Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Caribbean
Caribbean: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 1,684 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Caribbean, 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 Caribbean is 1,684 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Caribbean peaked at 21,600 ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1,000 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1964 | 2,300 ha | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 4,000 ha | +73.9% |
| 1966 | 6,600 ha | +65.0% |
| 1967 | 7,193 ha | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 6,537 ha | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 2,018 ha | -69.1% |
| 1970 | 2,000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 18,850 ha | +528.3% |
| 1975 | 21,530 ha | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 21,600 ha | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 16,365 ha | -24.2% |
| 1978 | 11,340 ha | -30.7% |
| 1979 | 15,830 ha | +39.6% |
| 1980 | 10,200 ha | -35.6% |
| 1981 | 16,510 ha | +61.9% |
| 1982 | 15,770 ha | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 19,885 ha | +26.1% |
| 1984 | 19,800 ha | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 19,200 ha | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 13,300 ha | -30.7% |
| 1987 | 11,900 ha | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 3,900 ha | -67.2% |
| 1989 | 16,200 ha | +315.4% |
| 1990 | 10,000 ha | -38.3% |
| 1991 | 8,316 ha | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 7,040 ha | -15.3% |
| 1993 | 6,006 ha | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 5,194 ha | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 4,538 ha | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 4,007 ha | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 3,576 ha | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 3,226 ha | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 2,943 ha | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 2,711 ha | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 2,523 ha | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 2,368 ha | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 2,239 ha | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 2,127 ha | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 2,034 ha | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 1,955 ha | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1,885 ha | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1,877 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,854 ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,829 ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,804 ha | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,800 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,850 ha | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1,800 ha | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,792 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,780 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,759 ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,746 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,732 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,729 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,711 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,704 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,694 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,684 ha | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,628 ha | 1,000 ha | 7,193 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,552 ha | 2,000 ha | 21,600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,666 ha | 3,900 ha | 19,885 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,485 ha | 2,943 ha | 10,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,157 ha | 1,854 ha | 2,711 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,789 ha | 1,732 ha | 1,850 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,704 ha | 1,684 ha | 1,729 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 13 El Salvador 1,344 ha compare
- 14 Angola 1,229 ha compare
- 15 South Africa 1,194 ha compare
- 16 Malaysia 1,105 ha compare
- 17 Nigeria 1,013 ha compare
- 18 Ethiopia PDR 559 ha compare
- 19 Central African Republic 552 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Caribbean?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Caribbean was 1,684 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 21,600 ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Caribbean rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Caribbean ranks 16th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.