Peas, dry — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Peas, dry — Area harvested was 37,218 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 37,218 ha for peas, dry — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peas, dry — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 41,600 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,440 ha, in 1961.
That places Western Africa 23rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Peas, dry — Area harvested in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,440 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,500 ha | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 1,500 ha | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 1,500 ha | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,650 ha | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 1,650 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,650 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,700 ha | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,750 ha | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1,770 ha | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1,800 ha | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 1,900 ha | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1,950 ha | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1,900 ha | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,050 ha | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 2,100 ha | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 2,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5,300 ha | +152.4% |
| 1992 | 8,575 ha | +61.8% |
| 1993 | 9,793 ha | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 11,800 ha | +20.5% |
| 1995 | 13,450 ha | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 15,406 ha | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 18,607 ha | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 22,305 ha | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 25,450 ha | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 26,459 ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 33,508 ha | +26.6% |
| 2002 | 34,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 35,390 ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 36,885 ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 36,741 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 37,570 ha | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 40,749 ha | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 39,631 ha | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 41,600 ha | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 36,000 ha | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 37,056 ha | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 33,900 ha | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 35,930 ha | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 37,194 ha | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 38,767 ha | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 37,662 ha | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 37,587 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 37,274 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 36,782 ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 36,489 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 37,067 ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 37,005 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 37,259 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 37,218 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,538 ha | 1,440 ha | 1,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,640 ha | 1,500 ha | 1,750 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,947 ha | 1,770 ha | 2,100 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,279 ha | 2,100 ha | 25,450 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,253 ha | 26,459 ha | 41,600 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,815 ha | 33,900 ha | 38,767 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,008 ha | 36,489 ha | 37,259 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is peas, dry — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Peas, dry — area harvested in Western Africa was 37,218 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 41,600 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,440 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for peas, dry — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 23rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 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.