Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested was 979,811 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 979,811 ha for other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa peaked at 1.31 million ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 469,047 ha, in 2000.
That places Eastern Africa 5th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 780,526 ha | — |
| 1962 | 755,056 ha | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 806,720 ha | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 773,593 ha | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 779,150 ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 811,600 ha | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 818,600 ha | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 835,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 830,700 ha | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 839,850 ha | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 859,050 ha | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 906,600 ha | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 926,600 ha | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 906,788 ha | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 901,230 ha | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 891,360 ha | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 900,075 ha | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 893,995 ha | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 843,534 ha | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 605,620 ha | -28.2% |
| 1981 | 828,035 ha | +36.7% |
| 1982 | 868,599 ha | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 904,350 ha | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 752,724 ha | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 955,231 ha | +26.9% |
| 1986 | 949,993 ha | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.01 million ha | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 1.25 million ha | +23.2% |
| 1989 | 1.22 million ha | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.21 million ha | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.23 million ha | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.31 million ha | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 1.05 million ha | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 1.21 million ha | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 1.19 million ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 615,955 ha | -48.4% |
| 1997 | 654,212 ha | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 679,331 ha | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 491,624 ha | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 469,047 ha | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 648,019 ha | +38.2% |
| 2002 | 865,379 ha | +33.5% |
| 2003 | 869,612 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 543,587 ha | -37.5% |
| 2005 | 519,579 ha | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 627,412 ha | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 662,249 ha | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 667,387 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 683,300 ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 704,967 ha | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 720,953 ha | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 810,464 ha | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 854,049 ha | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 872,099 ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 913,779 ha | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 888,672 ha | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 933,808 ha | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 905,997 ha | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 889,586 ha | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 966,189 ha | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 999,554 ha | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.16 million ha | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million ha | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 979,811 ha | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 798,994 ha | 755,056 ha | 835,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 886,908 ha | 839,850 ha | 926,600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 934,437 ha | 605,620 ha | 1.25 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 964,387 ha | 491,624 ha | 1.31 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 655,557 ha | 469,047 ha | 869,612 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 849,437 ha | 704,967 ha | 933,808 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million ha | 966,189 ha | 1.16 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
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- Oranges — Area harvested 87,521 ha (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production 135,663 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 50.84 million An (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight 3 kg/An (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production 69,790 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 25.89 million An (2024)
- Oranges — Production 1.05 million t (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 219,858 ha (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production 22.11 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa?
- Other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa was 979,811 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 469,047 ha in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Eastern Africa ranks 5th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.