Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
144
Highest
300 % change on previous year
Iraq
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Guadeloupe
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
9,048
What the numbers show
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 300 % change on previous year in Iraq; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -5.76 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 160,446.0%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 6,396.9%).
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 300 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 413.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Romania | 146.72 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 264.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Poland | 144.81 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 2,042.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Sudan | 142.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23,130.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Serbia and Montenegro | 98 % change on previous year | 2005 | up 1,090.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Malawi | 78.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 513.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Latvia | 68.33 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 223.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 51.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 258.5% | volatile |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 49.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 281.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 39.29 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 866.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Tunisia | 34.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 389.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Argentina | 21.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Brazil | 15.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Myanmar | 13.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 461.0% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 13.22 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 160,446.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Malaysia | 12.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Austria | 10.97 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 134.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 10.8 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Nigeria | 10.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 367.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan (former) | 8.7 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 986.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Angola | 8.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 766.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 6.93 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 161.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 6.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Eswatini | 5.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 5.71 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 173.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Greece | 5.6 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 292.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Benin | 5.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Cambodia | 5.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,949.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Hungary | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 3.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Spain | 3.66 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Senegal | 3.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 221.3% | volatile |
| 35 | South Africa | 3.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Kenya | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 224.3% | volatile |
| 38 | China, mainland | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 39 | China | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Madagascar | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Mozambique | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Uganda | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Viet Nam | 0.999 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Mauritius | 0.6944 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 45 | New Zealand | 0.6448 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 0.5747 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Somalia | 0.5359 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Ukraine | 0.4619 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.4362 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.3988 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 51 | South Sudan | 0.3143 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 0.2516 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.195 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Ecuador | 0.1836 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1805 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 0.0561 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Honduras | 0.0502 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Guinea | 0.0228 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 0.009 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 0.0052 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Belarus | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Bhutan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Ghana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Republic of Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Réunion | 0 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Ethiopia PDR | -0.0041 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 152.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Nicaragua | -0.0527 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Canada | -0.0672 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Morocco | -0.1288 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Albania | -0.1379 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Russian Federation | -0.149 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Nepal | -0.1497 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 443.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Chile | -0.1673 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Guatemala | -0.1896 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Indonesia | -0.3277 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Haiti | -0.3901 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Cameroon | -0.4347 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Caribbean | -0.4838 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.5034 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Colombia | -0.5126 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Bangladesh | -0.8592 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Central African Republic | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Thailand | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Samoa | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Polynesia | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Ethiopia | -1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Türkiye | -2.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 162.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Afghanistan | -2.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Czechia | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -3.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | -3.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 324.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Gambia | -3.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Israel | -4.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Côte d'Ivoire | -4.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Togo | -5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | -7.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,095.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Syrian Arab Republic | -7.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 143.5% | volatile |
| 106 | USSR | -8.48 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | -8.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 108 | India | -9.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 192.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Mexico | -9.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Mali | -12.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 199.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | -12.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 554.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Yemen | -13.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 217.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Pakistan | -15.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 301.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -19.48 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Peru | -19.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,256.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Egypt | -22.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 186.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -24.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 572.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Yugoslav SFR | -24.89 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 335.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Burundi | -25.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 750.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Tajikistan | -26.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 273.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | -26.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,396.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Chad | -30.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 227.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Paraguay | -31.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Czechoslovakia | -33.86 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 3,139.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Australia and New Zealand | -37.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 215.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Australia | -38.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 213.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Grenada | -54.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Croatia | -60 % change on previous year | 1998 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Zambia | -84.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 208.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Comoros | -100 % change on previous year | 1972 | down 242.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Cyprus | -100 % change on previous year | 1983 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Germany | -100 % change on previous year | 1980 | down 2,812.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Denmark | -100 % change on previous year | 1980 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Estonia | -100 % change on previous year | 2003 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Lithuania | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 130 | North Macedonia | -100 % change on previous year | 1998 | down 177.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Namibia | -100 % change on previous year | 2008 | down 312.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Portugal | -100 % change on previous year | 1984 | down 773.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Rwanda | -100 % change on previous year | 1978 | down 252.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Slovakia | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 130 | Sweden | -100 % change on previous year | 1966 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Uruguay | -100 % change on previous year | 1993 | down 450.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -100 % change on previous year | 1971 | down 214.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Guadeloupe | -100 % change on previous year | 1977 | down 212.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern Africa 52.87 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 22.51 % change on previous year
- United States of America 17.15 % change on previous year
- Northern America 17.02 % change on previous year
- Americas 15.3 % change on previous year
- South America 15.21 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 14.66 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) 8.3 % change on previous year
- Europe 6.86 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe 6.32 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 5.45 % change on previous year
- Africa 5.12 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.5 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 3.34 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.31 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 1.71 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 0.4922 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -0.1256 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) -0.4024 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -1.15 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) -2.56 % change on previous year
- World -2.56 % change on previous year
- Western Asia -4.18 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) -5.52 % change on previous year
- Central Asia -6.83 % change on previous year
- Asia -7.66 % change on previous year
- Central America -8.7 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa -9.48 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia -10.04 % change on previous year
- Oceania -37.67 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.