Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested was 279,075 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in Northern Africa stood at 279,075 ha.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 284,316 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39,284 ha, in 1962.
That places Northern Africa 12th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41,451 ha | — |
| 1962 | 39,284 ha | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 41,839 ha | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 44,612 ha | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 41,936 ha | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 45,829 ha | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 45,317 ha | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 42,860 ha | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 53,191 ha | +24.1% |
| 1970 | 45,718 ha | -14.0% |
| 1971 | 50,059 ha | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 49,698 ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 51,885 ha | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 62,508 ha | +20.5% |
| 1975 | 59,367 ha | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 68,040 ha | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 70,846 ha | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 65,352 ha | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 61,389 ha | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 58,079 ha | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 55,246 ha | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 57,956 ha | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 66,022 ha | +13.9% |
| 1984 | 68,825 ha | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 67,630 ha | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 73,540 ha | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 74,920 ha | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 76,910 ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 64,720 ha | -15.8% |
| 1990 | 67,059 ha | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 76,451 ha | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 77,473 ha | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 77,882 ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 75,003 ha | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 85,451 ha | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 91,624 ha | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 96,447 ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 111,399 ha | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 115,655 ha | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 115,286 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 117,210 ha | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 132,094 ha | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 152,829 ha | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 164,542 ha | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 177,366 ha | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 181,547 ha | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 178,271 ha | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 183,619 ha | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 201,303 ha | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 209,020 ha | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 214,669 ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 210,437 ha | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 210,860 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 238,841 ha | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 265,124 ha | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 247,775 ha | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 261,827 ha | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 273,307 ha | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 272,385 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 276,791 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 284,316 ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 281,015 ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 267,550 ha | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 279,075 ha | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,035 ha | 39,284 ha | 53,191 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 58,486 ha | 45,718 ha | 70,846 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,385 ha | 55,246 ha | 76,910 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,444 ha | 67,059 ha | 115,655 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 160,407 ha | 115,286 ha | 201,303 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 240,424 ha | 209,020 ha | 273,307 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 277,749 ha | 267,550 ha | 284,316 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,741 ha compare
- 9 Egypt 97,257 ha compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10,052 ha compare
- 10 Sudan 89,825 ha compare
- 11 Uganda 82,799 ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9,443 ha compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 9,180 ha compare
- 12 Myanmar 71,013 ha compare
- 13 Niger 70,128 ha compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 7,623 ha compare
- 14 Sudan (former) 58,590 ha compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 7,248 ha compare
- 15 Mexico 52,240 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in Northern Africa?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in Northern Africa was 279,075 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 284,316 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,284 ha in 1962.
- How does Northern Africa rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested?
- Northern Africa ranks 12th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.