Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Plums and sloes — Area harvested was 57,565 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, plums and sloes — area harvested in Africa stood at 57,565 ha.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — area harvested in Africa peaked at 59,933 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8,038 ha, in 1966.
Africa ranks 9th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,582 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,242 ha | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 8,842 ha | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 8,645 ha | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 9,300 ha | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 8,038 ha | -13.6% |
| 1967 | 8,420 ha | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 9,320 ha | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 8,600 ha | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 8,970 ha | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 9,020 ha | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 8,770 ha | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 8,250 ha | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 9,070 ha | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 11,815 ha | +30.3% |
| 1976 | 11,553 ha | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 12,557 ha | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 13,069 ha | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 13,110 ha | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 14,923 ha | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 15,233 ha | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 17,895 ha | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 19,895 ha | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 20,240 ha | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 27,260 ha | +34.7% |
| 1986 | 27,100 ha | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 28,420 ha | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 27,075 ha | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 26,983 ha | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 28,310 ha | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 28,768 ha | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 30,049 ha | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 31,893 ha | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 32,868 ha | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 30,879 ha | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 31,758 ha | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 31,423 ha | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 30,800 ha | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 32,440 ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 30,786 ha | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 31,843 ha | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 32,052 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 34,851 ha | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 35,287 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 36,759 ha | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 38,462 ha | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 41,439 ha | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 43,303 ha | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 44,552 ha | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 52,413 ha | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 50,774 ha | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 50,260 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 58,487 ha | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 54,642 ha | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 54,409 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 59,933 ha | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 58,894 ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 54,428 ha | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 53,751 ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 54,751 ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 57,016 ha | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 59,553 ha | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 59,822 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 57,565 ha | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,665 ha | 8,038 ha | 9,320 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,618 ha | 8,250 ha | 13,110 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,502 ha | 14,923 ha | 28,420 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,919 ha | 28,310 ha | 32,868 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,933 ha | 30,786 ha | 44,552 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,799 ha | 50,260 ha | 59,933 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,741 ha | 54,751 ha | 59,822 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 6 Serbia 74,082 ha compare
- 7 Romania 66,840 ha compare
- 8 Russian Federation 43,210 ha compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 36,703 ha compare
- 10 Czechoslovakia 18,500 ha compare
- 11 Argentina 18,170 ha compare
- 12 India 18,050 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plums and sloes — area harvested in Africa?
- Plums and sloes — area harvested in Africa was 57,565 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 59,933 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,038 ha in 1966.
- How does Africa rank for plums and sloes — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is plums and sloes — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Plums and sloes — 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.