Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested by country
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...
What the numbers show
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 12.07 million ha in India; the lowest is 0 ha in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 11,010 ha, and the mean is 264,509 ha.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 15,739.6%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 100.0%).
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 12.07 million ha | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 2 | USSR | 3.67 million ha | 1991 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 3 | China | 2.90 million ha | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 4 | China, mainland | 2.90 million ha | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 528,464 ha | 2024 | up 49.1% | falling |
| 5 | Brazil | 2.11 million ha | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 466,942 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 6 | Pakistan | 2.04 million ha | 2024 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 82,078 ha | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 964,810 ha | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 50,000 ha | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 740,330 ha | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 651,844 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 40,072 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 626,731 ha | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33,301 ha | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 11 | Mali | 625,645 ha | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 13,648 ha | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 12 | Nigeria | 589,825 ha | 2024 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 12 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4,723 ha | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 580,030 ha | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 13 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3,732 ha | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Benin | 535,579 ha | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,721 ha | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 15 | Australia and New Zealand | 482,704 ha | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Polynesia | 77 ha | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 16 | Australia | 474,900 ha | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 416,215 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 18 | Ethiopia PDR | 265,959 ha | 1992 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 260,182 ha | 2017 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 392,696 ha | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Sudan | 244,700 ha | 2024 | up 255.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Cameroon | 229,280 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | Myanmar | 208,391 ha | 2024 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 23 | Cambodia | 171,701 ha | 2024 | up 15,739.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Indonesia | 162,109 ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 159,250 ha | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 140,037 ha | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Caribbean | 36,611 ha | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 27 | Philippines | 138,288 ha | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 28 | Chad | 136,000 ha | 2024 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 123,037 ha | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 119,298 ha | 2024 | up 185.9% | volatile |
| 31 | France | 115,876 ha | 2017 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 107,642 ha | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 106,411 ha | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 34 | Mozambique | 105,447 ha | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Uganda | 97,002 ha | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 91,205 ha | 2024 | up 160.6% | falling |
| 37 | Egypt | 90,988 ha | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 81,869 ha | 2024 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Togo | 76,000 ha | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Spain | 63,149 ha | 2017 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Kenya | 49,572 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 48,247 ha | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Guinea | 48,154 ha | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Malawi | 42,505 ha | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Sudan (former) | 42,000 ha | 2011 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 46 | Madagascar | 38,779 ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 47 | Belarus | 35,500 ha | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 48 | Ecuador | 35,472 ha | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 49 | Colombia | 31,444 ha | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Thailand | 28,481 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 51 | South Africa | 24,739 ha | 2024 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Haiti | 24,005 ha | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 53 | Canada | 20,809 ha | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Somalia | 18,571 ha | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 18,496 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 56 | Senegal | 15,992 ha | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Belgium | 15,957 ha | 2017 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 58 | Ghana | 15,000 ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 12,899 ha | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 60 | Paraguay | 12,775 ha | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 12,003 ha | 1999 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Czechoslovakia | 11,433 ha | 1992 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 63 | Cuba | 11,096 ha | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 64 | Peru | 10,925 ha | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Zambia | 10,367 ha | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 66 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9,900 ha | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 67 | Israel | 7,896 ha | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 68 | New Zealand | 7,804 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 69 | Angola | 7,587 ha | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 7,581 ha | 2023 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Nepal | 7,339 ha | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 72 | El Salvador | 5,353 ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,994 ha | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 4,845 ha | 2017 | up 439.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Morocco | 4,654 ha | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Yemen | 4,112 ha | 2024 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 77 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3,766 ha | 2017 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Tunisia | 3,543 ha | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Niger | 3,399 ha | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Eswatini | 2,972 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 2,039 ha | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 1,992 ha | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Honduras | 1,992 ha | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,842 ha | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 85 | Ukraine | 1,740 ha | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Romania | 1,690 ha | 2017 | up 592.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Burundi | 1,649 ha | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 88 | South Sudan | 1,596 ha | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 89 | Guatemala | 1,579 ha | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Gambia | 1,508 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Poland | 1,344 ha | 2017 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Italy | 1,294 ha | 2017 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Malaysia | 1,105 ha | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Yugoslav SFR | 1,059 ha | 1991 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Albania | 724 ha | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Austria | 718 ha | 2017 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Jamaica | 660 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 98 | Antigua and Barbuda | 593 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 99 | China, Taiwan Province of | 527 ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Botswana | 508 ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 101 | Algeria | 260 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Hungary | 244 ha | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Czechia | 222 ha | 2017 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 175 ha | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritius | 145 ha | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Serbia and Montenegro | 99 ha | 2005 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Bhutan | 86 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Samoa | 77 ha | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 109 | Grenada | 71 ha | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Réunion | 43 ha | 2006 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Republic of Korea | 11 ha | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 113 | Iraq | 8 ha | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Japan | 1 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Comoros | 0 ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Germany | 0 ha | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Denmark | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Croatia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Lithuania | 0 ha | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 0 ha | 1998 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Namibia | 0 ha | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Portugal | 0 ha | 1990 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Rwanda | 0 ha | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Slovakia | 0 ha | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Sweden | 0 ha | 1987 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Uruguay | 0 ha | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 ha | 1971 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Guadeloupe | 0 ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 34.05 million ha
- Asia 21.16 million ha
- Southern Asia 15.11 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5.06 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 7.80 million ha
- Middle Africa 576,086 ha
- Americas 6.43 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5.54 million ha
- Africa 5.38 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.25 million ha
- Northern America 3.38 million ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 41,827 ha
- United States of America 3.35 million ha
- Western Africa 2.96 million ha
- Eastern Asia 2.94 million ha
- South America 2.86 million ha
- Central Asia 1.79 million ha
- Eastern Africa 1.47 million ha
- South-Eastern Asia 725,445 ha
- Europe 597,559 ha
- Western Asia 594,128 ha
- European Union (27) 501,448 ha
- Oceania 482,781 ha
- Northern Africa 344,145 ha
- Southern Europe 283,144 ha
- Western Europe 212,700 ha
- Central America 158,531 ha
- Eastern Europe 90,115 ha
- Southern Africa 28,219 ha
- Northern Europe 11,600 ha
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.