Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in South America
South America: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested was 152,491 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in South America is 152,491 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in South America peaked at 172,368 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 80,173 ha, in 1961.
South America ranks 16th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested in South America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 80,173 ha | — |
| 1962 | 83,158 ha | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 82,671 ha | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 91,387 ha | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 91,678 ha | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 98,925 ha | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 93,886 ha | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 97,606 ha | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 97,606 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 102,995 ha | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 100,657 ha | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 103,428 ha | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 99,848 ha | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 105,681 ha | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 107,277 ha | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 113,801 ha | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 117,623 ha | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 115,432 ha | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 129,759 ha | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 127,871 ha | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 126,570 ha | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 119,293 ha | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 123,708 ha | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 130,321 ha | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 120,455 ha | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 134,167 ha | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 145,513 ha | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 145,038 ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 148,372 ha | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 147,913 ha | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 145,039 ha | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 141,097 ha | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 134,681 ha | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 148,825 ha | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 141,442 ha | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 150,231 ha | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 147,315 ha | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 158,988 ha | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 161,378 ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 150,457 ha | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 149,256 ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 160,512 ha | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 163,945 ha | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 152,579 ha | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 153,493 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 154,479 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 153,762 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 151,978 ha | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 164,291 ha | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 172,368 ha | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 162,422 ha | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 154,014 ha | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 151,573 ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 151,437 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 150,099 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 162,903 ha | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 170,816 ha | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 158,975 ha | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 155,297 ha | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 146,176 ha | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 142,918 ha | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 144,396 ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 148,124 ha | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 152,491 ha | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90,788 ha | 80,173 ha | 98,925 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 109,650 ha | 99,848 ha | 129,759 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 132,131 ha | 119,293 ha | 148,372 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 147,691 ha | 134,681 ha | 161,378 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 155,475 ha | 149,256 ha | 164,291 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 158,990 ha | 150,099 ha | 172,368 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 146,821 ha | 142,918 ha | 152,491 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 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
- 16 Russian Federation 50,127 ha compare
- 17 Algeria 49,763 ha compare
- 18 Brazil 49,431 ha compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 48,678 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in South America?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested in South America was 152,491 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 172,368 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,173 ha in 1961.
- How does South America rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested?
- South America ranks 16th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.