Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 478,818 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
478,818 t
Change on year
up 14.1%
Rank
20th
of 28 groups
All-time high
668,737 t
in 1969
All-time low
304,870 t
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Eastern Africa is 478,818 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 668,737 t in 1969 and was at its lowest, 304,870 t, in 1992.

That places Eastern Africa 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 513,073 t
1962 504,776 t -1.6%
1963 553,213 t +9.6%
1964 601,430 t +8.7%
1965 605,114 t +0.6%
1966 634,832 t +4.9%
1967 625,856 t -1.4%
1968 569,606 t -9.0%
1969 668,737 t +17.4%
1970 649,930 t -2.8%
1971 599,766 t -7.7%
1972 602,193 t +0.4%
1973 588,047 t -2.3%
1974 600,766 t +2.2%
1975 484,554 t -19.3%
1976 458,744 t -5.3%
1977 420,040 t -8.4%
1978 412,248 t -1.9%
1979 375,432 t -8.9%
1980 408,498 t +8.8%
1981 383,671 t -6.1%
1982 351,806 t -8.3%
1983 332,123 t -5.6%
1984 386,036 t +16.2%
1985 377,359 t -2.2%
1986 386,700 t +2.5%
1987 380,431 t -1.6%
1988 401,000 t +5.4%
1989 356,668 t -11.1%
1990 336,188 t -5.7%
1991 390,584 t +16.2%
1992 304,870 t -21.9%
1993 342,170 t +12.2%
1994 315,754 t -7.7%
1995 340,314 t +7.8%
1996 403,296 t +18.5%
1997 373,707 t -7.3%
1998 314,188 t -15.9%
1999 372,624 t +18.6%
2000 335,696 t -9.9%
2001 421,184 t +25.5%
2002 374,118 t -11.2%
2003 372,747 t -0.4%
2004 527,392 t +41.5%
2005 477,315 t -9.5%
2006 431,129 t -9.7%
2007 461,417 t +7.0%
2008 572,386 t +24.0%
2009 468,777 t -18.1%
2010 408,382 t -12.9%
2011 437,776 t +7.2%
2012 581,695 t +32.9%
2013 523,988 t -9.9%
2014 460,465 t -12.1%
2015 382,534 t -16.9%
2016 351,895 t -8.0%
2017 368,481 t +4.7%
2018 437,965 t +18.9%
2019 459,278 t +4.9%
2020 483,893 t +5.4%
2021 413,897 t -14.5%
2022 438,488 t +5.9%
2023 419,734 t -4.3%
2024 478,818 t +14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 586,293 t 504,776 t 668,737 t 9
1970s 519,172 t 375,432 t 649,930 t 10
1980s 376,429 t 332,123 t 408,498 t 10
1990s 349,370 t 304,870 t 403,296 t 10
2000s 444,216 t 335,696 t 572,386 t 10
2010s 441,246 t 351,895 t 581,695 t 10
2020s 446,966 t 413,897 t 483,893 t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 17 Benin 222,591 t compare
  2. 18 Turkmenistan 210,083 t compare
  3. 19 Mexico 180,764 t compare
  4. 20 Cameroon 171,919 t compare
  5. 21 Cambodia 157,374 t compare
  6. 22 Sudan 125,580 t compare
  7. 23 Myanmar 112,515 t compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Eastern Africa?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Eastern Africa was 478,818 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 668,737 t in 1969.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 304,870 t in 1992.
How does Eastern Africa rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
177 places, 9,715 data points, 1961–2024
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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.