Cereal seed quantity in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Cereal seed quantity was 2.69 million FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal seed quantity in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa recorded 2.69 million FAO, metric tonnes for cereal seed quantity in 2011.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal seed quantity in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa peaked at 2.80 million FAO, metric tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 936,785 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, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 936,785 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 944,368 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 963,288 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 993,398 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 975,635 FAO, metric tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.03 million FAO, metric tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 1.03 million FAO, metric tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.13 million FAO, metric tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 1.09 million FAO, metric tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 1.10 million FAO, metric tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 1.04 million FAO, metric tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 1.11 million FAO, metric tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 1.12 million FAO, metric tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.11 million FAO, metric tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.18 million FAO, metric tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 1.15 million FAO, metric tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.13 million FAO, metric tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.11 million FAO, metric tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.13 million FAO, metric tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.10 million FAO, metric tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.13 million FAO, metric tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.13 million FAO, metric tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.17 million FAO, metric tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.25 million FAO, metric tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 1.37 million FAO, metric tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 1.38 million FAO, metric tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.45 million FAO, metric tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 1.58 million FAO, metric tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 1.56 million FAO, metric tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.62 million FAO, metric tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.70 million FAO, metric tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.72 million FAO, metric tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.98 million FAO, metric tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 2.01 million FAO, metric tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.03 million FAO, metric tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.06 million FAO, metric tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2.05 million FAO, metric tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.06 million FAO, metric tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.98 million FAO, metric tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.04 million FAO, metric tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 2.10 million FAO, metric tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.25 million FAO, metric tonnes | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 2.25 million FAO, metric tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.43 million FAO, metric tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 2.41 million FAO, metric tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.37 million FAO, metric tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.54 million FAO, metric tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 2.51 million FAO, metric tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.66 million FAO, metric tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 2.80 million FAO, metric tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.69 million FAO, metric tonnes | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 million FAO, metric tonnes | 936,785 FAO, metric tonnes | 1.13 million FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.12 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.04 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.18 million FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.10 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.58 million FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.62 million FAO, metric tonnes | 2.06 million FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 million FAO, metric tonnes | 2.04 million FAO, metric tonnes | 2.66 million FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 million FAO, metric tonnes | 2.69 million FAO, metric tonnes | 2.80 million FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- 1 Nigeria 427,216 FAO, metric tonnes compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Agriculture production index 117.68 1999-2001 = 100 (2010)
- Land area 2.24 billion hectares (2011)
- Wood fuel production quantity 564.02 million CUM, solid volume units (2011)
- Agricultural land 964.77 million hectares (2011)
- Arable and permanent cropland 216.33 million hectares (2011)
- Permanent cropland 23.07 million hectares (2011)
- Land area equipped for irrigation 5.68 million hectares (2011)
- Wood charcoal production quantity 24.21 million tonnes (2011)
- Cereal production index 100 1999-2001 = 100 (2010)
- Cereal cropland 4.3% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal seed quantity in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Cereal seed quantity in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 2.69 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.80 million FAO, metric tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 936,785 FAO, metric tonnes in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for cereal seed quantity?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South 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.