Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested was 529,061 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Africa is 529,061 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Africa peaked at 529,061 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36,359 ha, in 1961.
That places Africa 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36,359 ha | — |
| 1962 | 36,747 ha | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 37,479 ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 38,138 ha | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 39,956 ha | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 43,822 ha | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 44,967 ha | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 48,151 ha | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 47,782 ha | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 50,775 ha | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 52,452 ha | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 51,334 ha | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 54,840 ha | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 55,863 ha | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 58,350 ha | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 60,238 ha | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 61,570 ha | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 65,335 ha | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 66,167 ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 66,974 ha | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 69,912 ha | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 72,859 ha | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 75,025 ha | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 75,903 ha | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 79,958 ha | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 82,086 ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 81,247 ha | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 79,760 ha | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 78,225 ha | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 93,975 ha | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 109,709 ha | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 117,980 ha | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 125,869 ha | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 135,006 ha | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 148,040 ha | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 164,646 ha | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 176,444 ha | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 210,739 ha | +19.4% |
| 1999 | 226,245 ha | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 242,009 ha | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 241,418 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 240,997 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 277,857 ha | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 263,128 ha | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 253,862 ha | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 249,761 ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 255,524 ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 268,922 ha | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 275,275 ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 339,299 ha | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 340,251 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 344,599 ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 337,890 ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 362,436 ha | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 377,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 354,871 ha | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 384,521 ha | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 382,040 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 395,327 ha | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 446,968 ha | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 420,357 ha | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 441,441 ha | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 484,214 ha | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 529,061 ha | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,489 ha | 36,359 ha | 48,151 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 57,692 ha | 50,775 ha | 66,167 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,195 ha | 66,974 ha | 82,086 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 150,865 ha | 93,975 ha | 226,245 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 256,875 ha | 240,997 ha | 277,857 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 361,823 ha | 337,890 ha | 395,327 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 464,408 ha | 420,357 ha | 529,061 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 India 560,547 ha compare
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 414,308 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 412,110 ha compare
- 4 Cameroon 157,269 ha compare
- 5 Central African Republic 110,444 ha compare
- 6 Egypt 64,344 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Africa?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested in Africa was 529,061 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 529,061 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,359 ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. 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 Pumpkins, squash and gourds — 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.