Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Ginger, raw — Area harvested was 233,308 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 233,308 ha for ginger, raw — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ginger, raw — area harvested in Southern Asia peaked at 250,410 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26,500 ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,469 ha | 26,500 ha | 30,172 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 37,247 ha | 29,386 ha | 49,475 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,863 ha | 49,056 ha | 66,015 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 86,701 ha | 66,544 ha | 104,992 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 114,825 ha | 87,448 ha | 136,687 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 182,864 ha | 137,841 ha | 203,552 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 235,556 ha | 218,032 ha | 250,410 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 India 194,243 ha compare
- 2 Nigeria 89,430 ha compare
- 3 China (People’s Republic of) 55,652 ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 54,881 ha compare
- 5 Nepal 22,430 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Asia
- Tomatoes — Production 25.92 million t (2024)
- Bananas — Production 39.26 million t (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 1.07 million ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 1.04 million t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 522,889 ha (2024)
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks 459.10 million An (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 9,595 g/An (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production 21.49 million t (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield 13,863 kg/ha (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 1.55 million ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ginger, raw — area harvested in Southern Asia?
- Ginger, raw — area harvested in Southern Asia was 233,308 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 250,410 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,500 ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for ginger, raw — area harvested?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 18 regions with data for 2024.
- Is ginger, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Ginger, raw — 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.