Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production in Africa

Africa: Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production was 48,452 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
48,452 t
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
7th
of 16 groups
All-time high
49,995 t
in 2021
All-time low
35,901 t
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production in Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 48,452 t for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in 2024.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in Africa peaked at 49,995 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35,901 t, in 1978.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production in Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 39,635 t
1962 37,497 t -5.4%
1963 39,149 t +4.4%
1964 40,887 t +4.4%
1965 38,675 t -5.4%
1966 37,144 t -4.0%
1967 38,803 t +4.5%
1968 41,638 t +7.3%
1969 37,998 t -8.7%
1970 39,095 t +2.9%
1971 40,588 t +3.8%
1972 39,974 t -1.5%
1973 39,848 t -0.3%
1974 40,267 t +1.1%
1975 41,421 t +2.9%
1976 36,660 t -11.5%
1977 37,942 t +3.5%
1978 35,901 t -5.4%
1979 36,974 t +3.0%
1980 37,790 t +2.2%
1981 38,100 t +0.8%
1982 38,760 t +1.7%
1983 39,090 t +0.9%
1984 39,880 t +2.0%
1985 40,350 t +1.2%
1986 41,180 t +2.1%
1987 41,990 t +2.0%
1988 42,210 t +0.5%
1989 42,710 t +1.2%
1990 42,974 t +0.6%
1991 43,000 t +0.1%
1992 43,347 t +0.8%
1993 42,876 t -1.1%
1994 42,636 t -0.6%
1995 43,189 t +1.3%
1996 43,586 t +0.9%
1997 43,563 t -0.1%
1998 43,701 t +0.3%
1999 44,332 t +1.4%
2000 44,546 t +0.5%
2001 45,761 t +2.7%
2002 47,263 t +3.3%
2003 47,354 t +0.2%
2004 47,587 t +0.5%
2005 48,228 t +1.3%
2006 47,467 t -1.6%
2007 46,613 t -1.8%
2008 46,392 t -0.5%
2009 44,773 t -3.5%
2010 43,630 t -2.6%
2011 43,572 t -0.1%
2012 42,542 t -2.4%
2013 41,940 t -1.4%
2014 48,357 t +15.3%
2015 48,288 t -0.1%
2016 47,370 t -1.9%
2017 47,167 t -0.4%
2018 47,600 t +0.9%
2019 48,485 t +1.9%
2020 49,279 t +1.6%
2021 49,995 t +1.5%
2022 48,468 t -3.1%
2023 48,032 t -0.9%
2024 48,452 t +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39,047 t 37,144 t 41,638 t 9
1970s 38,867 t 35,901 t 41,421 t 10
1980s 40,206 t 37,790 t 42,710 t 10
1990s 43,320 t 42,636 t 44,332 t 10
2000s 46,598 t 44,546 t 48,228 t 10
2010s 45,895 t 41,940 t 48,485 t 10
2020s 48,845 t 48,032 t 49,995 t 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 4 Ethiopia 21,980 t compare
  2. 5 Ethiopia PDR 17,600 t compare
  3. 6 Sierra Leone 9,505 t compare
  4. 7 Madagascar 6,534 t compare
  5. 8 New Zealand 4,054 t compare
  6. 8 Australia and New Zealand 4,054 t compare
  7. 10 Cambodia 3,975 t compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in Africa?
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in Africa was 48,452 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 49,995 t in 2021.
What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 35,901 t in 1978.
How does Africa rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production?
Africa ranks 7th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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. — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
49 places, 2,794 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.