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

Southern Asia: Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production was 370,464 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
370,464 t
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
3rd
of 16 groups
All-time high
450,790 t
in 2020
All-time low
197 t
in 1969
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in Southern Asia stood at 370,464 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in Southern Asia peaked at 450,790 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 197 t, 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. — Production in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — Production in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 2,200 t
1962 1,800 t -18.2%
1963 1,500 t -16.7%
1964 1,200 t -20.0%
1965 1,000 t -16.7%
1966 850 t -15.0%
1967 350 t -58.8%
1968 268 t -23.4%
1969 197 t -26.5%
1970 198 t +0.5%
1971 202 t +2.0%
1972 242 t +19.8%
1973 273 t +12.8%
1974 294 t +7.7%
1975 266 t -9.5%
1976 256 t -3.8%
1977 242 t -5.5%
1978 238 t -1.7%
1979 260 t +9.2%
1980 257 t -1.2%
1981 521 t +102.7%
1982 624 t +19.8%
1983 602 t -3.5%
1984 950 t +57.8%
1985 950 t +0.0%
1986 955 t +0.5%
1987 962 t +0.7%
1988 950 t -1.2%
1989 1,313 t +38.2%
1990 1,324 t +0.8%
1991 1,245 t -6.0%
1992 1,276 t +2.5%
1993 1,283 t +0.5%
1994 485 t -62.2%
1995 521 t +7.4%
1996 537 t +3.1%
1997 515 t -4.1%
1998 507 t -1.6%
1999 500 t -1.4%
2000 509.64 t +1.9%
2001 502.71 t -1.4%
2002 495.8 t -1.4%
2003 488.93 t -1.4%
2004 482.12 t -1.4%
2005 477.45 t -1.0%
2006 471.23 t -1.3%
2007 465.03 t -1.3%
2008 458.94 t -1.3%
2009 453.16 t -1.3%
2010 301,848 t +66509.6%
2011 311,643 t +3.2%
2012 311,325 t -0.1%
2013 307,425 t -1.3%
2014 340,109 t +10.6%
2015 311,398 t -8.4%
2016 353,411 t +13.5%
2017 373,398 t +5.7%
2018 161,388 t -56.8%
2019 181,783 t +12.6%
2020 450,790 t +148.0%
2021 380,866 t -15.5%
2022 350,348 t -8.0%
2023 365,632 t +4.4%
2024 370,464 t +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,041 t 197 t 2,200 t 9
1970s 247.1 t 198 t 294 t 10
1980s 808.4 t 257 t 1,313 t 10
1990s 819.3 t 485 t 1,324 t 10
2000s 480.5 t 453.16 t 509.64 t 10
2010s 295,373 t 161,388 t 373,398 t 10
2020s 383,620 t 350,348 t 450,790 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 1 Sri Lanka 370,085 t compare
  2. 2 Brazil 102,553 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

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 Southern Asia?
Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production in Southern Asia was 370,464 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 450,790 t in 2020.
What is the lowest other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 197 t in 1969.
How does Southern Asia rank for other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production?
Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
Is other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c. — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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. — 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.