Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Asia
Asia: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 97,772 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Asia stood at 97,772 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Asia peaked at 1.22 million ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 97,611 ha, in 2023.
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 Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 895,415 ha | — |
| 1962 | 799,740 ha | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 920,940 ha | +15.2% |
| 1964 | 880,734 ha | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 1.02 million ha | +16.3% |
| 1966 | 1.16 million ha | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 1.03 million ha | -11.2% |
| 1968 | 837,236 ha | -18.5% |
| 1969 | 993,879 ha | +18.7% |
| 1970 | 1.02 million ha | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1.01 million ha | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.01 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.13 million ha | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 1.07 million ha | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 984,793 ha | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 879,211 ha | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million ha | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 1.07 million ha | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 997,779 ha | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 871,112 ha | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 847,015 ha | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 778,195 ha | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 776,171 ha | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 757,426 ha | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.22 million ha | +60.6% |
| 1986 | 751,884 ha | -38.2% |
| 1987 | 627,981 ha | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 563,059 ha | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 554,241 ha | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 580,501 ha | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 518,326 ha | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 476,860 ha | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 454,695 ha | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 403,195 ha | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 377,391 ha | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 327,757 ha | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 312,952 ha | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 244,798 ha | -21.8% |
| 1999 | 232,726 ha | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 241,018 ha | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 259,817 ha | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 214,811 ha | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 209,037 ha | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 192,220 ha | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 177,486 ha | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 172,970 ha | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 185,292 ha | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 165,455 ha | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 146,836 ha | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 109,754 ha | -25.3% |
| 2011 | 112,293 ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 106,383 ha | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 116,519 ha | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 101,397 ha | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 97,816 ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 103,539 ha | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 98,810 ha | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 98,106 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 99,006 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 97,932 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 97,685 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 97,774 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97,611 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97,772 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 948,514 ha | 799,740 ha | 1.16 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 million ha | 879,211 ha | 1.13 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 774,314 ha | 554,241 ha | 1.22 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 392,920 ha | 232,726 ha | 580,501 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 196,494 ha | 146,836 ha | 259,817 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,362 ha | 97,816 ha | 116,519 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,755 ha | 97,611 ha | 97,932 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Asia?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Asia was 97,772 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,611 ha in 2023.
- How does Asia rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.