Dates — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Dates — Production was 588,700 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
588,700 t
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
7th
of 20 groups
All-time high
612,340 t
in 2020
All-time low
137,800 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Dates — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for dates — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 588,700 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dates — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 612,340 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 137,800 t, in 1961.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 7th out of 20 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 149,714 t 137,800 t 159,000 t 9
1970s 181,941 t 167,900 t 195,380 t 10
1980s 200,765 t 186,879 t 211,927 t 10
1990s 241,946 t 184,793 t 330,683 t 10
2000s 452,852 t 422,612 t 574,691 t 10
2010s 566,872 t 542,685 t 585,280 t 10
2020s 597,365 t 588,521 t 612,340 t 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 4 Pakistan 604,243 t compare
  2. 5 Iraq 587,190 t compare
  3. 6 Sudan 443,134 t compare
  4. 7 Sudan (former) 432,100 t compare
  5. 8 Oman 400,655 t compare
  6. 9 Tunisia 400,219 t compare
  7. 10 United Arab Emirates 333,632 t compare

See the full ranking of 63 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dates — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Dates — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 588,700 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest dates — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 612,340 t in 2020.
What is the lowest dates — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 137,800 t in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for dates — production?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is dates — production rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.