Cereal seed quantity in North Africa
North Africa: Cereal seed quantity was 1.15 million FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal seed quantity in North Africa, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
North Africa recorded 1.15 million FAO, metric tonnes for cereal seed quantity in 2011.
The figure is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal seed quantity in North Africa peaked at 1.30 million FAO, metric tonnes in 1995 and was at its lowest, 820,476 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Cereal seed quantity in North Africa, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 820,476 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 957,641 FAO, metric tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 902,679 FAO, metric tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 912,216 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 934,351 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 961,860 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 975,540 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 980,137 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 984,594 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 944,078 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 982,604 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 1.01 million FAO, metric tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 986,904 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 959,121 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.09 million FAO, metric tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 1.05 million FAO, metric tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.11 million FAO, metric tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 1.11 million FAO, metric tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.08 million FAO, metric tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.08 million FAO, metric tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.04 million FAO, metric tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.16 million FAO, metric tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 1.10 million FAO, metric tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 1.18 million FAO, metric tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 1.15 million FAO, metric tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.15 million FAO, metric tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million FAO, metric tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.16 million FAO, metric tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.16 million FAO, metric tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million FAO, metric tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.14 million FAO, metric tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 1.14 million FAO, metric tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.22 million FAO, metric tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.07 million FAO, metric tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 1.30 million FAO, metric tonnes | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 1.16 million FAO, metric tonnes | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 1.29 million FAO, metric tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 1.19 million FAO, metric tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.22 million FAO, metric tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.12 million FAO, metric tonnes | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million FAO, metric tonnes | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.20 million FAO, metric tonnes | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 1.23 million FAO, metric tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.23 million FAO, metric tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.25 million FAO, metric tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.16 million FAO, metric tonnes | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million FAO, metric tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million FAO, metric tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million FAO, metric tonnes | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million FAO, metric tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.15 million FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 936,610 FAO, metric tonnes | 820,476 FAO, metric tonnes | 984,594 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 million FAO, metric tonnes | 944,078 FAO, metric tonnes | 1.11 million FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.04 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.18 million FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.07 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.30 million FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.08 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.26 million FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.15 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.15 million FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near North Africa
- 3 Ethiopia 374,260 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 4 Egypt 350,336 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 5 Algeria 253,336 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 6 Mali 239,698 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 195,343 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 8 Niger 165,158 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 9 Madagascar 162,205 FAO, metric tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for North Africa
- Agriculture production index 131.27 1999-2001 = 100 (2010)
- Land area 576.16 million hectares (2011)
- Wood fuel production quantity 36.08 million CUM, solid volume units (2011)
- Agricultural land 102.51 million hectares (2011)
- Land area equipped for irrigation 6.63 million hectares (2011)
- Arable and permanent cropland 28.51 million hectares (2011)
- Permanent cropland 5.59 million hectares (2011)
- Wood charcoal production quantity 2.54 million tonnes (2011)
- Cereal cropland 2.1% (2011)
- Cereal production index 100 1999-2001 = 100 (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal seed quantity in North Africa?
- Cereal seed quantity in North Africa was 1.15 million FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest cereal seed quantity recorded in North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million FAO, metric tonnes in 1995.
- What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 820,476 FAO, metric tonnes in 1961.
- How does North Africa rank for cereal seed quantity?
- North Africa ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.