Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Area harvested was 33 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested in Western Africa stood at 33 ha.
That represents a change of down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 140 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 15 ha, in 1997.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Area harvested in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 140 ha | — |
| 1993 | 20 ha | -85.7% |
| 1994 | 46 ha | +130.0% |
| 1995 | 45 ha | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 40 ha | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 15 ha | -62.5% |
| 1998 | 20 ha | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 25 ha | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 30 ha | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 30 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28 ha | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 30 ha | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 32 ha | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 29 ha | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 35 ha | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 35 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38 ha | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 36 ha | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 35 ha | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 34 ha | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 34 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33 ha | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 33 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.88 ha | 15 ha | 140 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 31.9 ha | 28 ha | 35 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9 ha | 34 ha | 38 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4 ha | 33 ha | 34 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 10 Ethiopia 410 ha compare
- 11 Ethiopia PDR 353 ha
- 12 Papua New Guinea 223 ha compare
- 13 Malawi 144 ha compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 94 ha compare
- 15 Kenya 89 ha compare
- 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51 ha compare
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- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested in Western Africa was 33 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 140 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 ha in 1997.
- How does Western Africa rank for nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 13th out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — 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.