Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 25,430 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Western Africa stood at 25,430 ha.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 45,200 ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 7,650 ha, in 1991.
Western Africa ranks 20th of 24 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,095 ha | 16,500 ha | 45,200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,084 ha | 15,010 ha | 23,900 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,005 ha | 12,596 ha | 18,438 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,228 ha | 7,650 ha | 17,452 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,450 ha | 9,666 ha | 20,013 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,923 ha | 17,172 ha | 25,699 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,565 ha | 21,967 ha | 25,430 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 17 Myanmar 19,337 ha compare
- 18 China (People’s Republic of) 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
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.0114 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 118 kg/An (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Production 77.04 million t (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Yield 1,407 kg/ha (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested 54.74 million ha (2024)
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 89.97 million An (2024)
- Milk, Total — Production 5.27 million t (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 7.76 million An (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production 919,260 t (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 23.25 million ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Western Africa was 25,430 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 45,200 ha in 1966.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,650 ha in 1991.
- How does Western Africa rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 20th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.