Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 460,097 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
460,097 ha
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
2nd
of 16 groups
All-time high
460,097 ha
in 2024
All-time low
189,450 ha
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 460,097 ha for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 460,097 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 189,450 ha, in 1963.

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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 189,800 ha
1962 190,400 ha +0.3%
1963 189,450 ha -0.5%
1964 191,163 ha +0.9%
1965 192,914 ha +0.9%
1966 196,063 ha +1.6%
1967 199,521 ha +1.8%
1968 202,641 ha +1.6%
1969 207,618 ha +2.5%
1970 211,469 ha +1.9%
1971 215,491 ha +1.9%
1972 218,214 ha +1.3%
1973 220,422 ha +1.0%
1974 222,819 ha +1.1%
1975 225,610 ha +1.3%
1976 222,201 ha -1.5%
1977 221,608 ha -0.3%
1978 223,523 ha +0.9%
1979 221,175 ha -1.1%
1980 222,266 ha +0.5%
1981 223,559 ha +0.6%
1982 223,441 ha -0.1%
1983 224,502 ha +0.5%
1984 226,077 ha +0.7%
1985 227,066 ha +0.4%
1986 227,936 ha +0.4%
1987 229,039 ha +0.5%
1988 229,929 ha +0.4%
1989 231,439 ha +0.7%
1990 233,566 ha +0.9%
1991 238,016 ha +1.9%
1992 239,056 ha +0.4%
1993 239,202 ha +0.1%
1994 236,845 ha -1.0%
1995 239,597 ha +1.2%
1996 239,594 ha -0.0%
1997 240,720 ha +0.5%
1998 240,425 ha -0.1%
1999 242,696 ha +0.9%
2000 245,304 ha +1.1%
2001 258,186 ha +5.3%
2002 265,662 ha +2.9%
2003 270,686 ha +1.9%
2004 268,676 ha -0.7%
2005 266,065 ha -1.0%
2006 265,965 ha -0.0%
2007 265,933 ha -0.0%
2008 265,893 ha -0.0%
2009 292,184 ha +9.9%
2010 391,847 ha +34.1%
2011 399,886 ha +2.1%
2012 405,008 ha +1.3%
2013 403,232 ha -0.4%
2014 390,520 ha -3.2%
2015 399,651 ha +2.3%
2016 404,501 ha +1.2%
2017 407,089 ha +0.6%
2018 417,702 ha +2.6%
2019 429,723 ha +2.9%
2020 442,201 ha +2.9%
2021 446,630 ha +1.0%
2022 451,831 ha +1.2%
2023 457,077 ha +1.2%
2024 460,097 ha +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 195,508 ha 189,450 ha 207,618 ha 9
1970s 220,253 ha 211,469 ha 225,610 ha 10
1980s 226,525 ha 222,266 ha 231,439 ha 10
1990s 238,972 ha 233,566 ha 242,696 ha 10
2000s 266,455 ha 245,304 ha 292,184 ha 10
2010s 404,916 ha 390,520 ha 429,723 ha 10
2020s 451,567 ha 442,201 ha 460,097 ha 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  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
  5. 5 Brazil 20,501 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 460,097 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 460,097 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 189,450 ha in 1963.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 2nd out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.