Chicory roots — Area harvested in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Chicory roots — Area harvested was 763 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
763 ha
Change on year
down 23.5%
Rank
5th
of 16 groups
All-time high
8,255 ha
in 1979
All-time low
763 ha
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Chicory roots — Area harvested in Southern Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 763 ha for chicory roots — area harvested in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chicory roots — area harvested in Southern Africa peaked at 8,255 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 763 ha, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Chicory roots — Area harvested in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Chicory roots — Area harvested in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 5,000 ha
1962 4,000 ha -20.0%
1963 4,500 ha +12.5%
1964 7,000 ha +55.6%
1965 6,595 ha -5.8%
1966 8,000 ha +21.3%
1967 3,000 ha -62.5%
1968 5,000 ha +66.7%
1969 6,000 ha +20.0%
1970 5,000 ha -16.7%
1971 5,778 ha +15.6%
1972 3,468 ha -40.0%
1973 3,380 ha -2.5%
1974 5,410 ha +60.1%
1975 6,790 ha +25.5%
1976 7,100 ha +4.6%
1977 8,100 ha +14.1%
1978 6,400 ha -21.0%
1979 8,255 ha +29.0%
1980 3,500 ha -57.6%
1981 7,100 ha +102.9%
1982 7,800 ha +9.9%
1983 5,400 ha -30.8%
1984 6,200 ha +14.8%
1985 7,400 ha +19.4%
1986 6,700 ha -9.5%
1987 8,100 ha +20.9%
1988 6,300 ha -22.2%
1989 4,600 ha -27.0%
1990 4,258 ha -7.4%
1991 4,400 ha +3.3%
1992 4,200 ha -4.5%
1993 4,250 ha +1.2%
1994 4,200 ha -1.2%
1995 4,200 ha +0.0%
1996 4,200 ha +0.0%
1997 4,200 ha +0.0%
1998 4,200 ha +0.0%
1999 4,100 ha -2.4%
2000 4,200 ha +2.4%
2001 4,100 ha -2.4%
2002 4,100 ha +0.0%
2003 4,100 ha +0.0%
2004 4,100 ha +0.0%
2005 4,100 ha +0.0%
2006 4,100 ha +0.0%
2007 4,100 ha +0.0%
2008 4,100 ha +0.0%
2009 4,100 ha +0.0%
2010 4,500 ha +9.8%
2011 5,000 ha +11.1%
2012 5,200 ha +4.0%
2013 3,000 ha -42.3%
2014 880 ha -70.7%
2015 1,264 ha +43.6%
2016 1,544 ha +22.2%
2017 1,205 ha -22.0%
2018 2,422 ha +101.0%
2019 2,421 ha -0.0%
2020 1,945 ha -19.7%
2021 2,132 ha +9.6%
2022 2,140 ha +0.4%
2023 998 ha -53.4%
2024 763 ha -23.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,455 ha 3,000 ha 8,000 ha 9
1970s 5,968 ha 3,380 ha 8,255 ha 10
1980s 6,310 ha 3,500 ha 8,100 ha 10
1990s 4,221 ha 4,100 ha 4,400 ha 10
2000s 4,110 ha 4,100 ha 4,200 ha 10
2010s 2,744 ha 880 ha 5,200 ha 10
2020s 1,596 ha 763 ha 2,140 ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 2 Belgium 6,536 ha compare
  2. 3 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,222 ha compare
  3. 4 Poland 1,127 ha compare
  4. 5 France 1,109 ha compare
  5. 6 South Africa 763 ha compare
  6. 7 Philippines 571 ha compare
  7. 8 Ukraine 300 ha compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chicory roots — area harvested in Southern Africa?
Chicory roots — area harvested in Southern Africa was 763 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chicory roots — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 8,255 ha in 1979.
What is the lowest chicory roots — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 763 ha in 2024.
How does Southern Africa rank for chicory roots — area harvested?
Southern Africa ranks 5th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
Is chicory roots — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chicory roots — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chicory roots — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
43 places, 1,619 data points, 1961–2024
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