Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 109,536 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Southern Asia is 109,536 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Southern Asia peaked at 109,536 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 259 ha, in 1969.
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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,400 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1963 | 1,650 ha | -17.5% |
| 1964 | 1,300 ha | -21.2% |
| 1965 | 1,100 ha | -15.4% |
| 1966 | 900 ha | -18.2% |
| 1967 | 350 ha | -61.1% |
| 1968 | 297 ha | -15.1% |
| 1969 | 259 ha | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 263 ha | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 265 ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 443 ha | +67.2% |
| 1973 | 471 ha | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 490 ha | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 434 ha | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 398 ha | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 393 ha | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 394 ha | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 415 ha | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 409 ha | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 856 ha | +109.3% |
| 1982 | 961 ha | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 968 ha | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1,483 ha | +53.2% |
| 1985 | 1,500 ha | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1,511 ha | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1,511 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,404 ha | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 1,824 ha | +29.9% |
| 1990 | 1,847 ha | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1,928 ha | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 1,944 ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1,999 ha | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1,969 ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 2,034 ha | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2,074 ha | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2,088 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2,050 ha | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 2,100 ha | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1,994 ha | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 2,000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,003 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,003 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,003 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,948 ha | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,938 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,925 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,911 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,899 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 62,188 ha | +3174.8% |
| 2011 | 64,080 ha | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 64,000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 63,300 ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 69,857 ha | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 64,232 ha | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 72,497 ha | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 76,529 ha | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 81,946 ha | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 85,954 ha | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 91,949 ha | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 94,934 ha | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 102,259 ha | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 105,707 ha | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 109,536 ha | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,140 ha | 259 ha | 2,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 396.6 ha | 263 ha | 490 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,243 ha | 409 ha | 1,824 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,003 ha | 1,847 ha | 2,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,962 ha | 1,899 ha | 2,003 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,458 ha | 62,188 ha | 85,954 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,877 ha | 91,949 ha | 109,536 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 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
- 9 South Africa 3,150 ha compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 2,039 ha compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 7.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing -1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -4.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -6.8 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Southern Asia?
- Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested in Southern Asia was 109,536 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 109,536 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 259 ha in 1969.
- How does Southern Asia rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Southern Asia ranks 7th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.