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

Northern Africa: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 22,721 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
22,721 ha
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
21st
of 24 groups
All-time high
150,000 ha
in 1965
All-time low
20,400 ha
in 2012
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 22,721 ha for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 150,000 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 20,400 ha, in 2012.

Northern Africa ranks 21st of 24 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 70,000 ha
1962 75,000 ha +7.1%
1963 95,000 ha +26.7%
1964 111,000 ha +16.8%
1965 150,000 ha +35.1%
1966 109,000 ha -27.3%
1967 104,000 ha -4.6%
1968 98,500 ha -5.3%
1969 72,000 ha -26.9%
1970 104,000 ha +44.4%
1971 85,000 ha -18.3%
1972 75,400 ha -11.3%
1973 100,300 ha +33.0%
1974 110,400 ha +10.1%
1975 74,900 ha -32.2%
1976 84,400 ha +12.7%
1977 82,900 ha -1.8%
1978 105,500 ha +27.3%
1979 82,200 ha -22.1%
1980 91,000 ha +10.7%
1981 82,000 ha -9.9%
1982 67,000 ha -18.3%
1983 77,400 ha +15.5%
1984 53,000 ha -31.5%
1985 48,000 ha -9.4%
1986 35,000 ha -27.1%
1987 36,000 ha +2.9%
1988 34,000 ha -5.6%
1989 32,000 ha -5.9%
1990 29,559 ha -7.6%
1991 39,679 ha +34.2%
1992 40,800 ha +2.8%
1993 46,695 ha +14.4%
1994 36,200 ha -22.5%
1995 31,400 ha -13.3%
1996 35,525 ha +13.1%
1997 41,221 ha +16.0%
1998 42,100 ha +2.1%
1999 42,087 ha -0.0%
2000 43,515 ha +3.4%
2001 48,900 ha +12.4%
2002 45,607 ha -6.7%
2003 47,929 ha +5.1%
2004 49,900 ha +4.1%
2005 45,662 ha -8.5%
2006 39,460 ha -13.6%
2007 35,309 ha -10.5%
2008 33,776 ha -4.3%
2009 27,753 ha -17.8%
2010 29,125 ha +4.9%
2011 22,741 ha -21.9%
2012 20,400 ha -10.3%
2013 21,039 ha +3.1%
2014 21,663 ha +3.0%
2015 21,603 ha -0.3%
2016 24,471 ha +13.3%
2017 23,396 ha -4.4%
2018 23,819 ha +1.8%
2019 21,963 ha -7.8%
2020 23,942 ha +9.0%
2021 25,029 ha +4.5%
2022 26,143 ha +4.5%
2023 22,932 ha -12.3%
2024 22,721 ha -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 98,278 ha 70,000 ha 150,000 ha 9
1970s 90,500 ha 74,900 ha 110,400 ha 10
1980s 55,540 ha 32,000 ha 91,000 ha 10
1990s 38,527 ha 29,559 ha 46,695 ha 10
2000s 41,781 ha 27,753 ha 49,900 ha 10
2010s 23,022 ha 20,400 ha 29,125 ha 10
2020s 24,153 ha 22,721 ha 26,143 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 18 China 18,448 ha compare
  2. 19 China, mainland 18,246 ha compare
  3. 20 Czechoslovakia 18,000 ha compare
  4. 21 Sierra Leone 17,550 ha compare
  5. 22 Tunisia 17,377 ha compare
  6. 23 Hungary 14,730 ha compare
  7. 24 Republic of Korea 11,070 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Northern Africa?
Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Northern Africa was 22,721 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 Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 150,000 ha in 1965.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 20,400 ha in 2012.
How does Northern Africa rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
Northern Africa ranks 21st out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern 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.