Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 219,615 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
219,615 t
Change on year
up 30.2%
Rank
22nd
of 28 groups
All-time high
787,483 t
in 1971
All-time low
103,064 t
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 219,615 t for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in 2024.

The figure is up 30.2% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Northern Africa peaked at 787,483 t in 1971 and was at its lowest, 103,064 t, in 2016.

That places Northern Africa 22nd out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 484,970 t
1962 693,100 t +42.9%
1963 641,550 t -7.4%
1964 627,574 t -2.2%
1965 696,050 t +10.9%
1966 633,186 t -9.0%
1967 630,605 t -0.4%
1968 632,818 t +0.4%
1969 775,454 t +22.5%
1970 757,746 t -2.3%
1971 787,483 t +3.9%
1972 772,725 t -1.9%
1973 706,588 t -8.6%
1974 689,179 t -2.5%
1975 627,672 t -8.9%
1976 523,710 t -16.6%
1977 584,868 t +11.7%
1978 650,138 t +11.2%
1979 625,826 t -3.7%
1980 653,814 t +4.5%
1981 602,589 t -7.8%
1982 620,729 t +3.0%
1983 605,391 t -2.5%
1984 617,281 t +2.0%
1985 678,231 t +9.9%
1986 573,246 t -15.5%
1987 570,766 t -0.4%
1988 502,027 t -12.0%
1989 502,938 t +0.2%
1990 467,356 t -7.1%
1991 398,208 t -14.8%
1992 460,473 t +15.6%
1993 459,002 t -0.3%
1994 312,359 t -31.9%
1995 336,672 t +7.8%
1996 466,610 t +38.6%
1997 450,287 t -3.5%
1998 326,654 t -27.5%
1999 297,660 t -8.9%
2000 269,282 t -9.5%
2001 389,954 t +44.8%
2002 345,597 t -11.4%
2003 293,608 t -15.0%
2004 378,188 t +28.8%
2005 325,176 t -14.0%
2006 314,241 t -3.4%
2007 320,998 t +2.2%
2008 166,990 t -48.0%
2009 175,610 t +5.2%
2010 166,687 t -5.1%
2011 256,611 t +53.9%
2012 183,216 t -28.6%
2013 132,920 t -27.5%
2014 161,632 t +21.6%
2015 116,015 t -28.2%
2016 103,064 t -11.2%
2017 218,072 t +111.6%
2018 286,640 t +31.4%
2019 211,549 t -26.2%
2020 224,423 t +6.1%
2021 429,363 t +91.3%
2022 272,284 t -36.6%
2023 168,722 t -38.0%
2024 219,615 t +30.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 646,145 t 484,970 t 775,454 t 9
1970s 672,594 t 523,710 t 787,483 t 10
1980s 592,701 t 502,027 t 678,231 t 10
1990s 397,528 t 297,660 t 467,356 t 10
2000s 297,964 t 166,990 t 389,954 t 10
2010s 183,641 t 103,064 t 286,640 t 10
2020s 262,881 t 168,722 t 429,363 t 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 19 Mexico 180,764 t compare
  2. 20 Cameroon 171,919 t compare
  3. 21 Cambodia 157,374 t compare
  4. 22 Sudan 125,580 t compare
  5. 23 Myanmar 112,515 t compare
  6. 24 Kazakhstan 105,582 t compare
  7. 25 Belgium 91,990 t compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Northern Africa?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Northern Africa was 219,615 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 787,483 t in 1971.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 103,064 t in 2016.
How does Northern Africa rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
Northern Africa ranks 22nd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — 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.