Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 352,148 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
352,148 ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 6 regions
All-time high
353,328 ha
in 2021
All-time low
186,400 ha
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922024

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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 352,148 ha.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 353,328 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 186,400 ha, in 1962.

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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 186,800 ha
1962 186,400 ha -0.2%
1963 188,450 ha +1.1%
1964 190,163 ha +0.9%
1965 191,643 ha +0.8%
1966 194,982 ha +1.7%
1967 198,137 ha +1.6%
1968 201,802 ha +1.8%
1969 206,870 ha +2.5%
1970 210,763 ha +1.9%
1971 214,768 ha +1.9%
1972 217,491 ha +1.3%
1973 219,699 ha +1.0%
1974 222,096 ha +1.1%
1975 224,887 ha +1.3%
1976 221,478 ha -1.5%
1977 220,908 ha -0.3%
1978 223,223 ha +1.0%
1979 221,075 ha -1.0%
1980 222,166 ha +0.5%
1981 223,459 ha +0.6%
1982 223,341 ha -0.1%
1983 224,402 ha +0.5%
1984 225,977 ha +0.7%
1985 226,966 ha +0.4%
1986 227,836 ha +0.4%
1987 228,939 ha +0.5%
1988 229,829 ha +0.4%
1989 231,339 ha +0.7%
1990 233,455 ha +0.9%
1991 237,806 ha +1.9%
1992 238,846 ha +0.4%
1993 238,992 ha +0.1%
1994 236,630 ha -1.0%
1995 239,377 ha +1.2%
1996 239,374 ha -0.0%
1997 240,498 ha +0.5%
1998 240,195 ha -0.1%
1999 242,464 ha +0.9%
2000 245,067 ha +1.1%
2001 257,951 ha +5.3%
2002 265,427 ha +2.9%
2003 270,450 ha +1.9%
2004 268,441 ha -0.7%
2005 265,830 ha -1.0%
2006 265,730 ha -0.0%
2007 265,698 ha -0.0%
2008 265,654 ha -0.0%
2009 291,929 ha +9.9%
2010 331,282 ha +13.5%
2011 337,416 ha +1.9%
2012 342,530 ha +1.5%
2013 341,450 ha -0.3%
2014 322,248 ha -5.6%
2015 337,177 ha +4.6%
2016 333,611 ha -1.1%
2017 332,199 ha -0.4%
2018 337,413 ha +1.6%
2019 345,433 ha +2.4%
2020 351,905 ha +1.9%
2021 353,328 ha +0.4%
2022 351,170 ha -0.6%
2023 352,966 ha +0.5%
2024 352,148 ha -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 193,916 ha 186,400 ha 206,870 ha 9
1970s 219,639 ha 210,763 ha 224,887 ha 10
1980s 226,425 ha 222,166 ha 231,339 ha 10
1990s 238,764 ha 233,455 ha 242,464 ha 10
2000s 266,218 ha 245,067 ha 291,929 ha 10
2010s 336,076 ha 322,248 ha 345,433 ha 10
2020s 352,303 ha 351,170 ha 353,328 ha 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 Ethiopia 334,356 ha compare
  2. 2 Ethiopia PDR 224,000 ha compare
  3. 3 Sri Lanka 107,642 ha compare
  4. 4 Canada 20,809 ha compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 352,148 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 353,328 ha in 2021.
What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 186,400 ha in 1962.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st out of 6 regions with data for 2024.
Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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Indicator
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
47 places, 2,448 data points, 1961–2024
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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.