Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 22,344 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Southern Africa stood at 22,344 t.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Southern Africa peaked at 90,870 t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 10,441 t, in 2013.
That places Southern Africa 27th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,428 t | — |
| 1962 | 14,761 t | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 22,296 t | +51.1% |
| 1964 | 21,044 t | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 28,586 t | +35.8% |
| 1966 | 24,715 t | -13.5% |
| 1967 | 22,479 t | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 26,468 t | +17.7% |
| 1969 | 36,366 t | +37.4% |
| 1970 | 29,993 t | -17.5% |
| 1971 | 29,815 t | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 26,625 t | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 31,094 t | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 53,507 t | +72.1% |
| 1975 | 56,623 t | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 30,562 t | -46.0% |
| 1977 | 45,675 t | +49.5% |
| 1978 | 61,567 t | +34.8% |
| 1979 | 65,240 t | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 78,380 t | +20.1% |
| 1981 | 72,438 t | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 48,582 t | -32.9% |
| 1983 | 37,819 t | -22.2% |
| 1984 | 46,184 t | +22.1% |
| 1985 | 58,351 t | +26.3% |
| 1986 | 60,560 t | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 69,490 t | +14.7% |
| 1988 | 90,870 t | +30.8% |
| 1989 | 87,733 t | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 75,690 t | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 61,646 t | -18.6% |
| 1992 | 28,691 t | -53.5% |
| 1993 | 23,485 t | -18.1% |
| 1994 | 35,614 t | +51.6% |
| 1995 | 33,453 t | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 55,284 t | +65.3% |
| 1997 | 41,190 t | -25.5% |
| 1998 | 51,636 t | +25.4% |
| 1999 | 61,339 t | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 37,572 t | -38.7% |
| 2001 | 43,268 t | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 25,555 t | -40.9% |
| 2003 | 21,832 t | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 36,047 t | +65.1% |
| 2005 | 26,558 t | -26.3% |
| 2006 | 20,074 t | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 16,336 t | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 15,293 t | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 13,703 t | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 13,184 t | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 21,957 t | +66.5% |
| 2012 | 16,897 t | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 10,441 t | -38.2% |
| 2014 | 13,754 t | +31.7% |
| 2015 | 23,340 t | +69.7% |
| 2016 | 14,988 t | -35.8% |
| 2017 | 20,123 t | +34.3% |
| 2018 | 40,958 t | +103.5% |
| 2019 | 50,392 t | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 30,755 t | -39.0% |
| 2021 | 19,565 t | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 19,706 t | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 20,396 t | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 22,344 t | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,349 t | 13,428 t | 36,366 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,070 t | 26,625 t | 65,240 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,041 t | 37,819 t | 90,870 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,803 t | 23,485 t | 75,690 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,624 t | 13,703 t | 43,268 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,604 t | 10,441 t | 50,392 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,553 t | 19,565 t | 30,755 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 24 Kazakhstan 105,582 t compare
- 25 Belgium 91,990 t compare
- 26 Egypt 89,842 t compare
- 27 Tajikistan 88,614 t compare
- 28 Ethiopia 85,690 t compare
- 29 Azerbaijan 83,178 t compare
- 30 Nigeria 79,602 t compare
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- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.1597 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Southern Africa?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Southern Africa was 22,344 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 90,870 t in 1988.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,441 t in 2013.
- How does Southern Africa rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
- Southern Africa ranks 27th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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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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.