Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Oceania
Oceania: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 482,781 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Oceania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Oceania is 482,781 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 37.7% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Oceania peaked at 774,519 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16,595 ha, in 1961.
That places Oceania 19th 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,595 ha | — |
| 1962 | 28,699 ha | +72.9% |
| 1963 | 32,786 ha | +14.2% |
| 1964 | 32,912 ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 32,224 ha | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 39,189 ha | +21.6% |
| 1967 | 38,479 ha | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 48,464 ha | +25.9% |
| 1969 | 49,509 ha | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 48,700 ha | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 51,705 ha | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 54,300 ha | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 57,810 ha | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 55,910 ha | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 50,710 ha | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 42,010 ha | -17.2% |
| 1977 | 47,505 ha | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 53,816 ha | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 59,956 ha | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 85,008 ha | +41.8% |
| 1981 | 91,600 ha | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 111,500 ha | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 102,500 ha | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 143,400 ha | +39.9% |
| 1985 | 189,100 ha | +31.9% |
| 1986 | 181,000 ha | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 160,000 ha | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 248,600 ha | +55.4% |
| 1989 | 198,100 ha | -20.3% |
| 1990 | 243,622 ha | +23.0% |
| 1991 | 282,201 ha | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 316,400 ha | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 290,233 ha | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 298,600 ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 251,007 ha | -15.9% |
| 1996 | 309,000 ha | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 401,910 ha | +30.1% |
| 1998 | 443,800 ha | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 571,196 ha | +28.7% |
| 2000 | 470,400 ha | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 533,435 ha | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 415,300 ha | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 230,689 ha | -44.5% |
| 2004 | 204,220 ha | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 327,183 ha | +60.2% |
| 2006 | 341,790 ha | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 149,890 ha | -56.1% |
| 2008 | 68,988 ha | -54.0% |
| 2009 | 170,926 ha | +147.8% |
| 2010 | 215,198 ha | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 595,323 ha | +176.6% |
| 2012 | 603,651 ha | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 451,278 ha | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 397,352 ha | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 204,439 ha | -48.5% |
| 2016 | 287,997 ha | +40.9% |
| 2017 | 526,329 ha | +82.8% |
| 2018 | 492,611 ha | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 310,813 ha | -36.9% |
| 2020 | 77,115 ha | -75.2% |
| 2021 | 282,809 ha | +266.7% |
| 2022 | 557,485 ha | +97.1% |
| 2023 | 774,519 ha | +38.9% |
| 2024 | 482,781 ha | -37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,429 ha | 16,595 ha | 49,509 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,242 ha | 42,010 ha | 59,956 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 151,081 ha | 85,008 ha | 248,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 340,797 ha | 243,622 ha | 571,196 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 291,282 ha | 68,988 ha | 533,435 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 408,499 ha | 204,439 ha | 603,651 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 434,942 ha | 77,115 ha | 774,519 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More agriculture & rural data for Oceania
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 30.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production 131,756 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 60.45 million An (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight 5,048 kg/An (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production 30.22 million t (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 5.99 million An (2024)
- Sheep — Stocks 102.96 million An (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Production 786,096 t (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested 51,984 ha (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield 15,122 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Oceania?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Oceania was 482,781 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 774,519 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,595 ha in 1961.
- How does Oceania rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Oceania ranks 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oceania 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.