Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 509,766 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 509,766 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.05 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 430,772 ha, in 1962.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 431,227 ha | — |
| 1962 | 430,772 ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 431,956 ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 451,083 ha | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 451,302 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 459,947 ha | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 476,435 ha | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 466,612 ha | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 497,152 ha | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 497,432 ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 495,880 ha | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 499,869 ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 505,256 ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 512,764 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 507,885 ha | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 507,363 ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 512,258 ha | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 520,841 ha | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 545,429 ha | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 553,707 ha | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 573,730 ha | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 573,789 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 570,676 ha | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 579,813 ha | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 606,375 ha | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 626,325 ha | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 635,335 ha | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 649,748 ha | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 655,527 ha | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 624,172 ha | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 693,328 ha | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 697,650 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 693,405 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 689,462 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 707,205 ha | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 726,446 ha | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 731,606 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 688,859 ha | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 704,067 ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 732,880 ha | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 765,891 ha | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 723,957 ha | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 754,651 ha | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 808,808 ha | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 896,484 ha | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 946,812 ha | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 993,229 ha | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 507,755 ha | -51.8% |
| 2014 | 516,722 ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 525,835 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 513,737 ha | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 518,515 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 526,152 ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 530,213 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 518,792 ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 505,720 ha | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 512,645 ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 520,057 ha | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 509,766 ha | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 | -51.8% | 1.05 million ha | 507,755 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 455,165 ha | 430,772 ha | 497,152 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 510,498 ha | 495,880 ha | 545,429 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 602,502 ha | 553,707 ha | 655,527 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 695,620 ha | 624,172 ha | 731,606 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 864,894 ha | 723,957 ha | 1.02 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 676,184 ha | 507,755 ha | 1.05 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 513,396 ha | 505,720 ha | 520,057 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 Philippines 3.73 million ha compare
- 2 Indonesia 2.82 million ha compare
- 3 India 2.17 million ha compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 484,677 ha compare
- 4 Melanesia 309,584 ha compare
- 5 Brazil 187,164 ha compare
- 5 Viet Nam 181,523 ha compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 173,587 ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 86,627 ha compare
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- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 509,766 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 430,772 ha in 1962.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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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.