Figs — Area harvested in World
World: Figs — Area harvested was 301,486 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Figs — Area harvested in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for figs — area harvested in World is 301,486 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, figs — area harvested in World peaked at 622,157 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 262,250 ha, in 1982.
That places World 1st out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Figs — Area harvested in World, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 622,157 ha | — |
| 1962 | 619,544 ha | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 605,163 ha | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 592,176 ha | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 575,183 ha | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 469,765 ha | -18.3% |
| 1967 | 460,404 ha | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 451,298 ha | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 424,238 ha | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 427,521 ha | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 420,933 ha | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 412,758 ha | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 319,074 ha | -22.7% |
| 1974 | 320,478 ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 326,953 ha | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 315,447 ha | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 306,319 ha | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 301,529 ha | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 304,274 ha | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 302,348 ha | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 290,607 ha | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 262,250 ha | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 293,594 ha | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 285,536 ha | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 380,024 ha | +33.1% |
| 1986 | 387,433 ha | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 390,058 ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 387,935 ha | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 395,274 ha | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 402,583 ha | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 336,531 ha | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 328,785 ha | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 300,081 ha | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 300,761 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 290,161 ha | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 299,509 ha | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 300,818 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 308,450 ha | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 304,484 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 277,903 ha | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 302,577 ha | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 299,170 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 304,298 ha | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 306,011 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 312,822 ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 342,391 ha | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 351,270 ha | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 294,345 ha | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 301,887 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 308,199 ha | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 309,087 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 307,918 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 315,083 ha | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 312,165 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 294,434 ha | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 277,830 ha | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 277,623 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 289,805 ha | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 286,710 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 287,865 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 294,131 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 298,053 ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 301,513 ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 301,486 ha | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Figs — Area harvested in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +33.1% | 285,536 ha | 380,024 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 535,548 ha | 424,238 ha | 622,157 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 345,529 ha | 301,529 ha | 427,521 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 337,506 ha | 262,250 ha | 395,274 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 317,216 ha | 290,161 ha | 402,583 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 309,267 ha | 277,903 ha | 351,270 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 297,885 ha | 277,623 ha | 315,083 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 296,610 ha | 287,865 ha | 301,513 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is figs — area harvested in World?
- Figs — area harvested in World was 301,486 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest figs — area harvested recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 622,157 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest figs — area harvested recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 262,250 ha in 1982.
- How does World rank for figs — area harvested?
- World ranks 1st out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is figs — area harvested rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.