Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested was 111,870 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Africa is 111,870 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Africa peaked at 111,870 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,553 ha, in 1962.
That places Africa 2nd out of 24 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.
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,737 ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,553 ha | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 15,849 ha | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 15,765 ha | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 16,031 ha | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 17,448 ha | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 17,768 ha | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 17,903 ha | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 17,876 ha | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 17,747 ha | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 19,474 ha | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 20,557 ha | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 21,730 ha | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 22,484 ha | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 23,377 ha | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 24,245 ha | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 24,438 ha | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 24,925 ha | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 25,538 ha | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 28,010 ha | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 26,353 ha | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 29,428 ha | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 29,641 ha | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 31,354 ha | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 32,325 ha | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 33,207 ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 31,961 ha | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 32,896 ha | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 32,384 ha | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 33,256 ha | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 34,876 ha | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 31,344 ha | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 31,974 ha | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 35,188 ha | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 36,525 ha | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 38,114 ha | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 37,299 ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 37,861 ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 37,924 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 39,310 ha | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 41,402 ha | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 43,096 ha | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 44,181 ha | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 44,184 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45,957 ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 49,880 ha | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 52,181 ha | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 52,356 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 55,140 ha | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 57,785 ha | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 60,315 ha | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 63,234 ha | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 65,283 ha | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 59,843 ha | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 71,563 ha | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 79,052 ha | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 80,864 ha | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 92,073 ha | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 84,421 ha | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 95,885 ha | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 97,016 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 102,481 ha | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 107,172 ha | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 111,870 ha | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,659 ha | 15,553 ha | 17,903 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,452 ha | 17,747 ha | 25,538 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,756 ha | 26,353 ha | 33,207 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,436 ha | 31,344 ha | 38,114 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,769 ha | 39,310 ha | 55,140 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,443 ha | 57,785 ha | 92,073 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 102,885 ha | 95,885 ha | 111,870 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Africa?
- Onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Africa was 111,870 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 111,870 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,553 ha in 1962.
- How does Africa rank for onions and shallots, green — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions and shallots, green — 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.