Dates — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Dates — Production was 585,571 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
585,571 t
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
3rd
of 6 groups
All-time high
607,937 t
in 2020
All-time low
137,300 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Dates — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 585,571 t for dates — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dates — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 607,937 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 137,300 t, in 1961.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Dates — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Dates — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 137,300 t —
1962 138,600 t +0.9%
1963 147,395 t +6.3%
1964 149,745 t +1.6%
1965 155,045 t +3.5%
1966 155,440 t +0.3%
1967 148,700 t -4.3%
1968 151,400 t +1.8%
1969 158,300 t +4.6%
1970 167,200 t +5.6%
1971 174,300 t +4.2%
1972 168,800 t -3.2%
1973 192,000 t +13.7%
1974 187,000 t -2.6%
1975 182,260 t -2.5%
1976 182,270 t +0.0%
1977 187,230 t +2.7%
1978 175,820 t -6.1%
1979 194,350 t +10.5%
1980 198,640 t +2.2%
1981 203,540 t +2.5%
1982 186,508 t -8.4%
1983 185,679 t -0.4%
1984 191,364 t +3.1%
1985 197,950 t +3.4%
1986 205,248 t +3.7%
1987 208,302 t +1.5%
1988 210,717 t +1.2%
1989 207,898 t -1.3%
1990 183,664 t -11.7%
1991 205,426 t +11.8%
1992 207,441 t +1.0%
1993 201,034 t -3.1%
1994 216,941 t +7.9%
1995 244,812 t +12.8%
1996 248,102 t +1.3%
1997 279,456 t +12.6%
1998 277,353 t -0.8%
1999 326,372 t +17.7%
2000 422,814 t +29.5%
2001 419,808 t -0.7%
2002 426,513 t +1.6%
2003 419,905 t -1.5%
2004 429,207 t +2.2%
2005 418,021 t -2.6%
2006 459,641 t +10.0%
2007 454,246 t -1.2%
2008 462,469 t +1.8%
2009 569,235 t +23.1%
2010 559,177 t -1.8%
2011 560,049 t +0.2%
2012 561,561 t +0.3%
2013 565,107 t +0.6%
2014 560,909 t -0.7%
2015 564,623 t +0.7%
2016 562,978 t -0.3%
2017 564,719 t +0.3%
2018 537,123 t -4.9%
2019 580,184 t +8.0%
2020 607,937 t +4.8%
2021 603,855 t -0.7%
2022 584,586 t -3.2%
2023 584,083 t -0.1%
2024 585,571 t +0.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Dates — Production 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.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +29.5% 326,372 t 422,814 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 149,103 t 137,300 t 158,300 t 9
1970s 181,123 t 167,200 t 194,350 t 10
1980s 199,585 t 185,679 t 210,717 t 10
1990s 239,060 t 183,664 t 326,372 t 10
2000s 448,186 t 418,021 t 569,235 t 10
2010s 561,643 t 537,123 t 580,184 t 10
2020s 593,206 t 584,083 t 607,937 t 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 Saudi Arabia 1.93 million t compare
  2. 2 Egypt 1.75 million t compare
  3. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.18 million t compare
  4. 3 Algeria 1.34 million t compare
  5. 4 Pakistan 604,243 t compare
  6. 5 Iraq 587,190 t compare
  7. 5 Türkiye 10,000 t compare
  8. 6 Sudan 443,134 t compare
  9. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 1,575 t compare

See the full ranking of 63 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dates — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Dates — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 585,571 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest dates — production recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 607,937 t in 2020.
What is the lowest dates — production recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 137,300 t in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for dates — production?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2024.
Is dates — production rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Dates — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dates — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
63 places, 3,605 data points, 1961–2024
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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.