Cucumbers and gherkins — Production in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cucumbers and gherkins — Production was 307,092 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cucumbers and gherkins — Production in Western Africa, 1987–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cucumbers and gherkins — production in Western Africa stood at 307,092 t. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 74.7% on the previous year and up 322.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — production in Western Africa peaked at 307,092 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 250 t, in 1987.
That places Western Africa 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Production in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 250 t | — |
| 1988 | 270 t | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 325 t | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 20,325 t | +6153.8% |
| 1991 | 31,903 t | +57.0% |
| 1992 | 32,672 t | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 32,472 t | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 34,458 t | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 34,985 t | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 37,063 t | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 44,794 t | +20.9% |
| 1998 | 45,228 t | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 31,173 t | -31.1% |
| 2000 | 33,171 t | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 43,365 t | +30.7% |
| 2002 | 43,284 t | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 36,320 t | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 37,392 t | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 38,526 t | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 40,075 t | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 43,857 t | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 47,054 t | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 49,346 t | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 56,769 t | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 77,089 t | +35.8% |
| 2012 | 38,432 t | -50.1% |
| 2013 | 65,234 t | +69.7% |
| 2014 | 72,772 t | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 82,546 t | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 87,873 t | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 91,528 t | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 100,550 t | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 95,271 t | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 121,047 t | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 107,042 t | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 132,591 t | +23.9% |
| 2023 | 175,761 t | +32.6% |
| 2024 | 307,092 t | +74.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 281.67 t | 250 t | 325 t | 3 |
| 1990s | 34,507 t | 20,325 t | 45,228 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,239 t | 33,171 t | 49,346 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,806 t | 38,432 t | 100,550 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 168,707 t | 107,042 t | 307,092 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 18 Cameroon 265,462 t compare
- 19 Sudan 230,449 t compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 227,454 t compare
- 21 Belarus 227,297 t compare
- 22 Tajikistan 218,517 t compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 215,868 t compare
- 24 Algeria 192,943 t compare
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- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 1.02 million ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cucumbers and gherkins — production in Western Africa?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — production in Western Africa was 307,092 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — production recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 307,092 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — production recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 t in 1987.
- How does Western Africa rank for cucumbers and gherkins — production?
- Western Africa ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — production rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 322.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cucumbers and gherkins — Production. 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.