Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 355,355 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Africa is 355,355 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Africa peaked at 384,975 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,007 ha, in 1961.
Africa ranks 5th of 23 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,007 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,835 ha | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 6,619 ha | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 6,613 ha | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 5,807 ha | -12.2% |
| 1966 | 7,681 ha | +32.3% |
| 1967 | 6,074 ha | -20.9% |
| 1968 | 8,276 ha | +36.3% |
| 1969 | 10,194 ha | +23.2% |
| 1970 | 10,219 ha | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 10,722 ha | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 11,333 ha | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 10,772 ha | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 11,098 ha | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 11,741 ha | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 12,457 ha | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 13,628 ha | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 13,779 ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 12,802 ha | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 10,970 ha | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 10,491 ha | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 10,893 ha | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 14,262 ha | +30.9% |
| 1984 | 13,224 ha | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 18,950 ha | +43.3% |
| 1986 | 18,809 ha | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 19,678 ha | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 19,611 ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 20,078 ha | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 26,822 ha | +33.6% |
| 1991 | 20,125 ha | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 21,004 ha | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 24,082 ha | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 26,907 ha | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 30,362 ha | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 32,197 ha | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 34,344 ha | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 33,267 ha | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 37,379 ha | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 38,877 ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 40,488 ha | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 42,981 ha | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 45,228 ha | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 47,144 ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 46,601 ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 42,615 ha | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 233,057 ha | +446.9% |
| 2008 | 203,623 ha | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 197,492 ha | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 257,804 ha | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 259,978 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 244,552 ha | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 284,968 ha | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 308,341 ha | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 321,147 ha | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 296,592 ha | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 304,026 ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 366,245 ha | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 323,305 ha | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 384,975 ha | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 330,553 ha | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 307,136 ha | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 341,817 ha | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 355,355 ha | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,901 ha | 5,007 ha | 10,194 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,855 ha | 10,219 ha | 13,779 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,697 ha | 10,491 ha | 20,078 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,649 ha | 20,125 ha | 37,379 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 93,811 ha | 38,877 ha | 233,057 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 296,696 ha | 244,552 ha | 366,245 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 343,967 ha | 307,136 ha | 384,975 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Africa?
- Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Africa was 355,355 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 384,975 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,007 ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, 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.