Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested was 191,680 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested in Africa stood at 191,680 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested in Africa peaked at 191,680 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,546 ha, in 1961.
Africa ranks 5th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Eggplants (aubergines) — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,546 ha | — |
| 1962 | 12,231 ha | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 13,156 ha | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 13,544 ha | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 13,836 ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 14,350 ha | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 15,250 ha | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 16,595 ha | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 17,941 ha | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 18,311 ha | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 18,665 ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 24,697 ha | +32.3% |
| 1973 | 23,973 ha | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 25,078 ha | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 23,073 ha | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 24,628 ha | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 23,865 ha | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 25,603 ha | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 26,776 ha | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 30,715 ha | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 29,647 ha | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 30,395 ha | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 28,782 ha | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 28,241 ha | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 29,062 ha | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 30,986 ha | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 30,573 ha | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 29,058 ha | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 30,032 ha | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 31,145 ha | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 32,674 ha | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 30,873 ha | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 31,153 ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 33,916 ha | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 34,459 ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 41,111 ha | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 46,667 ha | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 50,897 ha | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 53,784 ha | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 59,303 ha | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 57,227 ha | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 67,643 ha | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 68,185 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 66,310 ha | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 76,377 ha | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 77,155 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 78,753 ha | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 94,956 ha | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 79,037 ha | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 82,448 ha | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 83,067 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 84,606 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 92,168 ha | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 97,169 ha | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 143,875 ha | +48.1% |
| 2016 | 156,437 ha | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 158,827 ha | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 155,957 ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 166,485 ha | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 165,897 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 162,563 ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 185,388 ha | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 190,982 ha | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 191,680 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,272 ha | 11,546 ha | 17,941 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,467 ha | 18,311 ha | 26,776 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,749 ha | 28,241 ha | 30,986 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,668 ha | 30,873 ha | 53,784 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,495 ha | 57,227 ha | 94,956 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,104 ha | 82,448 ha | 166,485 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 179,302 ha | 162,563 ha | 191,680 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 2 China, mainland 812,423 ha compare
- 3 India 683,138 ha compare
- 4 Egypt 60,350 ha compare
- 5 Guinea 59,398 ha compare
- 6 Indonesia 47,674 ha compare
- 7 Bangladesh 42,045 ha compare
- 8 Philippines 20,564 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested in Africa?
- Eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested in Africa was 191,680 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 191,680 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,546 ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is eggplants (aubergines) — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Eggplants (aubergines) — 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.