Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 24,272 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 24,272 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 68,629 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 19,581 ha, in 1992.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,540 ha | — |
| 1962 | 42,670 ha | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 43,840 ha | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 55,019 ha | +25.5% |
| 1965 | 68,629 ha | +24.7% |
| 1966 | 40,891 ha | -40.4% |
| 1967 | 68,370 ha | +67.2% |
| 1968 | 44,607 ha | -34.8% |
| 1969 | 62,516 ha | +40.1% |
| 1970 | 50,198 ha | -19.7% |
| 1971 | 41,790 ha | -16.7% |
| 1972 | 40,689 ha | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 40,642 ha | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 34,131 ha | -16.0% |
| 1975 | 32,815 ha | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 32,507 ha | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 31,796 ha | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 33,544 ha | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 31,170 ha | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 27,711 ha | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 27,388 ha | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 27,351 ha | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 26,682 ha | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 27,658 ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 29,378 ha | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 28,013 ha | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 27,013 ha | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 25,624 ha | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 26,651 ha | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 41,247 ha | +54.8% |
| 1991 | 24,623 ha | -40.3% |
| 1992 | 19,581 ha | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 21,143 ha | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 25,530 ha | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 20,387 ha | -20.1% |
| 1996 | 22,804 ha | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 22,339 ha | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 22,871 ha | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 22,727 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 21,954 ha | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 22,919 ha | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 24,476 ha | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 30,750 ha | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 32,468 ha | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 26,051 ha | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 34,631 ha | +32.9% |
| 2007 | 41,835 ha | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 35,257 ha | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 33,348 ha | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 32,131 ha | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 31,072 ha | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 29,108 ha | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 26,908 ha | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 24,702 ha | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 26,068 ha | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 24,400 ha | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 24,283 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 23,831 ha | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 24,121 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 23,967 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 23,803 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 24,112 ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 24,125 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 24,272 ha | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52,342 ha | 40,891 ha | 68,629 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36,928 ha | 31,170 ha | 50,198 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,347 ha | 25,624 ha | 29,378 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,325 ha | 19,581 ha | 41,247 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,369 ha | 21,954 ha | 41,835 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,662 ha | 23,831 ha | 32,131 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,056 ha | 23,803 ha | 24,272 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 24,272 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 68,629 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,581 ha in 1992.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.