Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 14.67 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Western Africa stood at 14.67 million ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 14.67 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.36 million ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.36 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.47 million ha | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 1.46 million ha | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.55 million ha | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 1.52 million ha | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 1.63 million ha | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 1.67 million ha | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.60 million ha | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 1.62 million ha | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.58 million ha | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.62 million ha | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.68 million ha | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 1.71 million ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.75 million ha | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.83 million ha | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 1.82 million ha | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.83 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.88 million ha | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.92 million ha | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.92 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.93 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 2.09 million ha | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 1.90 million ha | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 2.09 million ha | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 1.92 million ha | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 2.05 million ha | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 2.23 million ha | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 2.41 million ha | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 2.70 million ha | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 2.61 million ha | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 3.74 million ha | +43.3% |
| 1992 | 3.99 million ha | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 4.07 million ha | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 4.20 million ha | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 4.25 million ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.31 million ha | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 4.14 million ha | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 4.49 million ha | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 4.89 million ha | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 4.85 million ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.98 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.21 million ha | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 5.47 million ha | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 5.49 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.57 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 5.75 million ha | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.89 million ha | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 6.01 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.35 million ha | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 5.76 million ha | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 6.38 million ha | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 8.63 million ha | +35.2% |
| 2013 | 9.15 million ha | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 9.85 million ha | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 10.78 million ha | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 9.55 million ha | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 9.63 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.00 million ha | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 12.94 million ha | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 13.08 million ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 13.56 million ha | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 13.64 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 13.93 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 14.67 million ha | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 million ha | 1.36 million ha | 1.67 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.76 million ha | 1.58 million ha | 1.92 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.12 million ha | 1.90 million ha | 2.70 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.07 million ha | 2.61 million ha | 4.89 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.46 million ha | 4.85 million ha | 6.01 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.27 million ha | 5.76 million ha | 12.94 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.77 million ha | 13.08 million ha | 14.67 million ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Western Africa was 14.67 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.67 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 4th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. 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 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.