Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Caribbean
Caribbean: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 324,084 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 324,084 ha for cassava, fresh — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Caribbean peaked at 324,084 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 118,701 ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 118,701 ha | — |
| 1962 | 120,057 ha | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 122,306 ha | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 123,161 ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 129,227 ha | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 129,927 ha | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 131,385 ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 131,977 ha | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 137,539 ha | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 140,222 ha | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 144,004 ha | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 148,209 ha | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 150,714 ha | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 149,641 ha | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 157,142 ha | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 154,225 ha | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 158,981 ha | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 155,113 ha | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 136,122 ha | -12.2% |
| 1980 | 122,900 ha | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 128,051 ha | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 123,534 ha | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 139,804 ha | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 134,855 ha | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 131,519 ha | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 139,086 ha | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 141,754 ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 158,901 ha | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 169,416 ha | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 172,820 ha | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 174,353 ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 185,864 ha | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 190,928 ha | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 175,189 ha | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 187,484 ha | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 186,554 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 197,734 ha | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 199,276 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 184,053 ha | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 186,707 ha | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 194,021 ha | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 157,396 ha | -18.9% |
| 2003 | 195,235 ha | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 216,146 ha | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 231,403 ha | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 190,405 ha | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 178,661 ha | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 167,732 ha | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 184,700 ha | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 225,661 ha | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 209,434 ha | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 162,652 ha | -22.3% |
| 2013 | 192,518 ha | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 232,309 ha | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 311,943 ha | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 305,936 ha | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 319,508 ha | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 312,627 ha | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 318,584 ha | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 269,902 ha | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 272,685 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 301,124 ha | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 317,761 ha | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 324,084 ha | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 127,142 ha | 118,701 ha | 137,539 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 149,437 ha | 136,122 ha | 158,981 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 138,982 ha | 122,900 ha | 169,416 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 185,426 ha | 172,820 ha | 199,276 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 190,241 ha | 157,396 ha | 231,403 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 259,117 ha | 162,652 ha | 319,508 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 297,111 ha | 269,902 ha | 324,084 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 9 Indonesia 553,450 ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32,311 ha compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 29,897 ha compare
- 10 Cameroon 466,886 ha compare
- 11 Burundi 341,757 ha compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 1.39 million ha compare
- 11 Melanesia 24,241 ha compare
- 12 Guinea 336,706 ha compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 4,850 ha compare
- 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 810 ha compare
- 13 Togo 333,367 ha compare
- 13 Micronesia 810 ha compare
- 14 Madagascar 322,141 ha compare
- 15 China 310,183 ha compare
- 15 Polynesia 707 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — area harvested in Caribbean?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Caribbean was 324,084 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 324,084 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 118,701 ha in 1961.
- How does Caribbean rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Caribbean ranks 12th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — 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.