Cereal seed quantity in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Cereal seed quantity was 2.27 million FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal seed quantity in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria recorded 2.27 million FAO, metric tonnes for cereal seed quantity in 2011.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal seed quantity in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria peaked at 2.38 million FAO, metric tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 729,967 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Cereal seed quantity in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 729,967 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 735,724 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 741,033 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 754,559 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 779,549 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 822,224 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 817,963 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 845,071 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 844,031 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 865,501 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 865,311 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 866,952 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 919,820 FAO, metric tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 941,654 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 988,901 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 1.00 million FAO, metric tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 996,057 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 987,343 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 983,506 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 989,715 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.01 million FAO, metric tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 999,351 FAO, metric tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 990,620 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million FAO, metric tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million FAO, metric tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 1.09 million FAO, metric tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.16 million FAO, metric tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 1.24 million FAO, metric tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 1.20 million FAO, metric tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million FAO, metric tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.30 million FAO, metric tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 1.32 million FAO, metric tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.57 million FAO, metric tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1994 | 1.58 million FAO, metric tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.62 million FAO, metric tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.63 million FAO, metric tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.63 million FAO, metric tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.64 million FAO, metric tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.56 million FAO, metric tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.65 million FAO, metric tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 1.70 million FAO, metric tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.84 million FAO, metric tonnes | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 1.83 million FAO, metric tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.99 million FAO, metric tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.95 million FAO, metric tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million FAO, metric tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.09 million FAO, metric tonnes | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 2.18 million FAO, metric tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 2.26 million FAO, metric tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.38 million FAO, metric tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.27 million FAO, metric tonnes | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 785,569 FAO, metric tonnes | 729,967 FAO, metric tonnes | 845,071 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 941,820 FAO, metric tonnes | 865,311 FAO, metric tonnes | 1.00 million FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 million FAO, metric tonnes | 989,715 FAO, metric tonnes | 1.24 million FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.50 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.22 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.64 million FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.65 million FAO, metric tonnes | 2.26 million FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 million FAO, metric tonnes | 2.27 million FAO, metric tonnes | 2.38 million FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
- 2 Morocco 382,170 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
- Agriculture production index 118.25 1999-2001 = 100 (2010)
- Land area 2.15 billion hectares (2011)
- Wood fuel production quantity 500.42 million CUM, solid volume units (2011)
- Agricultural land 888.57 million hectares (2011)
- Arable and permanent cropland 177.13 million hectares (2011)
- Permanent cropland 19.87 million hectares (2011)
- Land area equipped for irrigation 5.39 million hectares (2011)
- Wood charcoal production quantity 20.19 million tonnes (2011)
- Cereal production index 100 1999-2001 = 100 (2010)
- Cereal cropland 3.7% (2011)
All data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal seed quantity in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Cereal seed quantity in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria was 2.27 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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 million FAO, metric tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 729,967 FAO, metric tonnes in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank for cereal seed quantity?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 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.