Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 22,511 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22,511 ha
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
5th
of 19 groups
All-time high
22,511 ha
in 2024
All-time low
10,130 ha
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922024

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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 22,511 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 22,511 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,130 ha, in 1962.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 12,000 ha
1962 10,130 ha -15.6%
1963 10,500 ha +3.7%
1964 10,145 ha -3.4%
1965 13,160 ha +29.7%
1966 13,200 ha +0.3%
1967 12,665 ha -4.1%
1968 15,411 ha +21.7%
1969 20,492 ha +33.0%
1970 19,558 ha -4.6%
1971 15,801 ha -19.2%
1972 14,298 ha -9.5%
1973 16,915 ha +18.3%
1974 17,460 ha +3.2%
1975 18,376 ha +5.2%
1976 16,880 ha -8.1%
1977 15,500 ha -8.2%
1978 16,340 ha +5.4%
1979 16,380 ha +0.2%
1980 16,396 ha +0.1%
1981 16,505 ha +0.7%
1982 16,726 ha +1.3%
1983 16,830 ha +0.6%
1984 17,515 ha +4.1%
1985 17,938 ha +2.4%
1986 17,602 ha -1.9%
1987 18,563 ha +5.5%
1988 18,630 ha +0.4%
1989 18,630 ha +0.0%
1990 19,953 ha +7.1%
1991 18,543 ha -7.1%
1992 17,565 ha -5.3%
1993 19,142 ha +9.0%
1994 17,590 ha -8.1%
1995 18,547 ha +5.4%
1996 19,626 ha +5.8%
1997 20,209 ha +3.0%
1998 19,457 ha -3.7%
1999 20,101 ha +3.3%
2000 18,779 ha -6.6%
2001 19,031 ha +1.3%
2002 18,813 ha -1.1%
2003 19,089 ha +1.5%
2004 19,147 ha +0.3%
2005 18,380 ha -4.0%
2006 18,930 ha +3.0%
2007 18,896 ha -0.2%
2008 19,590 ha +3.7%
2009 20,886 ha +6.6%
2010 21,450 ha +2.7%
2011 21,842 ha +1.8%
2012 21,843 ha +0.0%
2013 22,060 ha +1.0%
2014 21,885 ha -0.8%
2015 21,630 ha -1.2%
2016 21,926 ha +1.4%
2017 22,071 ha +0.7%
2018 22,172 ha +0.5%
2019 22,451 ha +1.3%
2020 22,414 ha -0.2%
2021 22,402 ha -0.1%
2022 22,355 ha -0.2%
2023 22,429 ha +0.3%
2024 22,511 ha +0.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1969 +33.0% 15,411 ha 20,492 ha
1965 +29.7% 10,145 ha 13,160 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13,078 ha 10,130 ha 20,492 ha 9
1970s 16,751 ha 14,298 ha 19,558 ha 10
1980s 17,534 ha 16,396 ha 18,630 ha 10
1990s 19,073 ha 17,565 ha 20,209 ha 10
2000s 19,154 ha 18,380 ha 20,886 ha 10
2010s 21,933 ha 21,450 ha 22,451 ha 10
2020s 22,422 ha 22,355 ha 22,511 ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 2 Russian Federation 12,284 ha compare
  2. 3 Chile 10,595 ha compare
  3. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,864 ha compare
  4. 4 Mozambique 6,973 ha compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 3,908 ha compare
  6. 6 China 3,664 ha compare
  7. 6 China, mainland 3,664 ha compare
  8. 8 Brazil 3,217 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 22,511 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 22,511 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 10,130 ha in 1962.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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Indicator
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested
Unit
ha
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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