Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 2.89 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.89 million t
Change on year
down 4.3%
Rank
9th
of 28 groups
All-time high
3.31 million t
in 2004
All-time low
944,978 t
in 1980
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 2.89 million t for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 3.31 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 944,978 t, in 1980.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 9th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 953,555 t
1962 1.12 million t +17.4%
1963 1.16 million t +4.0%
1964 1.18 million t +1.2%
1965 1.25 million t +6.5%
1966 1.24 million t -0.8%
1967 1.26 million t +1.1%
1968 1.26 million t +0.3%
1969 1.40 million t +11.0%
1970 1.35 million t -3.5%
1971 1.35 million t -0.4%
1972 1.37 million t +1.8%
1973 1.32 million t -3.9%
1974 1.43 million t +8.3%
1975 1.31 million t -8.0%
1976 1.15 million t -12.6%
1977 1.13 million t -1.7%
1978 1.20 million t +6.6%
1979 1.07 million t -10.7%
1980 944,978 t -12.0%
1981 951,541 t +0.7%
1982 1.03 million t +8.6%
1983 1.13 million t +9.5%
1984 1.18 million t +4.3%
1985 1.21 million t +2.4%
1986 1.17 million t -3.6%
1987 1.12 million t -3.5%
1988 1.16 million t +3.1%
1989 1.10 million t -5.0%
1990 1.11 million t +0.8%
1991 1.19 million t +6.7%
1992 2.87 million t +142.1%
1993 2.84 million t -1.2%
1994 2.70 million t -4.9%
1995 2.80 million t +3.8%
1996 2.81 million t +0.5%
1997 3.07 million t +9.0%
1998 2.79 million t -8.9%
1999 2.84 million t +1.5%
2000 2.57 million t -9.5%
2001 3.02 million t +17.5%
2002 2.81 million t -6.9%
2003 2.78 million t -1.0%
2004 3.31 million t +18.9%
2005 3.27 million t -1.2%
2006 2.99 million t -8.6%
2007 2.85 million t -4.6%
2008 2.94 million t +3.1%
2009 2.57 million t -12.5%
2010 2.48 million t -3.5%
2011 2.73 million t +10.2%
2012 2.90 million t +6.2%
2013 2.75 million t -5.4%
2014 2.86 million t +4.0%
2015 2.63 million t -7.8%
2016 2.59 million t -1.9%
2017 2.72 million t +5.3%
2018 2.49 million t -8.6%
2019 2.89 million t +16.1%
2020 2.88 million t -0.5%
2021 3.24 million t +12.7%
2022 2.95 million t -9.2%
2023 3.02 million t +2.7%
2024 2.89 million t -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.20 million t 953,555 t 1.40 million t 9
1970s 1.27 million t 1.07 million t 1.43 million t 10
1980s 1.10 million t 944,978 t 1.21 million t 10
1990s 2.50 million t 1.11 million t 3.07 million t 10
2000s 2.91 million t 2.57 million t 3.31 million t 10
2010s 2.70 million t 2.48 million t 2.90 million t 10
2020s 3.00 million t 2.88 million t 3.24 million t 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 6 Bangladesh 2.11 million t compare
  2. 6 Viet Nam 96,946 t compare
  3. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 42,000 t compare
  4. 7 Pakistan 1.23 million t compare
  5. 8 France 1.19 million t compare
  6. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 32,600 t compare
  7. 9 Uzbekistan 1.05 million t compare
  8. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 28,076 t compare
  9. 10 Australia and New Zealand 856,654 t compare
  10. 11 Australia 852,600 t compare
  11. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 18,503 t compare
  12. 12 Argentina 448,493 t compare
  13. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,188 t compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 2.89 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 3.31 million t in 2004.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 944,978 t in 1980.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 9th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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