Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — Area harvested was 16,894 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 16,894 ha for leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested in Africa peaked at 17,245 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 408 ha, in 1991.
That places Africa 8th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,522 ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 3,523 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,551 ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 3,556 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 409 ha | -88.5% |
| 1991 | 408 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 590 ha | +44.6% |
| 1993 | 680 ha | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 789 ha | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 880 ha | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 918 ha | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 983 ha | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 1,039 ha | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 1,103 ha | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 4,771 ha | +332.5% |
| 2001 | 6,242 ha | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 7,172 ha | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 8,741 ha | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 10,076 ha | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 11,575 ha | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 13,071 ha | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 13,807 ha | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 14,144 ha | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 4,402 ha | -68.9% |
| 2010 | 12,560 ha | +185.3% |
| 2011 | 15,779 ha | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 16,868 ha | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 16,098 ha | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 16,052 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 16,991 ha | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 16,389 ha | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 16,464 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 16,600 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 16,475 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 17,245 ha | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 16,803 ha | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 16,859 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 16,984 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 16,894 ha | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,500 ha | 3,500 ha | 3,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,500 ha | 3,500 ha | 3,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,515 ha | 3,500 ha | 3,556 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 779.9 ha | 408 ha | 1,103 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,400 ha | 4,402 ha | 14,144 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,028 ha | 12,560 ha | 16,991 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,957 ha | 16,803 ha | 17,245 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 5 China, mainland 4,936 ha compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 3,961 ha compare
- 7 Belgium 3,640 ha compare
- 8 Republic of Korea 3,228 ha compare
- 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,180 ha compare
- 10 Belgium-Luxembourg 2,683 ha compare
- 11 Spain 2,600 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested in Africa?
- Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested in Africa was 16,894 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17,245 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 408 ha in 1991.
- How does Africa rank for leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — 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.