Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Americas
Americas: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 17,273 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Americas, 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 Americas is 17,273 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Americas peaked at 85,780 ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 12,300 ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Americas, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 13,900 ha | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 14,600 ha | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 14,200 ha | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 16,600 ha | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 21,350 ha | +28.6% |
| 1967 | 21,293 ha | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 20,437 ha | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 15,518 ha | -24.1% |
| 1970 | 14,759 ha | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 21,443 ha | +45.3% |
| 1972 | 36,700 ha | +71.2% |
| 1973 | 40,262 ha | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 54,332 ha | +34.9% |
| 1975 | 70,736 ha | +30.2% |
| 1976 | 76,549 ha | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 70,476 ha | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 69,620 ha | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 68,384 ha | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 67,012 ha | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 83,655 ha | +24.8% |
| 1982 | 69,150 ha | -17.3% |
| 1983 | 76,178 ha | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 85,780 ha | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 72,326 ha | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 59,949 ha | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 67,134 ha | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 61,884 ha | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 59,705 ha | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 43,344 ha | -27.4% |
| 1991 | 38,437 ha | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 40,403 ha | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 34,726 ha | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 34,046 ha | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 29,857 ha | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 26,989 ha | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 25,527 ha | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 27,297 ha | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 23,982 ha | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 22,886 ha | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 23,566 ha | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 23,477 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 23,468 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 24,251 ha | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 30,026 ha | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 29,879 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 28,445 ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 24,675 ha | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 24,349 ha | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 25,224 ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 25,833 ha | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 21,224 ha | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 21,816 ha | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 20,859 ha | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 18,782 ha | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 17,696 ha | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 16,846 ha | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 16,800 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 16,443 ha | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 17,179 ha | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 16,206 ha | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 16,084 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16,350 ha | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 17,273 ha | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,689 ha | 12,300 ha | 21,350 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,326 ha | 14,759 ha | 76,549 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 70,277 ha | 59,705 ha | 85,780 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,461 ha | 23,982 ha | 43,344 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,502 ha | 22,886 ha | 30,026 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,152 ha | 16,443 ha | 25,833 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,618 ha | 16,084 ha | 17,273 ha | 5 |
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 0.2691 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Americas?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Americas was 17,273 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 Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 85,780 ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,300 ha in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Americas ranks 6th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas 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.