Okra — Area harvested in World
World: Okra — Area harvested was 3.17 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Okra — Area harvested in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for okra — area harvested in World is 3.17 million ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, okra — area harvested in World peaked at 3.17 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 326,000 ha, in 1961.
That places World 1st out of 22 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Okra — Area harvested in World, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 326,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 334,301 ha | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 341,602 ha | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 347,132 ha | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 362,693 ha | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 368,913 ha | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 376,285 ha | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 384,455 ha | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 398,823 ha | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 416,035 ha | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 423,257 ha | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 447,779 ha | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 448,618 ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 479,106 ha | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 469,865 ha | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 477,542 ha | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 490,621 ha | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 525,152 ha | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 546,970 ha | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 561,316 ha | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 551,209 ha | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 565,178 ha | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 581,901 ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 607,920 ha | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 638,595 ha | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 677,790 ha | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 690,689 ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 675,879 ha | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 714,159 ha | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 778,217 ha | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 776,116 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 799,184 ha | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 810,765 ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 757,168 ha | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 886,827 ha | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 863,582 ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 838,961 ha | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 819,180 ha | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 816,857 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 861,715 ha | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 896,038 ha | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 884,432 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 906,859 ha | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 933,761 ha | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 927,514 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 989,102 ha | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 1.04 million ha | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million ha | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million ha | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.72 million ha | +50.6% |
| 2012 | 1.84 million ha | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million ha | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.89 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.78 million ha | +46.6% |
| 2016 | 2.26 million ha | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 2.21 million ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million ha | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 2.44 million ha | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.48 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.54 million ha | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.73 million ha | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 3.00 million ha | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 3.17 million ha | +5.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Okra — Area harvested in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +50.6% | 1.14 million ha | 1.72 million ha |
| 2015 | +46.6% | 1.89 million ha | 2.78 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 360,023 ha | 326,000 ha | 398,823 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 472,494 ha | 416,035 ha | 546,970 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 626,464 ha | 551,209 ha | 714,159 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 814,686 ha | 757,168 ha | 886,827 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 955,882 ha | 861,715 ha | 1.07 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 million ha | 1.14 million ha | 2.78 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 million ha | 2.48 million ha | 3.17 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is okra — area harvested in World?
- Okra — area harvested in World was 3.17 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest okra — area harvested recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest okra — area harvested recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 326,000 ha in 1961.
- How does World rank for okra — area harvested?
- World ranks 1st out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is okra — area harvested rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.