Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -9.48 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded -9.48 % change on previous year for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 176.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa peaked at 35.1 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -33.2 % change on previous year, in 2017.
Middle Africa ranks 28th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 9.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -7.66 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
| 1964 | -5.02 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 1965 | -0.3596 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 1966 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -863.8% |
| 1967 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 1968 | 9.1 % change on previous year | +501.4% |
| 1969 | 7.07 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 1970 | 5.16 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2245 % change on previous year | -95.7% |
| 1972 | -8.04 % change on previous year | -3678.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8298 % change on previous year | -110.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2514 % change on previous year | -69.7% |
| 1975 | -0.1887 % change on previous year | -175.0% |
| 1976 | -6.94 % change on previous year | +3578.2% |
| 1977 | -8.21 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 1978 | -3.19 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1979 | -23.53 % change on previous year | +638.3% |
| 1980 | -14.58 % change on previous year | -38.0% |
| 1981 | -16.03 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 27.83 % change on previous year | -273.6% |
| 1983 | 13.29 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 1984 | -5.02 % change on previous year | -137.8% |
| 1985 | -0.388 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1986 | -7.32 % change on previous year | +1786.3% |
| 1987 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 1988 | 11.47 % change on previous year | -321.3% |
| 1989 | -12.78 % change on previous year | -211.4% |
| 1990 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -144.1% |
| 1991 | 15.41 % change on previous year | +173.1% |
| 1992 | -16.57 % change on previous year | -207.6% |
| 1993 | -12.22 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 1994 | 27.05 % change on previous year | -321.3% |
| 1995 | 10.82 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1996 | 15.24 % change on previous year | +40.8% |
| 1997 | 16.96 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 1998 | -14.03 % change on previous year | -182.8% |
| 1999 | 4.78 % change on previous year | -134.0% |
| 2000 | -4.1 % change on previous year | -185.9% |
| 2001 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -195.7% |
| 2002 | -7.73 % change on previous year | -296.8% |
| 2003 | -11.61 % change on previous year | +50.1% |
| 2004 | -0.5302 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 2005 | 21.85 % change on previous year | -4220.5% |
| 2006 | -25.26 % change on previous year | -215.6% |
| 2007 | -4.49 % change on previous year | -82.2% |
| 2008 | -5.79 % change on previous year | +29.1% |
| 2009 | -29.49 % change on previous year | +409.2% |
| 2010 | 31.02 % change on previous year | -205.2% |
| 2011 | 10.48 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 2012 | 15.86 % change on previous year | +51.4% |
| 2013 | 8.1 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 2014 | 12.34 % change on previous year | +52.4% |
| 2015 | 4.58 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 2016 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -61.3% |
| 2017 | -33.2 % change on previous year | -1972.1% |
| 2018 | 35.1 % change on previous year | -205.7% |
| 2019 | 8.78 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 2020 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -159.9% |
| 2021 | 19.86 % change on previous year | -477.8% |
| 2022 | -3.8 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 2023 | -8.73 % change on previous year | +129.6% |
| 2024 | -9.48 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +4220.5% | -0.5302 % change on previous year | 21.85 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | -3678.9% | 0.2245 % change on previous year | -8.04 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | -3578.2% | -0.1887 % change on previous year | -6.94 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | -1972.1% | 1.77 % change on previous year | -33.2 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | -1786.3% | -0.388 % change on previous year | -7.32 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.07 % change on previous year | -7.66 % change on previous year | 9.14 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -4.36 % change on previous year | -23.53 % change on previous year | 5.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.872 % change on previous year | -16.03 % change on previous year | 27.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.31 % change on previous year | -16.57 % change on previous year | 27.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.32 % change on previous year | -29.49 % change on previous year | 21.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.48 % change on previous year | -33.2 % change on previous year | 35.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.48 % change on previous year | -9.48 % change on previous year | 19.86 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 25 Eswatini 5.95 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Belgium 5.71 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Greece 5.6 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Benin 5.35 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Cambodia 5.11 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Hungary 4.27 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Sri Lanka 3.69 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle Africa
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -6.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 5.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.3406 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 0.2752 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa was -9.48 % 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.2 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Middle Africa rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Middle Africa ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 176.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle 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.