Plums and sloes — Yield in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Plums and sloes — Yield was 4,880 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,880 kg/ha
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
8th
of 10 groups
All-time high
6,250 kg/ha
in 1990
All-time low
2,000 kg/ha
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024

Plums and sloes — Yield in Middle Africa, 1988–2024

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1988200620241988: 2.0k kg/ha1989: 3.0k kg/ha1990: 6.2k kg/ha1991: 4.0k kg/ha1992: 4.0k kg/ha1993: 4.0k kg/ha1994: 4.0k kg/ha1995: 4.0k kg/ha1996: 4.0k kg/ha1997: 4.0k kg/ha1998: 4.1k kg/ha1999: 4.1k kg/ha2000: 4.0k kg/ha2001: 4.1k kg/ha2002: 4.0k kg/ha2003: 4.2k kg/ha2004: 4.0k kg/ha2005: 4.2k kg/ha2006: 4.2k kg/ha2007: 4.2k kg/ha2008: 4.2k kg/ha2009: 4.3k kg/ha2010: 4.1k kg/ha2011: 4.6k kg/ha2012: 5.9k kg/ha2013: 5.0k kg/ha2014: 4.9k kg/ha2015: 5.0k kg/ha2016: 5.0k kg/ha2017: 5.0k kg/ha2018: 5.0k kg/ha2019: 5.0k kg/ha2020: 5.0k kg/ha2021: 5.0k kg/ha2022: 4.8k kg/ha2023: 4.8k kg/ha2024: 4.9k kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, plums and sloes — yield in Middle Africa stood at 4,880 kg/ha.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plums and sloes — yield in Middle Africa peaked at 6,250 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,000 kg/ha, in 1988.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Plums and sloes — Yield in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Plums and sloes — Yield in Middle Africa, 1988 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1988 2,000 kg/ha —
1989 3,000 kg/ha +50.0%
1990 6,250 kg/ha +108.3%
1991 4,000 kg/ha -36.0%
1992 3,954 kg/ha -1.1%
1993 3,973 kg/ha +0.5%
1994 4,000 kg/ha +0.7%
1995 4,009 kg/ha +0.2%
1996 4,027 kg/ha +0.5%
1997 4,000 kg/ha -0.7%
1998 4,065 kg/ha +1.6%
1999 4,083 kg/ha +0.4%
2000 4,000 kg/ha -2.0%
2001 4,114 kg/ha +2.9%
2002 3,976 kg/ha -3.4%
2003 4,152 kg/ha +4.4%
2004 4,000 kg/ha -3.7%
2005 4,173 kg/ha +4.3%
2006 4,170 kg/ha -0.1%
2007 4,169 kg/ha -0.0%
2008 4,205 kg/ha +0.9%
2009 4,264 kg/ha +1.4%
2010 4,091 kg/ha -4.1%
2011 4,584 kg/ha +12.0%
2012 5,909 kg/ha +28.9%
2013 5,038 kg/ha -14.7%
2014 4,859 kg/ha -3.6%
2015 4,956 kg/ha +2.0%
2016 4,950 kg/ha -0.1%
2017 4,960 kg/ha +0.2%
2018 5,005 kg/ha +0.9%
2019 4,972 kg/ha -0.7%
2020 5,019 kg/ha +0.9%
2021 4,999 kg/ha -0.4%
2022 4,830 kg/ha -3.4%
2023 4,815 kg/ha -0.3%
2024 4,880 kg/ha +1.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Plums and sloes — Yield in Middle Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +108.3% 3,000 kg/ha 6,250 kg/ha
1989 +50.0% 2,000 kg/ha 3,000 kg/ha
1991 -36.0% 6,250 kg/ha 4,000 kg/ha
2012 +28.9% 4,584 kg/ha 5,909 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2,500 kg/ha 2,000 kg/ha 3,000 kg/ha 2
1990s 4,236 kg/ha 3,954 kg/ha 6,250 kg/ha 10
2000s 4,122 kg/ha 3,976 kg/ha 4,264 kg/ha 10
2010s 4,932 kg/ha 4,091 kg/ha 5,909 kg/ha 10
2020s 4,908 kg/ha 4,815 kg/ha 5,019 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 5 Israel 24,737 kg/ha compare
  2. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 6,639 kg/ha compare
  3. 6 Jordan 18,437 kg/ha compare
  4. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 6,297 kg/ha compare
  5. 7 Republic of Moldova 5,560 kg/ha compare
  6. 7 Turkmenistan 18,162 kg/ha compare
  7. 8 Kenya 16,090 kg/ha compare
  8. 9 Albania 15,705 kg/ha compare
  9. 10 Greece 15,286 kg/ha compare
  10. 11 Italy 15,073 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is plums and sloes — yield in Middle Africa?
Plums and sloes — yield in Middle Africa was 4,880 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plums and sloes — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 6,250 kg/ha in 1990.
What is the lowest plums and sloes — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2,000 kg/ha in 1988.
How does Middle Africa rank for plums and sloes — yield?
Middle Africa ranks 8th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
Is plums and sloes — yield rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plums and sloes — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plums and sloes — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
123 places, 5,976 data points, 1961–2024
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