Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested was 25,376 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, green — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 25,376 ha for onions and shallots, green — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 25,376 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,238 ha, in 1962.
That places Northern Africa 8th 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,478 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,238 ha | -16.2% |
| 1963 | 1,488 ha | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 1,388 ha | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 1,638 ha | +18.0% |
| 1966 | 2,118 ha | +29.3% |
| 1967 | 2,368 ha | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 2,423 ha | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 2,446 ha | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 2,517 ha | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 4,024 ha | +59.9% |
| 1972 | 4,907 ha | +21.9% |
| 1973 | 5,980 ha | +21.9% |
| 1974 | 6,709 ha | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 7,587 ha | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 8,470 ha | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 8,601 ha | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 8,010 ha | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 8,270 ha | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 9,530 ha | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 7,930 ha | -16.8% |
| 1982 | 9,799 ha | +23.6% |
| 1983 | 9,945 ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 10,660 ha | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 11,375 ha | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 11,395 ha | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 10,105 ha | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 9,915 ha | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 9,315 ha | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 8,424 ha | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 11,018 ha | +30.8% |
| 1992 | 12,519 ha | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 10,719 ha | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 12,220 ha | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 11,721 ha | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 11,271 ha | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 8,722 ha | -22.6% |
| 1998 | 9,437 ha | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 8,423 ha | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 8,404 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 8,977 ha | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 9,254 ha | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 8,899 ha | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 7,397 ha | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 9,689 ha | +31.0% |
| 2006 | 12,061 ha | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 12,734 ha | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 10,788 ha | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 11,780 ha | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 12,050 ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 11,968 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 12,508 ha | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 12,708 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 13,767 ha | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 13,377 ha | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 14,917 ha | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 14,151 ha | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 14,737 ha | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 14,169 ha | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 18,905 ha | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 21,293 ha | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 19,659 ha | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 23,341 ha | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 25,376 ha | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,843 ha | 1,238 ha | 2,446 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,508 ha | 2,517 ha | 8,601 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,997 ha | 7,930 ha | 11,395 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,447 ha | 8,423 ha | 12,519 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,998 ha | 7,397 ha | 12,734 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,435 ha | 11,968 ha | 14,917 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,715 ha | 18,905 ha | 25,376 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 5 China, mainland 23,524 ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 6,213 ha compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 16,528 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,841 ha compare
- 7 Nigeria 14,417 ha compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 2,797 ha compare
- 8 Morocco 13,113 ha compare
- 9 Ecuador 11,111 ha compare
- 9 Polynesia 12 ha compare
- 10 Tunisia 10,423 ha compare
- 11 Thailand 9,782 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Northern Africa?
- Onions and shallots, green — area harvested in Northern Africa was 25,376 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25,376 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,238 ha in 1962.
- How does Northern Africa rank for onions and shallots, green — area harvested?
- Northern Africa ranks 8th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.3%. 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, 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.