Okra — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Okra — Area harvested was 2.43 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Okra — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, okra — area harvested in Western Africa stood at 2.43 million ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, okra — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 2.43 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 171,000 ha, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 3rd of 22 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Okra — Area harvested in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 171,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 171,100 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 171,200 ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 171,300 ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 176,400 ha | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 177,500 ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 179,500 ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 179,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 181,500 ha | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 189,500 ha | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 189,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 204,500 ha | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 195,500 ha | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 217,500 ha | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 198,500 ha | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 201,500 ha | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 203,500 ha | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 221,600 ha | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 225,600 ha | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 222,200 ha | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 210,300 ha | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 212,700 ha | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 219,735 ha | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 241,182 ha | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 256,610 ha | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 288,993 ha | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 285,903 ha | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 272,183 ha | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 302,858 ha | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 333,974 ha | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 320,679 ha | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 329,650 ha | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 337,834 ha | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 351,652 ha | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 356,839 ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 370,619 ha | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 344,904 ha | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 366,840 ha | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 371,844 ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 389,157 ha | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 409,732 ha | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 392,932 ha | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 388,987 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 419,482 ha | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 439,897 ha | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 452,219 ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 510,299 ha | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 509,491 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 495,727 ha | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 543,004 ha | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million ha | +96.7% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million ha | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million ha | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.14 million ha | +76.5% |
| 2016 | 1.61 million ha | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 1.55 million ha | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.70 million ha | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.76 million ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.77 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.83 million ha | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.99 million ha | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 2.28 million ha | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 2.43 million ha | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 175,444 ha | 171,000 ha | 181,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 204,720 ha | 189,500 ha | 225,600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 251,266 ha | 210,300 ha | 302,858 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 348,484 ha | 320,679 ha | 371,844 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 440,792 ha | 388,987 ha | 510,299 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million ha | 543,004 ha | 2.14 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 million ha | 1.77 million ha | 2.43 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
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- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 1.02 million ha (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production 35.55 million t (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Yield 7,426 kg/ha (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested 4.79 million ha (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying 259,970 1000 An (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production 1.13 million t (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 4,338 g/An (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production 6.13 million t (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield 5,999 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is okra — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Okra — area harvested in Western Africa was 2.43 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest okra — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest okra — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 171,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for okra — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 3rd out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is okra — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. 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 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.