Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 29,062 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Western 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 Western Africa is 29,062 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 32,945 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,800 ha, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 11th out of 23 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,600 ha | +44.4% |
| 1963 | 3,400 ha | +30.8% |
| 1964 | 3,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,600 ha | -23.5% |
| 1966 | 4,100 ha | +57.7% |
| 1967 | 2,500 ha | -39.0% |
| 1968 | 3,200 ha | +28.0% |
| 1969 | 5,500 ha | +71.9% |
| 1970 | 6,300 ha | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 6,200 ha | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 5,300 ha | -14.5% |
| 1973 | 4,800 ha | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 4,100 ha | -14.6% |
| 1975 | 5,400 ha | +31.7% |
| 1976 | 4,300 ha | -20.4% |
| 1977 | 4,700 ha | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 4,945 ha | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 4,185 ha | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 4,100 ha | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 4,300 ha | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 4,400 ha | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 4,500 ha | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 3,600 ha | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 8,250 ha | +129.2% |
| 1986 | 8,165 ha | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 8,775 ha | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 8,560 ha | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 8,923 ha | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 15,211 ha | +70.5% |
| 1991 | 8,005 ha | -47.4% |
| 1992 | 8,384 ha | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 8,810 ha | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 9,233 ha | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 9,707 ha | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 10,373 ha | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 10,641 ha | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 11,301 ha | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 11,645 ha | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 11,987 ha | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 12,618 ha | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 13,089 ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 13,555 ha | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 14,168 ha | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 14,624 ha | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 14,983 ha | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 15,499 ha | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 16,091 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 17,399 ha | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 17,870 ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 18,443 ha | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 19,106 ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 19,654 ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 20,280 ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 20,810 ha | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 21,399 ha | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 22,002 ha | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 22,852 ha | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 23,934 ha | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 25,738 ha | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 29,723 ha | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 32,945 ha | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 28,161 ha | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 29,062 ha | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,233 ha | 1,800 ha | 5,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,023 ha | 4,100 ha | 6,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,357 ha | 3,600 ha | 8,923 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,331 ha | 8,005 ha | 15,211 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,401 ha | 11,987 ha | 17,399 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,635 ha | 17,870 ha | 23,934 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,126 ha | 25,738 ha | 32,945 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 8 Myanmar 16,236 ha compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 13,877 ha compare
- 9 Melanesia 487 ha compare
- 10 Brazil 9,609 ha compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 293 ha compare
- 11 Afghanistan 8,905 ha compare
- 11 Polynesia 196 ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 ha compare
- 12 Nigeria 6,925 ha compare
- 13 Indonesia 6,377 ha compare
- 14 Morocco 5,347 ha compare
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- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.6583 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3017 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.6863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested in Western Africa was 29,062 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 32,945 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 11th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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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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.