Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 2.72 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.72 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 93.1%
Rank
15th
of 29 groups
All-time high
52.07 % change on previous year
in 1962
All-time low
-33.17 % change on previous year
in 2018
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 2.72 % change on previous year for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 93.1% on the previous year and up 204.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern Africa peaked at 52.07 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -33.17 % change on previous year, in 2018.
That places Northern Africa 15th out of 29 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.
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 52.07 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 14.87 % change on previous year | -71.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6505 % change on previous year | -95.6% |
| 1965 | -11.65 % change on previous year | -1890.3% |
| 1966 | -0.3586 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1967 | 27.16 % change on previous year | -7673.9% |
| 1968 | 12.33 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 1969 | -0.44 % change on previous year | -103.6% |
| 1970 | -4.18 % change on previous year | +850.7% |
| 1971 | -2.05 % change on previous year | -50.9% |
| 1972 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -163.2% |
| 1973 | -12.72 % change on previous year | -1081.1% |
| 1974 | 5.87 % change on previous year | -146.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6384 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 1976 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +313.6% |
| 1977 | -2.8 % change on previous year | -205.9% |
| 1978 | -0.5615 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5662 % change on previous year | -200.8% |
| 1980 | -6.13 % change on previous year | -1182.3% |
| 1981 | -2.22 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 1982 | 5.35 % change on previous year | -341.1% |
| 1983 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -153.1% |
| 1984 | -2.25 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 1985 | -6.37 % change on previous year | +183.3% |
| 1986 | 9.81 % change on previous year | -254.2% |
| 1987 | -1.47 % change on previous year | -115.0% |
| 1988 | -14.8 % change on previous year | +903.6% |
| 1989 | 15.01 % change on previous year | -201.4% |
| 1990 | 5.56 % change on previous year | -63.0% |
| 1991 | 7.39 % change on previous year | +32.9% |
| 1992 | 10.49 % change on previous year | +42.0% |
| 1993 | 6.07 % change on previous year | -42.1% |
| 1994 | 7.28 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0627 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 1996 | 1.91 % change on previous year | +2949.3% |
| 1997 | 10.01 % change on previous year | +423.2% |
| 1998 | -20.75 % change on previous year | -307.3% |
| 1999 | 27.87 % change on previous year | -234.4% |
| 2000 | -0.2655 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 2001 | -13.69 % change on previous year | +5056.1% |
| 2002 | 14.88 % change on previous year | -208.7% |
| 2003 | -2.96 % change on previous year | -119.9% |
| 2004 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -163.8% |
| 2005 | -4.56 % change on previous year | -341.5% |
| 2006 | 8.9 % change on previous year | -295.1% |
| 2007 | 4.84 % change on previous year | -45.6% |
| 2008 | 5.81 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 2009 | -22.04 % change on previous year | -479.3% |
| 2010 | -19.67 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 27.13 % change on previous year | -237.9% |
| 2012 | 5.58 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 2013 | -4.29 % change on previous year | -176.9% |
| 2014 | -2.61 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 2015 | -11.29 % change on previous year | +332.0% |
| 2016 | 10.75 % change on previous year | -195.3% |
| 2017 | -2.38 % change on previous year | -122.1% |
| 2018 | -33.17 % change on previous year | +1293.4% |
| 2019 | 49.26 % change on previous year | -248.5% |
| 2020 | -9.01 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 2021 | -7.19 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -146.1% |
| 2023 | 39.71 % change on previous year | +1098.3% |
| 2024 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +7673.9% | -0.3586 % change on previous year | 27.16 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -5056.1% | -0.2655 % change on previous year | -13.69 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +2949.3% | 0.0627 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | -1890.3% | 0.6505 % change on previous year | -11.65 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.83 % change on previous year | -11.65 % change on previous year | 52.07 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.13 % change on previous year | -12.72 % change on previous year | 5.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5901 % change on previous year | -14.8 % change on previous year | 15.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.59 % change on previous year | -20.75 % change on previous year | 27.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7195 % change on previous year | -22.04 % change on previous year | 14.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 % change on previous year | -33.17 % change on previous year | 49.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.91 % change on previous year | -9.01 % change on previous year | 39.71 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 12 Türkiye 14.97 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Burundi 14.78 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Greece 14.38 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 13.23 % change on previous year compare
- 16 China, Taiwan Province of 12.4 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 12.32 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 12.12 % change on previous year compare
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- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.2048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 0.5578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 4.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3026 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth -5.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern Africa?
- Rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Northern Africa was 2.72 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 52.07 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.17 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Northern Africa rank for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Northern Africa ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern 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.