Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 14.66 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa stood at 14.66 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4,868.6% on the previous year and up 193.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa peaked at 35.7 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -25.15 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places Eastern Africa 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -2.74 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -234.8% |
| 1964 | 6.57 % change on previous year | +78.0% |
| 1965 | 10.04 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
| 1966 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0879 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 1968 | -3.35 % change on previous year | -3903.6% |
| 1969 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -277.7% |
| 1970 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -75.7% |
| 1971 | 3.35 % change on previous year | +132.5% |
| 1972 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 1973 | -2.01 % change on previous year | -241.6% |
| 1974 | -21.42 % change on previous year | +964.2% |
| 1975 | -6.05 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 1976 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -35.1% |
| 1977 | -8.67 % change on previous year | +120.8% |
| 1978 | 26.28 % change on previous year | -403.2% |
| 1979 | -21.69 % change on previous year | -182.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7987 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 1981 | -11.62 % change on previous year | -1554.9% |
| 1982 | -4.48 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1983 | 7.15 % change on previous year | -259.7% |
| 1984 | 8.49 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 1985 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -131.9% |
| 1986 | -0.0594 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5086 % change on previous year | -956.8% |
| 1988 | -6.34 % change on previous year | -1346.3% |
| 1989 | -4.54 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 1990 | -5.33 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 16.49 % change on previous year | -409.6% |
| 1992 | -6.17 % change on previous year | -137.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1091 % change on previous year | -101.8% |
| 1994 | -13.26 % change on previous year | -12251.9% |
| 1995 | 4.51 % change on previous year | -134.0% |
| 1996 | 7.79 % change on previous year | +73.0% |
| 1997 | 9.7 % change on previous year | +24.4% |
| 1998 | -16.46 % change on previous year | -269.8% |
| 1999 | 16.11 % change on previous year | -197.9% |
| 2000 | -9.68 % change on previous year | -160.1% |
| 2001 | 34.31 % change on previous year | -454.5% |
| 2002 | -3.72 % change on previous year | -110.8% |
| 2003 | -13.61 % change on previous year | +266.0% |
| 2004 | 25.8 % change on previous year | -289.6% |
| 2005 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -109.2% |
| 2006 | -14.53 % change on previous year | +514.8% |
| 2007 | 20.33 % change on previous year | -239.9% |
| 2008 | 12.25 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 2009 | -8.11 % change on previous year | -166.1% |
| 2010 | -24.88 % change on previous year | +207.0% |
| 2011 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -115.5% |
| 2012 | 35.7 % change on previous year | +824.4% |
| 2013 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -146.7% |
| 2014 | -15.62 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 4.39 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
| 2016 | -12.73 % change on previous year | -390.1% |
| 2017 | -9.3 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 2018 | 16.53 % change on previous year | -277.8% |
| 2019 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 2020 | 9.29 % change on previous year | -1006.2% |
| 2021 | -25.15 % change on previous year | -370.7% |
| 2022 | 7.03 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 2023 | 0.295 % change on previous year | -95.8% |
| 2024 | 14.66 % change on previous year | +4868.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -12251.9% | 0.1091 % change on previous year | -13.26 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | +4868.6% | 0.295 % change on previous year | 14.66 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | -3903.6% | 0.0879 % change on previous year | -3.35 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | -1554.9% | 0.7987 % change on previous year | -11.62 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.67 % change on previous year | -3.35 % change on previous year | 10.04 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -3.13 % change on previous year | -21.69 % change on previous year | 26.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.28 % change on previous year | -11.62 % change on previous year | 8.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 % change on previous year | -16.46 % change on previous year | 16.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.07 % change on previous year | -14.53 % change on previous year | 34.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.97 % change on previous year | -24.88 % change on previous year | 35.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 % change on previous year | -25.15 % change on previous year | 14.66 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 4 Sudan 142.52 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Serbia and Montenegro 98 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Malawi 78.68 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Latvia 68.33 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Zimbabwe 51.25 % change on previous year compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 49.39 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Italy 39.29 % change on previous year compare
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- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa was 14.66 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.15 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Africa ranks 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.