Okra — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Okra — Area harvested was 34,106 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Okra — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, okra — area harvested in Northern Africa stood at 34,106 ha.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, okra — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 37,144 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 200 ha, in 1961.
Northern Africa ranks 9th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Okra — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 400 ha | +100.0% |
| 1963 | 600 ha | +50.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 1965 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 1,200 ha | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 1,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 1,800 ha | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 2,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 2,200 ha | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 2,250 ha | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 2,300 ha | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 2,400 ha | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 2,600 ha | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 2,900 ha | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 3,300 ha | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 3,500 ha | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 4,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 4,620 ha | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 4,200 ha | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 4,620 ha | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 5,040 ha | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 4,620 ha | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 4,200 ha | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 4,620 ha | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 4,620 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,200 ha | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 4,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10,820 ha | +157.6% |
| 1991 | 11,240 ha | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 11,080 ha | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 11,200 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 12,600 ha | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 15,565 ha | +23.5% |
| 1996 | 17,888 ha | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 21,400 ha | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 24,500 ha | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 27,450 ha | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 31,000 ha | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 33,072 ha | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 29,360 ha | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 30,219 ha | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 32,270 ha | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 31,443 ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 30,499 ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 28,422 ha | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 27,528 ha | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 30,241 ha | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 28,389 ha | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 28,229 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 29,049 ha | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 27,883 ha | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 33,047 ha | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 29,777 ha | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 31,505 ha | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 31,751 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 32,280 ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 31,931 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 33,306 ha | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 32,761 ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 37,144 ha | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 33,687 ha | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 34,106 ha | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,044 ha | 200 ha | 1,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,745 ha | 2,000 ha | 4,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,494 ha | 4,200 ha | 5,040 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,374 ha | 10,820 ha | 27,450 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,405 ha | 27,528 ha | 33,072 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,384 ha | 27,883 ha | 33,047 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,201 ha | 32,761 ha | 37,144 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 6 Cameroon 32,016 ha compare
- 7 Pakistan 27,310 ha compare
- 8 Sudan 27,234 ha compare
- 9 Benin 23,000 ha compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 21,504 ha compare
- 11 Bangladesh 12,654 ha compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 9,767 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is okra — area harvested in Northern Africa?
- Okra — area harvested in Northern Africa was 34,106 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest okra — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 37,144 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest okra — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 ha in 1961.
- How does Northern Africa rank for okra — area harvested?
- Northern Africa ranks 9th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is okra — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Okra — 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.