Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Europe

Europe: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 12,284 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12,284 ha
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
8th
of 19 groups
All-time high
26,610 ha
in 1961
All-time low
12,284 ha
in 2024
Years of data
63
1961–2024

Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Europe, 1961–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922024

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 Europe stood at 12,284 ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Europe peaked at 26,610 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12,284 ha, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 26,610 ha
1962 26,020 ha -2.2%
1963 25,440 ha -2.2%
1964 25,060 ha -1.5%
1965 23,090 ha -7.9%
1966 23,110 ha +0.1%
1967 23,036 ha -0.3%
1968 23,000 ha -0.2%
1969 23,000 ha +0.0%
1970 23,000 ha +0.0%
1971 25,000 ha +8.7%
1972 24,000 ha -4.0%
1973 19,000 ha -20.8%
1974 16,000 ha -15.8%
1975 16,000 ha +0.0%
1976 18,000 ha +12.5%
1977 18,000 ha +0.0%
1978 17,000 ha -5.6%
1979 18,000 ha +5.9%
1980 18,000 ha +0.0%
1981 18,000 ha +0.0%
1982 18,000 ha +0.0%
1983 18,000 ha +0.0%
1984 18,000 ha +0.0%
1985 18,000 ha +0.0%
1986 18,000 ha +0.0%
1987 20,000 ha +11.1%
1988 21,000 ha +5.0%
1989 22,000 ha +4.8%
1990 19,507 ha -11.3%
1992 20,000 ha +2.5%
1993 21,000 ha +5.0%
1994 21,398 ha +1.9%
1995 22,790 ha +6.5%
1996 22,199 ha -2.6%
1997 22,184 ha -0.1%
1998 20,979 ha -5.4%
1999 21,000 ha +0.1%
2000 21,000 ha +0.0%
2001 22,000 ha +4.8%
2002 22,314 ha +1.4%
2003 23,000 ha +3.1%
2004 22,855 ha -0.6%
2005 22,097 ha -3.3%
2006 18,763 ha -15.1%
2007 17,386 ha -7.3%
2008 14,685 ha -15.5%
2009 14,149 ha -3.6%
2010 13,705 ha -3.1%
2011 13,200 ha -3.7%
2012 13,200 ha +0.0%
2013 13,200 ha +0.0%
2014 13,200 ha +0.0%
2015 12,937 ha -2.0%
2016 12,941 ha +0.0%
2017 12,815 ha -1.0%
2018 12,868 ha +0.4%
2019 12,862 ha -0.0%
2020 12,807 ha -0.4%
2021 12,492 ha -2.5%
2022 12,432 ha -0.5%
2023 12,357 ha -0.6%
2024 12,284 ha -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24,263 ha 23,000 ha 26,610 ha 9
1970s 19,400 ha 16,000 ha 25,000 ha 10
1980s 18,900 ha 18,000 ha 22,000 ha 10
1990s 21,229 ha 19,507 ha 22,790 ha 9
2000s 19,825 ha 14,149 ha 23,000 ha 10
2010s 13,093 ha 12,815 ha 13,705 ha 10
2020s 12,474 ha 12,284 ha 12,807 ha 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 5 Indonesia 3,908 ha compare
  2. 6 China 3,664 ha compare
  3. 6 China, mainland 3,664 ha compare
  4. 8 Brazil 3,217 ha compare
  5. 9 Mali 2,603 ha compare
  6. 10 Ethiopia 2,107 ha compare
  7. 11 Cuba 1,684 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Europe?
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Europe was 12,284 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 26,610 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 12,284 ha in 2024.
How does Europe rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
Europe ranks 8th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe 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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Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested
Unit
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Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
50 places, 2,937 data points, 1961–2024
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