Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 25,947 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Africa is 25,947 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Africa peaked at 25,947 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,930 ha, in 1962.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 13,930 ha | -11.8% |
| 1963 | 14,300 ha | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 14,145 ha | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 16,160 ha | +14.2% |
| 1966 | 15,700 ha | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 15,765 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 19,411 ha | +23.1% |
| 1969 | 24,492 ha | +26.2% |
| 1970 | 23,558 ha | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 19,301 ha | -18.1% |
| 1972 | 16,898 ha | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 19,015 ha | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 19,560 ha | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 20,476 ha | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 18,980 ha | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 17,600 ha | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 18,440 ha | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 18,480 ha | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 18,496 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 19,605 ha | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 19,826 ha | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 19,930 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 20,615 ha | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 21,038 ha | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 20,702 ha | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 21,663 ha | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 21,730 ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 21,730 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 23,385 ha | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 21,643 ha | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 20,601 ha | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 22,171 ha | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 20,590 ha | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 21,447 ha | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 22,626 ha | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 23,283 ha | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 22,709 ha | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 22,901 ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 21,879 ha | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 22,036 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 21,798 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 22,078 ha | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 22,190 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21,480 ha | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 22,030 ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 21,996 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 22,690 ha | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 24,100 ha | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 24,750 ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 25,056 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 25,189 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 25,460 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 25,216 ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 24,993 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 25,304 ha | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 25,434 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 25,559 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 25,863 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 25,843 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 25,804 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 25,767 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 25,853 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 25,947 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,634 ha | 13,930 ha | 24,492 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,231 ha | 16,898 ha | 23,558 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,534 ha | 18,496 ha | 21,730 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,136 ha | 20,590 ha | 23,385 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,228 ha | 21,480 ha | 24,100 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,282 ha | 24,750 ha | 25,863 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,843 ha | 25,767 ha | 25,947 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 India 86,611 ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 12,284 ha compare
- 3 Chile 10,595 ha compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,864 ha compare
- 4 Mozambique 6,973 ha compare
- 5 Indonesia 3,908 ha compare
- 6 China 3,664 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 3,664 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Africa?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Africa was 25,947 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25,947 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,930 ha in 1962.
- How does Africa rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — 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.