Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested was 11,831 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11,831 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
4th
of 11 groups
All-time high
14,870 ha
in 1990
All-time low
850 ha
in 1981
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 11,831 ha for locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in 2024.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 14,870 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 850 ha, in 1981.

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

Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 11,000 ha
1962 9,000 ha -18.2%
1963 9,000 ha +0.0%
1964 9,700 ha +7.8%
1965 10,000 ha +3.1%
1966 8,500 ha -15.0%
1967 8,300 ha -2.4%
1968 7,800 ha -6.0%
1969 8,500 ha +9.0%
1970 8,800 ha +3.5%
1971 7,700 ha -12.5%
1972 7,200 ha -6.5%
1973 6,700 ha -6.9%
1974 5,500 ha -17.9%
1975 6,000 ha +9.1%
1976 4,400 ha -26.7%
1977 4,200 ha -4.5%
1978 3,700 ha -11.9%
1979 3,500 ha -5.4%
1980 1,000 ha -71.4%
1981 850 ha -15.0%
1982 850 ha +0.0%
1983 1,000 ha +17.6%
1984 1,000 ha +0.0%
1985 13,725 ha +1272.5%
1986 14,705 ha +7.1%
1987 10,480 ha -28.7%
1988 14,590 ha +39.2%
1989 11,590 ha -20.6%
1990 14,870 ha +28.3%
1991 10,765 ha -27.6%
1992 12,730 ha +18.3%
1993 12,437 ha -2.3%
1994 12,867 ha +3.5%
1995 12,615 ha -2.0%
1996 12,221 ha -3.1%
1997 12,561 ha +2.8%
1998 12,819 ha +2.1%
1999 12,525 ha -2.3%
2000 12,670 ha +1.2%
2001 13,212 ha +4.3%
2002 12,557 ha -5.0%
2003 13,600 ha +8.3%
2004 12,572 ha -7.6%
2005 13,508 ha +7.4%
2006 12,366 ha -8.5%
2007 12,264 ha -0.8%
2008 12,099 ha -1.3%
2009 12,033 ha -0.5%
2010 10,983 ha -8.7%
2011 10,998 ha +0.1%
2012 11,480 ha +4.4%
2013 11,653 ha +1.5%
2014 11,685 ha +0.3%
2015 11,580 ha -0.9%
2016 11,680 ha +0.9%
2017 11,745 ha +0.6%
2018 11,718 ha -0.2%
2019 11,657 ha -0.5%
2020 11,743 ha +0.7%
2021 11,751 ha +0.1%
2022 11,788 ha +0.3%
2023 11,821 ha +0.3%
2024 11,831 ha +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,089 ha 7,800 ha 11,000 ha 9
1970s 5,770 ha 3,500 ha 8,800 ha 10
1980s 6,979 ha 850 ha 14,705 ha 10
1990s 12,641 ha 10,765 ha 14,870 ha 10
2000s 12,688 ha 12,033 ha 13,600 ha 10
2010s 11,518 ha 10,983 ha 11,745 ha 10
2020s 11,787 ha 11,743 ha 11,831 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 1 Portugal 13,240 ha compare
  2. 2 Morocco 10,707 ha compare
  3. 2 Türkiye 2,248 ha compare
  4. 3 Italy 5,576 ha compare
  5. 4 Spain 2,368 ha compare
  6. 5 Greece 1,757 ha compare
  7. 6 Israel 1,627 ha compare
  8. 7 Cyprus 982 ha compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Northern Africa?
Locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Northern Africa was 11,831 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest locust beans (carobs) — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 14,870 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest locust beans (carobs) — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 850 ha in 1981.
How does Northern Africa rank for locust beans (carobs) — area harvested?
Northern Africa ranks 4th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
Is locust beans (carobs) — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Africa 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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Indicator
Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
28 places, 1,448 data points, 1961–2024
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