Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 2.96 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa is 2.96 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 3.09 million ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 456,368 ha, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 10th 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 456,368 ha | — |
| 1962 | 482,289 ha | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 518,361 ha | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 540,239 ha | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 528,451 ha | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 525,160 ha | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 567,759 ha | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 603,283 ha | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 665,344 ha | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 729,695 ha | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 717,811 ha | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 715,735 ha | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 761,798 ha | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 811,363 ha | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 843,725 ha | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 913,206 ha | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 1.06 million ha | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 1.03 million ha | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 942,556 ha | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 878,339 ha | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 815,198 ha | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 835,508 ha | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 832,544 ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 898,428 ha | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 791,153 ha | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 941,242 ha | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 988,448 ha | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.13 million ha | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 1.15 million ha | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.44 million ha | +25.1% |
| 1991 | 1.63 million ha | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 1.57 million ha | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.23 million ha | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 1.47 million ha | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 1.56 million ha | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.91 million ha | +22.3% |
| 1997 | 2.14 million ha | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 2.29 million ha | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 2.12 million ha | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.87 million ha | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 2.25 million ha | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 2.33 million ha | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.48 million ha | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 2.61 million ha | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 2.50 million ha | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.45 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.83 million ha | -25.4% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million ha | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.39 million ha | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million ha | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 1.77 million ha | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 2.17 million ha | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 2.53 million ha | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 2.65 million ha | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.43 million ha | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 2.65 million ha | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 3.09 million ha | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 2.70 million ha | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 2.92 million ha | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 2.47 million ha | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 3.09 million ha | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 3.01 million ha | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.95 million ha | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 2.96 million ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 543,028 ha | 456,368 ha | 665,344 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 852,510 ha | 715,735 ha | 1.06 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 926,151 ha | 791,153 ha | 1.15 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 million ha | 1.23 million ha | 2.29 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 million ha | 1.39 million ha | 2.61 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 million ha | 1.58 million ha | 3.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.90 million ha | 2.47 million ha | 3.09 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 7 Uzbekistan 964,810 ha compare
- 8 Bangladesh 740,330 ha compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 651,844 ha compare
- 10 Argentina 626,731 ha compare
- 11 Mali 625,645 ha compare
- 11 Viet Nam 13,648 ha compare
- 12 Nigeria 589,825 ha compare
- 13 Turkmenistan 580,030 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Western Africa was 2.96 million 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 million ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 456,368 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 10th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.