Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in World
World: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 153,276 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in World, 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 World stood at 153,276 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in World peaked at 1.33 million ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 152,057 ha, in 2022.
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 World, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 950,125 ha | — |
| 1962 | 853,590 ha | -10.2% |
| 1963 | 975,280 ha | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 934,139 ha | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 1.08 million ha | +15.7% |
| 1966 | 1.22 million ha | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 1.09 million ha | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 900,084 ha | -17.2% |
| 1969 | 1.06 million ha | +17.4% |
| 1970 | 1.08 million ha | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.07 million ha | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.09 million ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.21 million ha | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 1.16 million ha | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 1.09 million ha | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 992,740 ha | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 1.11 million ha | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 1.17 million ha | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 1.10 million ha | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 974,620 ha | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 968,275 ha | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 885,171 ha | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 890,279 ha | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 881,821 ha | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.33 million ha | +50.5% |
| 1986 | 850,535 ha | -35.9% |
| 1987 | 736,778 ha | -13.4% |
| 1988 | 667,673 ha | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 657,676 ha | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 666,737 ha | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 578,405 ha | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 557,863 ha | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 532,592 ha | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 479,229 ha | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 451,485 ha | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 399,571 ha | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 383,946 ha | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 315,783 ha | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 300,609 ha | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 306,783 ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 327,419 ha | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 282,401 ha | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 277,582 ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 261,516 ha | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 251,089 ha | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 243,641 ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 253,120 ha | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 227,504 ha | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 209,434 ha | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 173,433 ha | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 176,382 ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 165,996 ha | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 176,995 ha | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 160,672 ha | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 154,529 ha | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 159,480 ha | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 153,906 ha | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 153,333 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 154,174 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 153,761 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 152,187 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 152,057 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 152,171 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 153,276 ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 million ha | 853,590 ha | 1.22 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.11 million ha | 992,740 ha | 1.21 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 884,025 ha | 657,676 ha | 1.33 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 466,622 ha | 300,609 ha | 666,737 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 264,049 ha | 209,434 ha | 327,419 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 162,890 ha | 153,333 ha | 176,995 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 152,690 ha | 152,057 ha | 153,761 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in World?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in World was 153,276 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,057 ha in 2022.
- How does World rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- World ranks 1st out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.