Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 344,145 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 344,145 ha for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.9% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 1.28 million ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 139,263 ha, in 2016.
That places Northern Africa 21st out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.24 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.20 million ha | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 1.16 million ha | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.15 million ha | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.28 million ha | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 1.26 million ha | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.20 million ha | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 1.14 million ha | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 1.19 million ha | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 1.24 million ha | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 1.18 million ha | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 1.20 million ha | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.19 million ha | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.17 million ha | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.10 million ha | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 980,280 ha | -10.6% |
| 1977 | 1.07 million ha | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 1.01 million ha | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 969,926 ha | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 981,890 ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 924,776 ha | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 886,146 ha | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 873,690 ha | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 872,441 ha | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 905,350 ha | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 814,413 ha | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 793,546 ha | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 795,391 ha | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 791,167 ha | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 747,452 ha | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 576,473 ha | -22.9% |
| 1992 | 565,048 ha | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 538,984 ha | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 445,869 ha | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 502,382 ha | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 655,534 ha | +30.5% |
| 1997 | 672,366 ha | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 529,066 ha | -21.3% |
| 1999 | 425,744 ha | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 410,145 ha | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 490,615 ha | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 455,604 ha | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 398,497 ha | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 481,535 ha | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 492,522 ha | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 414,369 ha | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 439,286 ha | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 244,701 ha | -44.3% |
| 2009 | 264,941 ha | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 210,291 ha | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 278,068 ha | +32.2% |
| 2012 | 310,251 ha | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 207,124 ha | -33.2% |
| 2014 | 241,635 ha | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 204,510 ha | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 139,263 ha | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 281,103 ha | +101.9% |
| 2018 | 349,563 ha | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 314,297 ha | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 295,807 ha | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 606,750 ha | +105.1% |
| 2022 | 566,349 ha | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 225,128 ha | -60.2% |
| 2024 | 344,145 ha | +52.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.20 million ha | 1.14 million ha | 1.28 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.11 million ha | 969,926 ha | 1.24 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 863,881 ha | 791,167 ha | 981,890 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 565,892 ha | 425,744 ha | 747,452 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 409,222 ha | 244,701 ha | 492,522 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 253,610 ha | 139,263 ha | 349,563 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 407,636 ha | 225,128 ha | 606,750 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Northern Africa?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Northern Africa was 344,145 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,263 ha in 2016.
- How does Northern Africa rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Northern Africa ranks 21st out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.