Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Western Asia
Western Asia: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield was 1,538 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Western Asia stood at 1,538 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Western Asia peaked at 1,610 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 374.8 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Western Asia 7th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 374.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 405.7 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 433.9 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 497.3 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1965 | 497.9 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 519 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 521.5 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 567 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1969 | 561.5 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 665.3 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 680.8 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 667.5 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 708 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 683 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 695.8 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 779.3 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 720.5 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 727 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 763.7 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 751.5 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 779.5 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 839 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 893.1 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 776.8 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 833.7 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 879.6 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 882.2 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 865.9 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 832.6 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 970.6 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 939.3 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 832.9 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 874.1 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 862.6 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 927.8 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 937.8 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 968.9 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 993.6 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 979.6 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1,145 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 1,138 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,170 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1,211 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1,304 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 1,306 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,265 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1,322 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,226 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 1,352 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 1,323 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,495 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 1,460 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1,538 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1,561 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,558 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,512 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,423 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1,428 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,457 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,547 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1,610 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1,555 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1,418 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 1,538 kg/ha | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 486.51 kg/ha | 374.8 kg/ha | 567 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 709.09 kg/ha | 665.3 kg/ha | 779.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 833.39 kg/ha | 751.5 kg/ha | 893.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 928.72 kg/ha | 832.9 kg/ha | 993.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,244 kg/ha | 1,138 kg/ha | 1,352 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,476 kg/ha | 1,323 kg/ha | 1,561 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,534 kg/ha | 1,418 kg/ha | 1,610 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 4 France 5,161 kg/ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 1,681 kg/ha compare
- 5 Malaysia 5,086 kg/ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 979 kg/ha compare
- 6 Samoa 5,075 kg/ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 840 kg/ha compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 4,661 kg/ha compare
- 8 Austria 4,637 kg/ha compare
- 9 Italy 4,617 kg/ha compare
- 10 Belgium 4,346 kg/ha compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 700.6 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross -4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.6534 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 0.8791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -9.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Western Asia?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Western Asia was 1,538 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,610 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 374.8 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Western Asia rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield?
- Western Asia ranks 7th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield. 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.