Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested was 2.94 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Western Africa is 2.94 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 2.99 million ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35,000 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 44,000 ha | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 45,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 51,000 ha | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 55,500 ha | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 57,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 61,500 ha | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 65,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 66,500 ha | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 69,363 ha | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 69,000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 69,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 69,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 69,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 69,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 65,500 ha | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 70,846 ha | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 73,500 ha | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 74,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 76,500 ha | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 88,500 ha | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 99,500 ha | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 95,500 ha | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 118,000 ha | +23.6% |
| 1985 | 125,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 136,500 ha | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 142,750 ha | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 138,950 ha | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 185,900 ha | +33.8% |
| 1990 | 192,650 ha | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 230,406 ha | +19.6% |
| 1992 | 275,434 ha | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 342,629 ha | +24.4% |
| 1994 | 373,522 ha | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 522,089 ha | +39.8% |
| 1996 | 547,127 ha | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 717,027 ha | +31.1% |
| 1998 | 727,285 ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 908,270 ha | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 899,202 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 861,043 ha | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million ha | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 1.05 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million ha | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 1.34 million ha | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 1.51 million ha | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 1.67 million ha | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 1.95 million ha | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 2.18 million ha | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 2.04 million ha | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.23 million ha | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 2.32 million ha | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.49 million ha | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 2.56 million ha | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.99 million ha | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 2.60 million ha | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 2.78 million ha | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 2.85 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.31 million ha | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 2.59 million ha | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 2.69 million ha | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.94 million ha | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 2.88 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.94 million ha | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,389 ha | 35,000 ha | 66,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 69,821 ha | 65,500 ha | 74,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 120,710 ha | 76,500 ha | 185,900 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 483,644 ha | 192,650 ha | 908,270 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 million ha | 861,043 ha | 2.18 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 million ha | 2.04 million ha | 2.99 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 million ha | 2.59 million ha | 2.94 million ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Western Africa was 2.94 million 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 million ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 4th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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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.