Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Yield in South America

South America: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Yield was 983.3 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
983.3 kg/ha
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
12th
of 19 groups
All-time high
1,496 kg/ha
in 1966
All-time low
834.1 kg/ha
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Yield in South America, 1961–2024

05001.0k1.5k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

South America recorded 983.3 kg/ha for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield in South America peaked at 1,496 kg/ha in 1966 and was at its lowest, 834.1 kg/ha, in 1971.

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

Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Yield in South America, year by year

Annual values for Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Yield in South America, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 1,340 kg/ha
1962 1,164 kg/ha -13.1%
1963 1,228 kg/ha +5.5%
1964 1,186 kg/ha -3.4%
1965 1,467 kg/ha +23.7%
1966 1,496 kg/ha +1.9%
1967 1,261 kg/ha -15.7%
1968 1,386 kg/ha +10.0%
1969 1,183 kg/ha -14.7%
1970 1,361 kg/ha +15.1%
1971 834.1 kg/ha -38.7%
1972 894.6 kg/ha +7.3%
1973 1,019 kg/ha +13.9%
1974 910.1 kg/ha -10.7%
1975 979.5 kg/ha +7.6%
1976 1,139 kg/ha +16.3%
1977 1,068 kg/ha -6.2%
1978 1,132 kg/ha +6.0%
1979 1,094 kg/ha -3.4%
1980 1,078 kg/ha -1.4%
1981 1,030 kg/ha -4.5%
1982 1,042 kg/ha +1.2%
1983 1,053 kg/ha +1.0%
1984 974.4 kg/ha -7.4%
1985 995 kg/ha +2.1%
1986 997.5 kg/ha +0.3%
1987 1,030 kg/ha +3.3%
1988 1,100 kg/ha +6.8%
1989 988.1 kg/ha -10.1%
1990 913.4 kg/ha -7.6%
1991 910.2 kg/ha -0.4%
1992 1,097 kg/ha +20.5%
1993 1,247 kg/ha +13.7%
1994 1,248 kg/ha +0.1%
1995 1,187 kg/ha -4.9%
1996 1,040 kg/ha -12.3%
1997 1,043 kg/ha +0.3%
1998 1,129 kg/ha +8.3%
1999 1,106 kg/ha -2.1%
2000 1,118 kg/ha +1.1%
2001 1,059 kg/ha -5.3%
2002 1,157 kg/ha +9.2%
2003 1,147 kg/ha -0.9%
2004 1,173 kg/ha +2.3%
2005 1,313 kg/ha +11.9%
2006 1,280 kg/ha -2.5%
2007 1,265 kg/ha -1.2%
2008 1,122 kg/ha -11.3%
2009 1,186 kg/ha +5.7%
2010 1,084 kg/ha -8.6%
2011 1,147 kg/ha +5.8%
2012 1,022 kg/ha -11.0%
2013 1,057 kg/ha +3.5%
2014 1,039 kg/ha -1.8%
2015 932.8 kg/ha -10.2%
2016 882.4 kg/ha -5.4%
2017 932.9 kg/ha +5.7%
2018 931.1 kg/ha -0.2%
2019 915.4 kg/ha -1.7%
2020 982.8 kg/ha +7.4%
2021 941.2 kg/ha -4.2%
2022 943 kg/ha +0.2%
2023 940.4 kg/ha -0.3%
2024 983.3 kg/ha +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,301 kg/ha 1,164 kg/ha 1,496 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,043 kg/ha 834.1 kg/ha 1,361 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,029 kg/ha 974.4 kg/ha 1,100 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,092 kg/ha 910.2 kg/ha 1,248 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,182 kg/ha 1,059 kg/ha 1,313 kg/ha 10
2010s 994.35 kg/ha 882.4 kg/ha 1,147 kg/ha 10
2020s 958.14 kg/ha 940.4 kg/ha 983.3 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 9 Nigeria 1,533 kg/ha compare
  2. 10 Brazil 1,413 kg/ha compare
  3. 11 Thailand 1,396 kg/ha compare
  4. 12 India 1,177 kg/ha compare
  5. 13 Indonesia 853.3 kg/ha compare
  6. 14 Chile 852.8 kg/ha compare
  7. 15 Myanmar 772.1 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield in South America?
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield in South America was 983.3 kg/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 — yield recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 1,496 kg/ha in 1966.
What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 834.1 kg/ha in 1971.
How does South America rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield?
South America ranks 12th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — yield rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
50 places, 2,795 data points, 1961–2024
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