Okra — Area harvested in South America
South America: Okra — Area harvested was 107 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Okra — Area harvested in South America, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, okra — area harvested in South America stood at 107 ha. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, okra — area harvested in South America peaked at 1,300 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 107 ha, in 2024.
South America ranks 21st of 22 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Okra — Area harvested in South America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 600 ha | — |
| 1998 | 620 ha | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 630 ha | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1,300 ha | +106.3% |
| 2001 | 600 ha | -53.8% |
| 2002 | 590 ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 540 ha | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 490 ha | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 460 ha | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 340 ha | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 571 ha | +67.9% |
| 2008 | 633 ha | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 700 ha | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 1,000 ha | +42.9% |
| 2011 | 300 ha | -70.0% |
| 2012 | 400 ha | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 500 ha | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 186 ha | -62.8% |
| 2015 | 233 ha | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 124 ha | -46.8% |
| 2017 | 164 ha | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 152 ha | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 137 ha | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 129 ha | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 118 ha | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 112 ha | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 111 ha | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 107 ha | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 616.67 ha | 600 ha | 630 ha | 3 |
| 2000s | 622.4 ha | 340 ha | 1,300 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 319.6 ha | 124 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.4 ha | 107 ha | 129 ha | 5 |
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- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 4.58 million t (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield 13,552 kg/ha (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested 330,901 ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production 1.51 million t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 10,891 kg/ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 138,942 ha (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is okra — area harvested in South America?
- Okra — area harvested in South America was 107 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest okra — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1,300 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest okra — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 107 ha in 2024.
- How does South America rank for okra — area harvested?
- South America ranks 21st out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is okra — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.