Figs — Area harvested in South America
South America: Figs — Area harvested was 2,980 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Figs — Area harvested in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for figs — area harvested in South America is 2,980 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, figs — area harvested in South America peaked at 6,850 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 2,980 ha, in 2024.
That places South America 13th out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,961 ha | 3,612 ha | 4,220 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,670 ha | 4,141 ha | 6,850 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,802 ha | 4,228 ha | 6,571 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,007 ha | 3,585 ha | 4,637 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,308 ha | 4,133 ha | 4,589 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,974 ha | 3,340 ha | 4,389 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,129 ha | 2,980 ha | 3,232 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 10 Libya 2,666 ha compare
- 11 China (People’s Republic of) 2,595 ha compare
- 11 China, mainland 2,595 ha compare
- 13 Italy 2,070 ha compare
- 14 Brazil 1,951 ha compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 1,921 ha compare
- 16 Mexico 1,838 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Bananas — Production 20.74 million t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 747,608 t (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 1.00 million ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 132,585 ha (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 75.21 million An (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 8.33 million t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 401,333 ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 62,811 kg/ha (2024)
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 390.62 million An (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 13,793 g/An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is figs — area harvested in South America?
- Figs — area harvested in South America was 2,980 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest figs — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 6,850 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest figs — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,980 ha in 2024.
- How does South America rank for figs — area harvested?
- South America ranks 13th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is figs — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Figs — Area harvested. 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.