Hempseed — Area harvested in Asia
Asia: Hempseed — Area harvested was 919 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Hempseed — Area harvested in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hempseed — area harvested in Asia is 919 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 56.3% on the previous year and up 235.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hempseed — area harvested in Asia peaked at 174,700 ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 196 ha, in 2018.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hempseed — Area harvested in Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 103,700 ha | — |
| 1962 | 113,000 ha | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 131,300 ha | +16.2% |
| 1964 | 140,000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 150,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 163,000 ha | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 164,360 ha | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 166,600 ha | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 165,300 ha | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 168,400 ha | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 171,500 ha | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 173,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 174,700 ha | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 173,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 170,950 ha | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 170,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 167,200 ha | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 167,700 ha | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 163,000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 129,400 ha | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 104,000 ha | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 73,400 ha | -29.4% |
| 1983 | 46,690 ha | -36.4% |
| 1984 | 49,875 ha | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 50,160 ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 66,550 ha | +32.7% |
| 1987 | 57,030 ha | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 56,400 ha | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 28,200 ha | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 23,500 ha | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 8,617 ha | -63.3% |
| 1992 | 8,713 ha | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 7,299 ha | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 6,462 ha | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 5,490 ha | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 6,141 ha | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 4,884 ha | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 3,719 ha | -23.9% |
| 1999 | 3,480 ha | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 4,112 ha | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 4,050 ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 3,255 ha | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 3,128 ha | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2,203 ha | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 2,116 ha | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 2,007 ha | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1,853 ha | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1,833 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,414 ha | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 1,060 ha | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 859 ha | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 667 ha | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 407 ha | -39.0% |
| 2014 | 274 ha | -32.7% |
| 2015 | 250 ha | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 207 ha | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 199 ha | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 196 ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 238 ha | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 201 ha | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 227 ha | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 388 ha | +70.9% |
| 2023 | 588 ha | +51.5% |
| 2024 | 919 ha | +56.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 144,140 ha | 103,700 ha | 166,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 169,945 ha | 163,000 ha | 174,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,170 ha | 28,200 ha | 129,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,830 ha | 3,480 ha | 23,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,597 ha | 1,414 ha | 4,112 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 435.7 ha | 196 ha | 1,060 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 464.6 ha | 201 ha | 919 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hempseed — area harvested in Asia?
- Hempseed — area harvested in Asia was 919 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hempseed — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 174,700 ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest hempseed — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 196 ha in 2018.
- How does Asia rank for hempseed — area harvested?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
- Is hempseed — area harvested rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Hempseed — 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.