Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 347,459 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa stood at 347,459 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa peaked at 348,653 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 187,030 ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 187,030 ha | — |
| 1962 | 188,030 ha | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 187,030 ha | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 189,030 ha | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 191,301 ha | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 194,511 ha | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 198,514 ha | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 201,669 ha | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 206,478 ha | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 210,236 ha | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 214,253 ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 216,753 ha | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 218,903 ha | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 221,343 ha | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 224,198 ha | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 220,873 ha | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 220,220 ha | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 222,115 ha | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 219,690 ha | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 220,985 ha | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 222,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 222,002 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 223,027 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 224,034 ha | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 225,034 ha | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 226,035 ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 227,135 ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 228,137 ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 229,237 ha | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 231,350 ha | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 234,241 ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 235,310 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 235,343 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 233,088 ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 235,768 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 235,743 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 236,824 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 236,544 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 238,694 ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 241,449 ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 254,029 ha | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 261,342 ha | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 266,244 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 264,150 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 261,418 ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 261,348 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 261,305 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 261,293 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 287,552 ha | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 326,885 ha | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 333,035 ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 338,234 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 337,137 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 317,719 ha | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 332,419 ha | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 328,999 ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 327,559 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 332,731 ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 340,747 ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 347,225 ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 348,653 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 346,526 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 348,330 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 347,459 ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 193,733 ha | 187,030 ha | 206,478 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 218,858 ha | 210,236 ha | 224,198 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 224,763 ha | 220,985 ha | 229,237 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 235,290 ha | 231,350 ha | 238,694 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 262,013 ha | 241,449 ha | 287,552 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 331,546 ha | 317,719 ha | 340,747 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 347,639 ha | 346,526 ha | 348,653 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 2 Ethiopia PDR 224,000 ha compare
- 3 Sri Lanka 107,642 ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 13,458 ha compare
- 4 Canada 20,809 ha compare
- 5 Brazil 20,501 ha compare
- 6 Madagascar 11,346 ha compare
- 7 New Zealand 7,804 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 7,804 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa?
- Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa was 347,459 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 348,653 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 187,030 ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Eastern Africa ranks 5th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — 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.