Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in South America
South America: Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 22,492 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in South America, 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 South America stood at 22,492 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in South America peaked at 22,492 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,100 ha, in 1982.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in South America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,535 ha | +17.8% |
| 1963 | 3,540 ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1,200 ha | -66.1% |
| 1965 | 1,300 ha | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 1,110 ha | -14.6% |
| 1967 | 1,110 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 ha | +80.2% |
| 1969 | 2,660 ha | +33.0% |
| 1970 | 3,570 ha | +34.2% |
| 1971 | 3,500 ha | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,300 ha | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 3,200 ha | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 3,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 2,500 ha | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 3,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,200 ha | -60.0% |
| 1982 | 1,100 ha | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 1,200 ha | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,168 ha | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 16,600 ha | +1321.2% |
| 1992 | 18,000 ha | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 16,800 ha | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 18,666 ha | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 19,410 ha | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 21,203 ha | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 21,527 ha | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 21,591 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 21,446 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 21,110 ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 21,235 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 21,080 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 21,284 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 21,439 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 21,840 ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 21,992 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 20,842 ha | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 21,692 ha | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 21,807 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 21,852 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 21,902 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 22,050 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 22,160 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 22,234 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 21,855 ha | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 21,953 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 22,029 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 22,257 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 22,158 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 22,165 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22,265 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 22,329 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 22,487 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 22,492 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,162 ha | 1,110 ha | 3,540 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,257 ha | 2,500 ha | 3,570 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,370 ha | 1,100 ha | 3,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,641 ha | 1,168 ha | 21,591 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,432 ha | 20,842 ha | 21,992 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,045 ha | 21,852 ha | 22,257 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,348 ha | 22,165 ha | 22,492 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 6 Madagascar 11,346 ha compare
- 7 New Zealand 7,804 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 7,804 ha compare
- 9 South Africa 3,150 ha compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 2,039 ha compare
- 11 Bangladesh 1,895 ha compare
- 12 Argentina 1,604 ha compare
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- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.1424 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in South America?
- Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in South America was 22,492 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 22,492 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,100 ha in 1982.
- How does South America rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- South America ranks 9th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.