 ha | 515,437 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 640,481 ha | 548,778 ha | 727,333 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 699,335 ha | 639,989 ha | 760,458 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 613,629 ha | 428,572 ha | 766,607 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 441,142 ha | 428,346 ha | 458,619 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 157,920 ha compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 124,274 ha compare
- 10 Mali 69,309 ha compare
- 11 Guinea 34,475 ha compare
- 12 Philippines 26,078 ha compare
- 13 Kenya 24,246 ha compare
- 14 Senegal 23,152 ha compare
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- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 4.58 million t (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield 13,552 kg/ha (2024)
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- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production 1.51 million t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 10,891 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in South America?
- Cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in South America was 458,619 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 766,607 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,000 ha in 1961.
- How does South America rank for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested?
- South America ranks 11th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cashew nuts, 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.