Peas, dry — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Peas, dry — Area harvested was 454,082 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, peas, dry — area harvested in Africa stood at 454,082 ha.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, dry — area harvested in Africa peaked at 756,085 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 332,686 ha, in 1964.
Africa ranks 12th of 27 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.
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 343,183 ha | — |
| 1962 | 334,944 ha | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 353,451 ha | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 332,686 ha | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 370,366 ha | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 393,200 ha | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 383,290 ha | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 403,216 ha | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 366,427 ha | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 385,682 ha | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 408,846 ha | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 434,633 ha | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 439,169 ha | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 471,325 ha | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 446,562 ha | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 455,848 ha | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 455,665 ha | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 406,653 ha | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 361,097 ha | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 433,537 ha | +20.1% |
| 1981 | 389,219 ha | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 403,939 ha | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 401,316 ha | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 398,670 ha | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 425,507 ha | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 381,992 ha | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 385,583 ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 384,089 ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 391,330 ha | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 402,807 ha | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 443,867 ha | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 425,283 ha | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 396,287 ha | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 377,839 ha | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 411,931 ha | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 472,119 ha | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 461,672 ha | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 436,894 ha | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 432,611 ha | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 442,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 500,749 ha | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 514,945 ha | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 529,281 ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 578,114 ha | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 554,895 ha | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 531,145 ha | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 558,301 ha | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 622,344 ha | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 684,713 ha | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 704,659 ha | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 681,784 ha | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 697,255 ha | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 756,085 ha | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 720,096 ha | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 588,868 ha | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 529,210 ha | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 500,303 ha | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 523,626 ha | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 527,024 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 531,034 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 531,095 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 508,301 ha | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 475,276 ha | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 454,082 ha | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 364,529 ha | 332,686 ha | 403,216 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 426,548 ha | 361,097 ha | 471,325 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 399,518 ha | 381,992 ha | 433,537 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 426,131 ha | 377,839 ha | 472,119 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 551,649 ha | 442,000 ha | 684,713 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 622,891 ha | 500,303 ha | 756,085 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 499,958 ha | 454,082 ha | 531,095 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 2,923 ha compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 198,963 ha compare
- 10 Spain 192,550 ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 1,683 ha compare
- 11 Australia 192,000 ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 99 ha compare
- 12 France 166,410 ha compare
- 13 Ethiopia PDR 144,010 ha compare
- 14 Czechoslovakia 130,000 ha compare
- 15 Germany 129,300 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is peas, dry — area harvested in Africa?
- Peas, dry — area harvested in Africa was 454,082 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 756,085 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 332,686 ha in 1964.
- How does Africa rank for peas, dry — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 12th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. 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 Peas, dry — 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.