Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 8.13 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 8.13 % change on previous year for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 157.0% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa peaked at 103.23 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -12.26 % change on previous year, in 1995.
That places Middle Africa 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.19 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -6.2 % change on previous year | -382.8% |
| 1964 | -3.99 % change on previous year | -35.6% |
| 1965 | 26.09 % change on previous year | -753.6% |
| 1966 | 7.04 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 1967 | 5.22 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 1968 | 58.31 % change on previous year | +1018.1% |
| 1969 | -5.02 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 1970 | 15.04 % change on previous year | -399.4% |
| 1971 | 4.9 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6859 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 1973 | 1.62 % change on previous year | +135.8% |
| 1974 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -191.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6968 % change on previous year | -147.1% |
| 1976 | 5.14 % change on previous year | +637.8% |
| 1977 | -5.89 % change on previous year | -214.5% |
| 1978 | 8.86 % change on previous year | -250.4% |
| 1979 | -1.08 % change on previous year | -112.2% |
| 1980 | -1.75 % change on previous year | +61.9% |
| 1981 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -225.0% |
| 1982 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +89.3% |
| 1983 | -2.85 % change on previous year | -169.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9799 % change on previous year | -134.4% |
| 1985 | 10.87 % change on previous year | +1009.4% |
| 1986 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -88.5% |
| 1987 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +158.4% |
| 1988 | 6.88 % change on previous year | +113.5% |
| 1989 | 6.27 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 1991 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 1992 | 13.61 % change on previous year | +376.9% |
| 1993 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -74.4% |
| 1994 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1995 | -12.26 % change on previous year | -432.2% |
| 1996 | -7.24 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 1997 | -2.09 % change on previous year | -71.2% |
| 1998 | 8.64 % change on previous year | -513.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8067 % change on previous year | -90.7% |
| 2000 | -2.82 % change on previous year | -449.4% |
| 2001 | -2.88 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -236.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4504 % change on previous year | -88.5% |
| 2004 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -345.8% |
| 2005 | 5.07 % change on previous year | -558.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4002 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 2007 | -0.6911 % change on previous year | -272.7% |
| 2008 | 6.23 % change on previous year | -1001.4% |
| 2009 | -0.0852 % change on previous year | -101.4% |
| 2010 | 103.23 % change on previous year | -121241.0% |
| 2011 | -6.62 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 2012 | -4.87 % change on previous year | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 28.01 % change on previous year | -674.8% |
| 2014 | 14.31 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 2015 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 2016 | -3.16 % change on previous year | -168.3% |
| 2017 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -211.8% |
| 2018 | -1.8 % change on previous year | -151.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5415 % change on previous year | -130.1% |
| 2020 | -3.21 % change on previous year | -692.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8055 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2022 | 20.61 % change on previous year | +2459.3% |
| 2023 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -84.7% |
| 2024 | 8.13 % change on previous year | +157.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +121241.0% | -0.0852 % change on previous year | 103.23 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +2459.3% | 0.8055 % change on previous year | 20.61 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.45 % change on previous year | -6.2 % change on previous year | 58.31 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.85 % change on previous year | -5.89 % change on previous year | 15.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.12 % change on previous year | -2.85 % change on previous year | 10.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 % change on previous year | -12.26 % change on previous year | 13.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8492 % change on previous year | -2.88 % change on previous year | 6.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.78 % change on previous year | -6.62 % change on previous year | 103.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9 % change on previous year | -3.21 % change on previous year | 20.61 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 4 Chad 46.47 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Cuba 36.46 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Ukraine 36.36 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Sudan 26.98 % change on previous year compare
- 8 South Sudan 26.97 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Melanesia 25.39 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Niger 24.23 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa?
- Rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa was 8.13 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 103.23 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.26 % change on previous year in 1995.
- How does Middle Africa rank for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Middle Africa ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.