Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Western Africa

Western Africa: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production was 981,066 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
981,066 t
Change on year
up 9.7%
Rank
16th
of 28 groups
All-time high
1.13 million t
in 2021
All-time low
70,211 t
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 981,066 t for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Western Africa peaked at 1.13 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70,211 t, in 1963.

That places Western Africa 16th 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 — Production in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Production in Western Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 72,561 t
1962 76,061 t +4.8%
1963 70,211 t -7.7%
1964 79,395 t +13.1%
1965 73,678 t -7.2%
1966 78,461 t +6.5%
1967 96,050 t +22.4%
1968 90,009 t -6.3%
1969 125,873 t +39.8%
1970 161,545 t +28.3%
1971 118,977 t -26.4%
1972 126,172 t +6.0%
1973 129,961 t +3.0%
1974 118,756 t -8.6%
1975 159,978 t +34.7%
1976 181,418 t +13.4%
1977 196,666 t +8.4%
1978 172,624 t -12.2%
1979 190,868 t +10.6%
1980 169,904 t -11.0%
1981 168,681 t -0.7%
1982 186,116 t +10.3%
1983 198,498 t +6.7%
1984 213,007 t +7.3%
1985 259,701 t +21.9%
1986 324,261 t +24.9%
1987 329,498 t +1.6%
1988 381,550 t +15.8%
1989 394,104 t +3.3%
1990 463,132 t +17.5%
1991 513,475 t +10.9%
1992 496,031 t -3.4%
1993 451,126 t -9.1%
1994 507,086 t +12.4%
1995 545,610 t +7.6%
1996 655,478 t +20.1%
1997 761,847 t +16.2%
1998 774,220 t +1.6%
1999 740,394 t -4.4%
2000 653,438 t -11.7%
2001 819,271 t +25.4%
2002 839,794 t +2.5%
2003 919,914 t +9.5%
2004 885,214 t -3.8%
2005 872,474 t -1.4%
2006 854,165 t -2.1%
2007 636,157 t -25.5%
2008 669,430 t +5.2%
2009 528,439 t -21.1%
2010 645,224 t +22.1%
2011 756,733 t +17.3%
2012 755,438 t -0.2%
2013 839,750 t +11.2%
2014 966,649 t +15.1%
2015 872,270 t -9.8%
2016 952,563 t +9.2%
2017 1.01 million t +6.2%
2018 924,061 t -8.7%
2019 1.04 million t +12.9%
2020 878,639 t -15.8%
2021 1.13 million t +28.2%
2022 918,568 t -18.5%
2023 894,508 t -2.6%
2024 981,066 t +9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 84,700 t 70,211 t 125,873 t 9
1970s 155,696 t 118,756 t 196,666 t 10
1980s 262,532 t 168,681 t 394,104 t 10
1990s 590,840 t 451,126 t 774,220 t 10
2000s 767,830 t 528,439 t 919,914 t 10
2010s 876,818 t 645,224 t 1.04 million t 10
2020s 959,858 t 878,639 t 1.13 million t 5

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 13 Sri Lanka 370,085 t compare
  2. 14 Greece 283,126 t compare
  3. 15 Burkina Faso 269,304 t compare
  4. 16 Mali 225,480 t compare
  5. 17 Benin 222,591 t compare
  6. 18 Turkmenistan 210,083 t compare
  7. 19 Mexico 180,764 t compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Western Africa?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production in Western Africa was 981,066 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 million t in 2021.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 70,211 t in 1963.
How does Western Africa rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production?
Western Africa ranks 16th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — production rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 — 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.