Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 198,399 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Southern Asia stood at 198,399 ha.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Southern Asia peaked at 552,378 ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 183,729 ha, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 312,716 ha | — |
| 1962 | 299,419 ha | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 295,998 ha | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 289,021 ha | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 292,849 ha | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 320,073 ha | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 361,281 ha | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 420,418 ha | +16.4% |
| 1969 | 427,864 ha | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 412,108 ha | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 412,800 ha | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 413,101 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 478,458 ha | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 550,560 ha | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 552,378 ha | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 543,183 ha | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 481,562 ha | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 432,633 ha | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 415,092 ha | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 402,930 ha | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 376,925 ha | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 382,350 ha | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 356,976 ha | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 376,177 ha | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 358,197 ha | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 324,990 ha | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 312,128 ha | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 318,385 ha | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 295,077 ha | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 284,799 ha | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 287,135 ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 285,075 ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 269,149 ha | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 279,235 ha | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 263,708 ha | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 259,123 ha | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 284,964 ha | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 294,375 ha | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 272,840 ha | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 253,054 ha | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 280,820 ha | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 265,298 ha | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 233,303 ha | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 243,195 ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 268,175 ha | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 268,174 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 278,062 ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 293,941 ha | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 304,071 ha | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 255,342 ha | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 245,601 ha | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 250,552 ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 231,097 ha | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 252,347 ha | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 231,967 ha | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 226,871 ha | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 221,221 ha | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 195,494 ha | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 183,729 ha | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 193,823 ha | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 204,118 ha | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 193,226 ha | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 188,064 ha | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 198,399 ha | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 335,515 ha | 289,021 ha | 427,864 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 469,188 ha | 412,108 ha | 552,378 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 350,414 ha | 295,077 ha | 402,930 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 278,040 ha | 259,123 ha | 294,375 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 268,809 ha | 233,303 ha | 304,071 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 229,422 ha | 183,729 ha | 255,342 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 195,526 ha | 188,064 ha | 204,118 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — area harvested in Southern Asia?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Southern Asia was 198,399 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 552,378 ha in 1975.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 183,729 ha in 2019.
- How does Southern Asia rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Southern Asia ranks 14th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.