Hempseed — Area harvested in South America
South America: Hempseed — Area harvested was 2,386 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Hempseed — Area harvested in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, hempseed — area harvested in South America stood at 2,386 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hempseed — area harvested in South America peaked at 3,600 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 976 ha, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Hempseed — Area harvested in South America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,800 ha | -22.2% |
| 1971 | 2,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,400 ha | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 1,500 ha | -37.5% |
| 1974 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 1,500 ha | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 1,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,023 ha | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 976 ha | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 995 ha | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1,014 ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,044 ha | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1,054 ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1,067 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1,087 ha | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1,063 ha | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1,083 ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1,100 ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1,150 ha | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1,200 ha | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1,250 ha | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1,270 ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1,300 ha | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,358 ha | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1,415 ha | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1,522 ha | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1,602 ha | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1,665 ha | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1,863 ha | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 2,200 ha | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 2,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,237 ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,430 ha | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 2,289 ha | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 2,336 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2,450 ha | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 2,358 ha | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 2,381 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,396 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2,378 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2,385 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,386 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,600 ha | 3,600 ha | 3,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,710 ha | 1,000 ha | 2,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,000 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,041 ha | 976 ha | 1,087 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,317 ha | 1,100 ha | 1,602 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,203 ha | 1,665 ha | 2,450 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,385 ha | 2,378 ha | 2,396 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hempseed — area harvested in South America?
- Hempseed — area harvested in South America was 2,386 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hempseed — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 3,600 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest hempseed — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 976 ha in 1991.
- How does South America rank for hempseed — area harvested?
- South America ranks 7th out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is hempseed — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 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.