Cherries — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Cherries — Area harvested was 7,860 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cherries — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1973–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cherries — area harvested in Northern Africa stood at 7,860 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cherries — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 9,094 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 300 ha, in 1973.
That places Northern Africa 18th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cherries — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 300 ha | — |
| 1974 | 600 ha | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 1,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 1976 | 1,500 ha | +50.0% |
| 1977 | 1,900 ha | +26.7% |
| 1978 | 1,500 ha | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 1,300 ha | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 1,800 ha | +38.5% |
| 1981 | 2,300 ha | +27.8% |
| 1982 | 1,600 ha | -30.4% |
| 1983 | 2,300 ha | +43.8% |
| 1984 | 2,700 ha | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 2,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4,200 ha | +55.6% |
| 1987 | 3,100 ha | -26.2% |
| 1988 | 3,150 ha | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3,400 ha | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 3,480 ha | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 3,400 ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 3,460 ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 3,690 ha | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 3,690 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,640 ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 4,090 ha | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 3,640 ha | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 4,090 ha | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 4,096 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 4,110 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,220 ha | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 4,030 ha | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 4,520 ha | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 4,353 ha | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 5,285 ha | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 4,840 ha | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 4,743 ha | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4,909 ha | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 5,292 ha | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 6,783 ha | +28.2% |
| 2011 | 6,959 ha | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 5,862 ha | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 6,093 ha | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 5,401 ha | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 5,680 ha | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 9,094 ha | +60.1% |
| 2017 | 8,992 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 6,865 ha | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 7,514 ha | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 7,625 ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7,716 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8,350 ha | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 7,910 ha | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 7,860 ha | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,157 ha | 300 ha | 1,900 ha | 7 |
| 1980s | 2,725 ha | 1,600 ha | 4,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,728 ha | 3,400 ha | 4,096 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,630 ha | 4,030 ha | 5,292 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,924 ha | 5,401 ha | 9,094 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,892 ha | 7,625 ha | 8,350 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cherries — area harvested in Northern Africa?
- Cherries — area harvested in Northern Africa was 7,860 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cherries — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9,094 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest cherries — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 ha in 1973.
- How does Northern Africa rank for cherries — area harvested?
- Northern Africa ranks 18th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cherries — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. 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 Cherries — 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.