Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Jordan
Jordan: Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested was 221 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Jordan, 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 Jordan is 221 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 35.0% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Jordan peaked at 1,350 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 43 ha, in 1993.
That places Jordan 40th out of 59 countries 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,130 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,350 ha | +19.5% |
| 1963 | 1,284 ha | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 1,025 ha | -20.2% |
| 1965 | 1,086 ha | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 850 ha | -21.7% |
| 1967 | 600 ha | -29.4% |
| 1968 | 55 ha | -90.8% |
| 1969 | 180 ha | +227.3% |
| 1970 | 110 ha | -38.9% |
| 1971 | 100 ha | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 113 ha | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 300 ha | +165.5% |
| 1974 | 224 ha | -25.3% |
| 1975 | 200 ha | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 246 ha | +23.0% |
| 1977 | 109 ha | -55.7% |
| 1978 | 295 ha | +170.6% |
| 1979 | 193 ha | -34.6% |
| 1980 | 272 ha | +40.9% |
| 1981 | 69 ha | -74.6% |
| 1982 | 71 ha | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 310 ha | +336.6% |
| 1984 | 262 ha | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 200 ha | -23.7% |
| 1986 | 185 ha | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 87 ha | -53.0% |
| 1988 | 49 ha | -43.7% |
| 1989 | 67 ha | +36.7% |
| 1990 | 135 ha | +101.5% |
| 1991 | 185 ha | +37.0% |
| 1992 | 157 ha | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 43 ha | -72.6% |
| 1994 | 99 ha | +130.2% |
| 1995 | 516 ha | +421.2% |
| 1996 | 476 ha | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 447 ha | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 166 ha | -62.9% |
| 1999 | 645 ha | +288.6% |
| 2000 | 601 ha | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 317 ha | -47.3% |
| 2002 | 1,162 ha | +266.6% |
| 2003 | 702 ha | -39.6% |
| 2004 | 243 ha | -65.4% |
| 2005 | 295 ha | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 151 ha | -48.8% |
| 2007 | 125 ha | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 256 ha | +104.8% |
| 2009 | 494 ha | +93.0% |
| 2010 | 137 ha | -72.3% |
| 2011 | 56 ha | -59.1% |
| 2012 | 87 ha | +55.4% |
| 2013 | 433 ha | +397.7% |
| 2014 | 608 ha | +40.4% |
| 2015 | 650 ha | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 888 ha | +36.6% |
| 2017 | 361 ha | -59.3% |
| 2018 | 407 ha | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 421 ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 371 ha | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 462 ha | +24.5% |
| 2022 | 260 ha | -43.7% |
| 2023 | 340 ha | +30.8% |
| 2024 | 221 ha | -35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 840 ha | 55 ha | 1,350 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 189 ha | 100 ha | 300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 157.2 ha | 49 ha | 310 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 286.9 ha | 43 ha | 645 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 434.6 ha | 125 ha | 1,162 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 404.8 ha | 56 ha | 888 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 330.8 ha | 221 ha | 462 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 37 Israel 301 ha compare
- 38 Réunion 297 ha compare
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- 41 Niger 209 ha compare
- 42 Madagascar 185 ha compare
- 43 China, Hong Kong SAR 143 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.56 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.56 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Jordan?
- Onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Jordan was 221 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,350 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 ha in 1993.
- How does Jordan rank for onions and shallots, green — area harvested?
- Jordan ranks 40th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — area harvested rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.