Cloves (whole stems), raw — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Cloves (whole stems), raw — Area harvested was 119,859 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cloves (whole stems), raw — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 119,859 ha for cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested in Africa peaked at 119,859 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46,830 ha, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cloves (whole stems), raw — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 53,000 ha | -11.7% |
| 1963 | 63,000 ha | +18.9% |
| 1964 | 58,245 ha | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 61,540 ha | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 68,650 ha | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 71,405 ha | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 63,730 ha | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 49,065 ha | -23.0% |
| 1970 | 46,830 ha | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 64,165 ha | +37.0% |
| 1972 | 76,330 ha | +19.0% |
| 1973 | 81,755 ha | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 55,940 ha | -31.6% |
| 1975 | 80,290 ha | +43.5% |
| 1976 | 76,990 ha | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 91,260 ha | +18.5% |
| 1978 | 83,965 ha | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 104,990 ha | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 97,015 ha | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 97,565 ha | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 87,010 ha | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 100,605 ha | +15.6% |
| 1984 | 106,775 ha | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 90,225 ha | -15.5% |
| 1986 | 118,205 ha | +31.0% |
| 1987 | 89,865 ha | -24.0% |
| 1988 | 111,965 ha | +24.6% |
| 1989 | 100,585 ha | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 95,145 ha | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 115,464 ha | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 92,628 ha | -19.8% |
| 1993 | 92,357 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 101,421 ha | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 89,087 ha | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 104,371 ha | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 96,992 ha | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 100,920 ha | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 103,181 ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 107,234 ha | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 107,256 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 104,883 ha | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 105,431 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 106,250 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 57,828 ha | -45.6% |
| 2006 | 59,920 ha | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 64,665 ha | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 60,115 ha | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 62,609 ha | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 61,499 ha | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 70,090 ha | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 73,367 ha | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 84,964 ha | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 99,717 ha | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 101,041 ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 115,262 ha | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 117,599 ha | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 118,177 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 113,503 ha | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 115,079 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 114,598 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 115,706 ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 118,593 ha | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 119,859 ha | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60,959 ha | 49,065 ha | 71,405 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 76,252 ha | 46,830 ha | 104,990 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 99,982 ha | 87,010 ha | 118,205 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 99,157 ha | 89,087 ha | 115,464 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,619 ha | 57,828 ha | 107,256 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,522 ha | 61,499 ha | 118,177 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 116,767 ha | 114,598 ha | 119,859 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Indonesia 576,195 ha compare
- 2 Madagascar 74,650 ha compare
- 3 Comoros 35,893 ha compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 6,018 ha compare
- 5 Kenya 2,296 ha compare
- 6 China (People’s Republic of) 1,045 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 1,045 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested in Africa?
- Cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested in Africa was 119,859 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 119,859 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,830 ha in 1970.
- How does Africa rank for cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cloves (whole stems), raw — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cloves (whole stems), raw — 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.