Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Nigeria
Nigeria: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 1,013 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 1,013 ha.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Nigeria peaked at 1,107 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 17th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 ha | — |
| 1981 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1982 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,107 ha | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 1,000 ha | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,003 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,007 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,010 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,012 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,011 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,013 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,011 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,006 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,011 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,012 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,013 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 900 ha | 0 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,011 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,107 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,000 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,006 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,013 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,011 ha | 1,006 ha | 1,013 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 14 Angola 1,229 ha compare
- 15 South Africa 1,194 ha compare
- 16 Malaysia 1,105 ha compare
- 18 Ethiopia PDR 559 ha compare
- 19 Central African Republic 552 ha compare
- 20 Myanmar 459 ha compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3622 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Nigeria?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Nigeria was 1,013 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,107 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.