Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Western Asia
Western Asia: Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 14,235 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 14,235 ha for chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Western Asia peaked at 50,000 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 8,412 ha, in 1996.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48,520 ha | — |
| 1962 | 48,660 ha | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 48,820 ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 49,000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 50,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 47,000 ha | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 47,560 ha | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 37,200 ha | -21.8% |
| 1969 | 37,400 ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 39,380 ha | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 39,360 ha | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 40,900 ha | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 40,200 ha | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 40,000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 42,500 ha | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 43,200 ha | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 44,200 ha | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 43,200 ha | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 43,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 32,400 ha | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 32,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 29,500 ha | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 30,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 33,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 28,100 ha | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 36,600 ha | +30.2% |
| 1987 | 36,720 ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 36,900 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 37,340 ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 38,140 ha | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 9,000 ha | -76.4% |
| 1992 | 10,045 ha | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 9,193 ha | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 8,754 ha | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 8,600 ha | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 8,412 ha | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 9,240 ha | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 8,838 ha | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 8,722 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 8,642 ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 8,787 ha | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 8,875 ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 9,182 ha | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 9,241 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 9,391 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 8,718 ha | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 10,647 ha | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 10,798 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 12,183 ha | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 12,345 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 12,445 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 12,632 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 11,821 ha | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 11,631 ha | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 11,626 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,926 ha | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 11,886 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 12,117 ha | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 12,985 ha | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 13,840 ha | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 13,857 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14,184 ha | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 14,209 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 14,235 ha | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -76.4% | 38,140 ha | 9,000 ha |
| 1986 | +30.2% | 28,100 ha | 36,600 ha |
| 1980 | -25.0% | 43,200 ha | 32,400 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46,018 ha | 37,200 ha | 50,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,614 ha | 39,360 ha | 44,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,256 ha | 28,100 ha | 37,340 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,894 ha | 8,412 ha | 38,140 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,646 ha | 8,642 ha | 12,183 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,141 ha | 11,626 ha | 12,985 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,065 ha | 13,840 ha | 14,235 ha | 5 |
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- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -9.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Western Asia?
- Chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Western Asia was 14,235 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,412 ha in 1996.
- How does Western Asia rank for chestnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Western Asia ranks 9th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is chestnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.