Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 335,611 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Eastern Africa stood at 335,611 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Eastern Africa peaked at 852,437 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 301,460 ha, in 2013.
Eastern Africa ranks 9th of 21 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 322,200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 323,600 ha | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 333,400 ha | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 345,600 ha | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 339,100 ha | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 339,400 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 354,100 ha | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 353,500 ha | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 371,900 ha | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 372,500 ha | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 373,700 ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 386,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 386,800 ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 385,508 ha | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 388,825 ha | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 388,400 ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 389,910 ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 392,700 ha | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 405,710 ha | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 416,750 ha | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 427,720 ha | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 426,580 ha | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 428,410 ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 429,200 ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 430,350 ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 439,700 ha | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 450,737 ha | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 462,718 ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 474,063 ha | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 435,935 ha | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 500,187 ha | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 502,425 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 498,921 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 499,286 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 514,578 ha | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 526,180 ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 534,619 ha | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 496,309 ha | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 510,698 ha | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 537,678 ha | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 563,626 ha | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 517,184 ha | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 543,205 ha | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 583,392 ha | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 656,516 ha | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 719,935 ha | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 757,064 ha | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 780,974 ha | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 804,644 ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 839,064 ha | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 850,250 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 852,437 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 301,460 ha | -64.6% |
| 2014 | 309,630 ha | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 321,441 ha | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 323,702 ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 357,776 ha | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 362,505 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 364,927 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 354,664 ha | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 335,414 ha | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 330,480 ha | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 341,296 ha | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 335,611 ha | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Eastern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -64.6% | 852,437 ha | 301,460 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 342,533 ha | 322,200 ha | 371,900 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 387,005 ha | 372,500 ha | 405,710 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 438,623 ha | 416,750 ha | 474,063 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 501,914 ha | 435,935 ha | 534,619 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 646,422 ha | 517,184 ha | 804,644 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 488,319 ha | 301,460 ha | 852,437 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 339,493 ha | 330,480 ha | 354,664 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 6 Papua New Guinea 173,587 ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 86,627 ha compare
- 7 Thailand 131,345 ha compare
- 7 Polynesia 55,586 ha compare
- 8 Mexico 125,472 ha compare
- 8 Micronesia 54,092 ha compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18,024 ha compare
- 9 Vanuatu 89,921 ha compare
- 10 Mozambique 77,875 ha compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17,537 ha compare
- 11 Ghana 76,051 ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 11,274 ha compare
- 12 Malaysia 75,418 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Eastern Africa?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Eastern Africa was 335,611 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 852,437 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 301,460 ha in 2013.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Eastern Africa ranks 9th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — 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.