Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Asia
Asia: Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested was 4,246 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Asia is 4,246 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Asia peaked at 37,382 ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2,630 ha, in 2018.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32,822 ha | — |
| 1962 | 33,143 ha | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 33,429 ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 33,558 ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 33,860 ha | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 35,008 ha | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 36,098 ha | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 36,710 ha | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 37,160 ha | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 37,382 ha | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 36,732 ha | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 35,298 ha | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 34,126 ha | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 24,792 ha | -27.4% |
| 1975 | 24,946 ha | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 24,941 ha | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 23,741 ha | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 14,287 ha | -39.8% |
| 1979 | 14,307 ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 14,147 ha | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 13,977 ha | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 14,027 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 13,929 ha | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 13,785 ha | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 10,535 ha | -23.6% |
| 1986 | 9,715 ha | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 8,955 ha | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 8,720 ha | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 8,710 ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 8,660 ha | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 8,510 ha | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 8,538 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 5,475 ha | -35.9% |
| 1994 | 4,275 ha | -21.9% |
| 1995 | 4,256 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 4,234 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 4,218 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 4,814 ha | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 4,814 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,765 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 4,765 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,390 ha | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 3,606 ha | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 4,024 ha | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 4,063 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 4,127 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,321 ha | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 3,260 ha | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 4,008 ha | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 3,309 ha | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 4,027 ha | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 4,001 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,460 ha | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 4,060 ha | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 3,577 ha | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 3,442 ha | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 3,628 ha | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 2,630 ha | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 2,717 ha | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2,906 ha | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 3,080 ha | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 3,705 ha | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 3,939 ha | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 4,246 ha | +7.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -39.8% | 23,741 ha | 14,287 ha |
| 1993 | -35.9% | 8,538 ha | 5,475 ha |
| 1974 | -27.4% | 34,126 ha | 24,792 ha |
| 2018 | -27.5% | 3,628 ha | 2,630 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,643 ha | 32,822 ha | 37,160 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,055 ha | 14,287 ha | 37,382 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,650 ha | 8,710 ha | 14,147 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,779 ha | 4,218 ha | 8,660 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,033 ha | 3,260 ha | 4,765 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,485 ha | 2,630 ha | 4,060 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,575 ha | 2,906 ha | 4,246 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Asia?
- Locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Asia was 4,246 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest locust beans (carobs) — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 37,382 ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest locust beans (carobs) — area harvested recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,630 ha in 2018.
- How does Asia rank for locust beans (carobs) — area harvested?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is locust beans (carobs) — area harvested rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Locust beans (carobs) — 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.