Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested was 75,254 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Africa is 75,254 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Africa peaked at 94,919 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23,632 ha, in 1966.
Africa ranks 11th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Peaches and nectarines — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26,704 ha | — |
| 1962 | 25,835 ha | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 24,199 ha | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 24,590 ha | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 25,570 ha | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 23,632 ha | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 24,240 ha | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 28,360 ha | +17.0% |
| 1969 | 28,010 ha | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 27,520 ha | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 30,330 ha | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 29,640 ha | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 28,060 ha | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 30,215 ha | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 33,343 ha | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 32,373 ha | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 33,421 ha | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 31,973 ha | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 34,112 ha | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 38,229 ha | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 36,596 ha | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 38,600 ha | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 41,135 ha | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 39,010 ha | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 40,335 ha | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 48,480 ha | +20.2% |
| 1987 | 47,320 ha | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 49,405 ha | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 52,335 ha | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 52,997 ha | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 58,895 ha | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 67,948 ha | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 76,455 ha | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 80,850 ha | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 81,357 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 87,540 ha | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 92,623 ha | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 89,405 ha | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 94,919 ha | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 91,206 ha | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 89,515 ha | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 84,947 ha | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 87,879 ha | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 87,406 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 82,634 ha | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 85,876 ha | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 88,005 ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 89,083 ha | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 88,904 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 93,509 ha | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 91,478 ha | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 87,152 ha | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 86,193 ha | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 83,901 ha | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 81,305 ha | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 85,215 ha | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 88,830 ha | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 74,084 ha | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 77,492 ha | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 77,267 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 75,209 ha | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 80,175 ha | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 78,667 ha | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 75,254 ha | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,682 ha | 23,632 ha | 28,360 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,099 ha | 27,520 ha | 34,112 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,144 ha | 36,596 ha | 52,335 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 78,299 ha | 52,997 ha | 94,919 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 87,546 ha | 82,634 ha | 91,206 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,916 ha | 74,084 ha | 93,509 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,314 ha | 75,209 ha | 80,175 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Africa?
- Peaches and nectarines — area harvested in Africa was 75,254 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 94,919 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest peaches and nectarines — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,632 ha in 1966.
- How does Africa rank for peaches and nectarines — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 11th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is peaches and nectarines — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Peaches and nectarines — 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.