Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 22,721 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 18 China 18,448 ha compare
- 19 China, mainland 18,246 ha compare
- 20 Czechoslovakia 18,000 ha compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 17,550 ha compare
- 22 Tunisia 17,377 ha compare
- 23 Hungary 14,730 ha compare
- 24 Republic of Korea 11,070 ha compare
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- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.6785 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 8.19 million t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight 2 kg/An (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production 40,804 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 18.41 million An (2024)
- Oranges — Production 6.87 million t (2024)
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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About this data
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.