Quinces — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Quinces — Area harvested was 4,681 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Quinces — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 4,681 ha for quinces — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quinces — area harvested in Africa peaked at 7,953 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 120 ha, in 1967.
That places Africa 9th out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Quinces — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220 ha | — |
| 1962 | 220 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 220 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 220 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 220 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 150 ha | -31.8% |
| 1967 | 120 ha | -20.0% |
| 1968 | 130 ha | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 160 ha | +23.1% |
| 1970 | 270 ha | +68.8% |
| 1971 | 270 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 270 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 300 ha | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 350 ha | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 371 ha | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 420 ha | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 500 ha | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 550 ha | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 650 ha | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 770 ha | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 550 ha | -28.6% |
| 1982 | 550 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 780 ha | +41.8% |
| 1984 | 830 ha | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 2,110 ha | +154.2% |
| 1986 | 2,180 ha | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 2,230 ha | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 2,730 ha | +22.4% |
| 1989 | 2,700 ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 2,789 ha | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 2,775 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,894 ha | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 3,286 ha | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 3,229 ha | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 2,813 ha | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 4,057 ha | +44.2% |
| 1997 | 3,883 ha | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 3,921 ha | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 4,075 ha | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 4,149 ha | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 4,304 ha | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 4,222 ha | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 4,304 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 4,862 ha | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 5,298 ha | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 5,397 ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 5,950 ha | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 6,079 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 6,134 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 7,493 ha | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 7,557 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 6,751 ha | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 6,823 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5,816 ha | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 5,904 ha | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 7,953 ha | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 7,233 ha | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 6,524 ha | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 5,595 ha | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 5,440 ha | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4,831 ha | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 4,612 ha | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 5,103 ha | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 4,681 ha | -8.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Quinces — Area harvested in 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +154.2% | 830 ha | 2,110 ha |
| 1970 | +68.8% | 160 ha | 270 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 184.44 ha | 120 ha | 220 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 395.1 ha | 270 ha | 650 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,543 ha | 550 ha | 2,730 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,372 ha | 2,775 ha | 4,075 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,070 ha | 4,149 ha | 6,134 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,765 ha | 5,595 ha | 7,953 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,933 ha | 4,612 ha | 5,440 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is quinces — area harvested in Africa?
- Quinces — area harvested in Africa was 4,681 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest quinces — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,953 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest quinces — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 ha in 1967.
- How does Africa rank for quinces — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 9th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is quinces — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Quinces — 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.