Onions and shallots, green — Production in Africa
Africa: Onions and shallots, green — Production was 2.48 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, green — Production in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Africa recorded 2.48 million t for onions and shallots, green — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — production in Africa peaked at 2.48 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 111,883 t, 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 — Production in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 112,093 t | — |
| 1962 | 111,883 t | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 117,275 t | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 122,768 t | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 129,849 t | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 138,874 t | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 147,581 t | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 147,231 t | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 149,852 t | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 156,411 t | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 175,356 t | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 170,242 t | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 153,331 t | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 159,057 t | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 181,923 t | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 198,526 t | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 207,520 t | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 207,070 t | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 209,987 t | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 223,586 t | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 235,413 t | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 272,812 t | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 258,606 t | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 268,380 t | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 269,984 t | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 280,723 t | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 290,387 t | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 313,215 t | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 313,400 t | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 295,781 t | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 570,939 t | +93.0% |
| 1992 | 609,116 t | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 636,457 t | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 704,351 t | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 733,854 t | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 766,328 t | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 756,345 t | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 768,119 t | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 777,315 t | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 818,690 t | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 863,514 t | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 886,956 t | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 911,003 t | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 914,794 t | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 936,302 t | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million t | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million t | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.13 million t | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.14 million t | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.19 million t | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.23 million t | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.27 million t | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million t | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million t | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.58 million t | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 1.72 million t | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 1.76 million t | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.98 million t | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 1.81 million t | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 2.10 million t | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 2.05 million t | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.96 million t | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.31 million t | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 2.48 million t | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 130,823 t | 111,883 t | 149,852 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 181,942 t | 153,331 t | 209,987 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 272,651 t | 223,586 t | 313,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 661,860 t | 295,781 t | 777,315 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 968,934 t | 818,690 t | 1.14 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 million t | 1.19 million t | 1.98 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 million t | 1.96 million t | 2.48 million t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, green — production in Africa?
- Onions and shallots, green — production in Africa was 2.48 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,883 t in 1962.
- How does Africa rank for onions and shallots, green — production?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.1%. 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 — Production. 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.