Dates — Area harvested in Asia
Asia: Dates — Area harvested was 857,731 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Dates — Area harvested in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dates — area harvested in Asia is 857,731 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — area harvested in Asia peaked at 857,731 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 136,196 ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dates — Area harvested in Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 136,196 ha | — |
| 1962 | 137,356 ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 137,394 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 147,899 ha | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 150,199 ha | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 150,886 ha | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 151,097 ha | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 154,490 ha | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 155,690 ha | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 156,870 ha | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 163,546 ha | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 163,266 ha | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 166,969 ha | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 193,442 ha | +15.9% |
| 1975 | 190,067 ha | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 202,945 ha | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 198,573 ha | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 205,559 ha | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 211,664 ha | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 211,714 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 216,938 ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 265,106 ha | +22.2% |
| 1983 | 238,328 ha | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 242,751 ha | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 356,886 ha | +47.0% |
| 1986 | 393,778 ha | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 390,905 ha | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 408,921 ha | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 424,569 ha | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 428,326 ha | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 448,689 ha | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 454,127 ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 514,716 ha | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 561,557 ha | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 575,781 ha | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 609,895 ha | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 629,640 ha | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 628,677 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 725,429 ha | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 772,365 ha | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 757,503 ha | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 760,270 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 767,293 ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 729,677 ha | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 728,492 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 781,466 ha | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 811,793 ha | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 805,825 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 807,020 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 850,263 ha | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 707,710 ha | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 695,395 ha | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 747,105 ha | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 732,740 ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 693,785 ha | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 738,569 ha | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 741,742 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 792,097 ha | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 734,988 ha | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 751,971 ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 787,815 ha | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 775,427 ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 819,596 ha | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 857,731 ha | +4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dates — Area harvested in Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +47.0% | 242,751 ha | 356,886 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 146,801 ha | 136,196 ha | 155,690 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 185,290 ha | 156,870 ha | 211,664 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 314,990 ha | 211,714 ha | 424,569 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 557,684 ha | 428,326 ha | 725,429 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 772,170 ha | 728,492 ha | 811,793 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 743,439 ha | 693,785 ha | 850,263 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 798,508 ha | 751,971 ha | 857,731 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 Saudi Arabia 257,613 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 135,540 ha compare
- 2 Iraq 256,758 ha compare
- 3 Algeria 175,962 ha compare
- 4 Pakistan 92,977 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Asia
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -0.8067 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -0.0343 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 0.1138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Chickens — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.1138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 0.7475 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dates — area harvested in Asia?
- Dates — area harvested in Asia was 857,731 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 857,731 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest dates — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,196 ha in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for dates — area harvested?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2024.
- Is dates — area harvested rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dates — 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.