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

Latest (2011)
2.69 million FAO, metric tonnes
Change on year
down 3.9%
Rank
4th
of 6 groups
All-time high
2.80 million FAO, metric tonnes
in 2010
All-time low
936,785 FAO, metric tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
51
1961–2011

Cereal seed quantity in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 1961–2011

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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

Annual values for Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes) in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 1961 to 2011.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Nigeria 427,216 FAO, metric tonnes compare
  2. 2 Morocco 382,170 FAO, metric tonnes compare
  3. 3 Ethiopia 374,260 FAO, metric tonnes compare
  4. 4 Egypt 350,336 FAO, metric tonnes compare
  5. 5 Algeria 253,336 FAO, metric tonnes compare
  6. 6 Mali 239,698 FAO, metric tonnes compare
  7. 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 195,343 FAO, metric tonnes compare

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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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Indicator
Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes)
Unit
FAO, metric tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,772 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

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.