Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested was 3,875 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Eastern Africa stood at 3,875 ha.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Eastern Africa peaked at 8,361 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 860 ha, in 1961.
That places Eastern Africa 17th out of 24 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, green — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 860 ha | — |
| 1962 | 910 ha | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 950 ha | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 960 ha | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 970 ha | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 1,050 ha | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 1,100 ha | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 1,150 ha | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 1,200 ha | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 1,100 ha | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 1,300 ha | +18.2% |
| 1972 | 1,500 ha | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 1,575 ha | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1,590 ha | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1,565 ha | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 1,637 ha | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 1,665 ha | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1,768 ha | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 1,900 ha | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 1,643 ha | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 1,649 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1,556 ha | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 1,504 ha | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 1,850 ha | +23.0% |
| 1986 | 1,812 ha | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 1,954 ha | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 2,105 ha | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 2,126 ha | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 2,387 ha | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 8,361 ha | +250.3% |
| 1992 | 2,305 ha | -72.4% |
| 1993 | 2,324 ha | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,989 ha | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 2,053 ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2,212 ha | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 2,285 ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 2,345 ha | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2,176 ha | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 2,394 ha | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 2,403 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,440 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,434 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,562 ha | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2,629 ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 2,727 ha | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 2,550 ha | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 2,678 ha | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 2,851 ha | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 3,382 ha | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 3,492 ha | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 3,449 ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3,569 ha | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 3,597 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3,752 ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 3,672 ha | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 3,707 ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3,732 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,760 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3,804 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3,852 ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3,854 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3,866 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,875 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,017 ha | 860 ha | 1,200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,530 ha | 1,100 ha | 1,768 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,810 ha | 1,504 ha | 2,126 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,844 ha | 1,989 ha | 8,361 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,567 ha | 2,394 ha | 2,851 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,611 ha | 3,382 ha | 3,760 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,850 ha | 3,804 ha | 3,875 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Eastern Africa?
- Onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Eastern Africa was 3,875 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8,361 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 860 ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for onions and shallots, green — area harvested?
- Eastern Africa ranks 17th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern 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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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.