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

South America: Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production was 106,063 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
106,063 t
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
5th
of 16 groups
All-time high
106,069 t
in 2023
All-time low
23,327 t
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

South America recorded 106,063 t for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in South America peaked at 106,069 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23,327 t, in 1965.

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

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

Annual values for Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production in South America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 25,509 t
1962 26,027 t +2.0%
1963 26,392 t +1.4%
1964 26,455 t +0.2%
1965 23,327 t -11.8%
1966 25,497 t +9.3%
1967 24,160 t -5.2%
1968 24,922 t +3.2%
1969 24,480 t -1.8%
1970 31,752 t +29.7%
1971 36,002 t +13.4%
1972 49,063 t +36.3%
1973 62,478 t +27.3%
1974 65,326 t +4.6%
1975 64,407 t -1.4%
1976 67,949 t +5.5%
1977 68,261 t +0.5%
1978 63,787 t -6.6%
1979 63,586 t -0.3%
1980 63,922 t +0.5%
1981 62,753 t -1.8%
1982 65,762 t +4.8%
1983 69,476 t +5.6%
1984 71,671 t +3.2%
1985 72,666 t +1.4%
1986 71,649 t -1.4%
1987 73,956 t +3.2%
1988 82,976 t +12.2%
1989 74,510 t -10.2%
1990 66,924 t -10.2%
1991 77,764 t +16.2%
1992 84,574 t +8.8%
1993 78,404 t -7.3%
1994 86,958 t +10.9%
1995 90,706 t +4.3%
1996 99,868 t +10.1%
1997 101,449 t +1.6%
1998 102,039 t +0.6%
1999 101,230 t -0.8%
2000 99,786 t -1.4%
2001 100,281 t +0.5%
2002 99,683 t -0.6%
2003 100,654 t +1.0%
2004 101,250 t +0.6%
2005 103,350 t +2.1%
2006 103,779 t +0.4%
2007 102,975 t -0.8%
2008 102,746 t -0.2%
2009 103,026 t +0.3%
2010 103,337 t +0.3%
2011 103,644 t +0.3%
2012 103,952 t +0.3%
2013 104,260 t +0.3%
2014 104,195 t -0.1%
2015 103,344 t -0.8%
2016 103,583 t +0.2%
2017 103,928 t +0.3%
2018 105,016 t +1.0%
2019 104,527 t -0.5%
2020 104,587 t +0.1%
2021 105,062 t +0.5%
2022 105,311 t +0.2%
2023 106,069 t +0.7%
2024 106,063 t -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25,197 t 23,327 t 26,455 t 9
1970s 57,261 t 31,752 t 68,261 t 10
1980s 70,934 t 62,753 t 82,976 t 10
1990s 88,992 t 66,924 t 102,039 t 10
2000s 101,753 t 99,683 t 103,779 t 10
2010s 103,979 t 103,337 t 105,016 t 10
2020s 105,418 t 104,587 t 106,069 t 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 2 Brazil 102,553 t compare
  2. 2 Viet Nam 96,417 t compare
  3. 3 Canada 26,870 t compare
  4. 4 Ethiopia 21,980 t compare
  5. 5 Ethiopia PDR 17,600 t compare
  6. 6 Sierra Leone 9,505 t compare
  7. 7 Madagascar 6,534 t compare
  8. 8 New Zealand 4,054 t compare
  9. 8 Australia and New Zealand 4,054 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 South America?
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in South America was 106,063 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 South America?
The highest recorded value was 106,069 t in 2023.
What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 23,327 t in 1965.
How does South America rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production?
South America ranks 5th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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. — 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.