Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in South America
South America: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 13,812 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in South America, 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 South America is 13,812 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in South America peaked at 66,295 ha in 1981 and was at its lowest, 9,800 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 South America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 11,300 ha | +15.3% |
| 1963 | 10,700 ha | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 10,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 11,500 ha | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 11,000 ha | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 15,915 ha | +44.7% |
| 1972 | 30,100 ha | +89.1% |
| 1973 | 33,662 ha | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 32,382 ha | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 46,106 ha | +42.4% |
| 1976 | 53,211 ha | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 53,421 ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 57,700 ha | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 51,604 ha | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 55,902 ha | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 66,295 ha | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 52,740 ha | -20.4% |
| 1983 | 55,443 ha | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 65,423 ha | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 52,526 ha | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 45,953 ha | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 54,499 ha | +18.6% |
| 1988 | 57,244 ha | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 42,235 ha | -26.2% |
| 1990 | 31,544 ha | -25.3% |
| 1991 | 27,801 ha | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 30,033 ha | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 24,380 ha | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 23,512 ha | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 19,375 ha | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 16,117 ha | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 15,498 ha | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 17,690 ha | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 16,959 ha | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 16,085 ha | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 16,843 ha | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 17,128 ha | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 17,421 ha | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 18,594 ha | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 24,489 ha | +31.7% |
| 2006 | 24,584 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 24,184 ha | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 21,012 ha | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 20,782 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 21,622 ha | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 22,227 ha | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 17,589 ha | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 18,112 ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 17,213 ha | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 15,282 ha | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 14,097 ha | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 13,262 ha | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 13,261 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 12,935 ha | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 13,680 ha | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 12,715 ha | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 12,605 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 12,881 ha | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 13,812 ha | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,856 ha | 9,800 ha | 11,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 38,510 ha | 11,000 ha | 57,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,826 ha | 42,235 ha | 66,295 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,291 ha | 15,498 ha | 31,544 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,112 ha | 16,085 ha | 24,584 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,560 ha | 12,935 ha | 22,227 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,139 ha | 12,605 ha | 13,812 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in South America?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in South America was 13,812 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 66,295 ha in 1981.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,800 ha in 1961.
- How does South America rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- South America ranks 7th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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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About this data
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.