Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 551,117 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
551,117 ha
Change on year
up 12.5%
Rank
4th
of 22 regions
All-time high
1.11 million ha
in 2010
All-time low
14,000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 551,117 ha for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in 2024.

That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Middle Africa peaked at 1.11 million ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14,000 ha, in 1961.

That places Middle Africa 4th out of 22 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14,500 ha 14,000 ha 15,000 ha 9
1970s 21,400 ha 16,000 ha 40,000 ha 10
1980s 79,200 ha 48,555 ha 126,448 ha 10
1990s 129,880 ha 80,366 ha 202,383 ha 10
2000s 306,556 ha 143,865 ha 459,956 ha 10
2010s 515,605 ha 308,027 ha 1.11 million ha 10
2020s 492,468 ha 464,854 ha 551,117 ha 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 3.25 million ha compare
  2. 2 Ethiopia PDR 1.37 million ha compare
  3. 3 Chad 547,440 ha compare
  4. 4 Poland 121,450 ha compare
  5. 5 France 109,060 ha compare
  6. 6 Thailand 99,677 ha compare
  7. 7 Russian Federation 65,145 ha compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Middle Africa?
Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Middle Africa was 551,117 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 million ha in 2010.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 14,000 ha in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
Middle Africa ranks 4th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
99 places, 4,299 data points, 1961–2024
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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.