Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa
Western Africa: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 2.88 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.88 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 51.9%
Rank
12th
of 29 groups
All-time high
29.38 % change on previous year
in 2010
All-time low
-14.16 % change on previous year
in 1990
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 2.88 % change on previous year for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is down 51.9% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa peaked at 29.38 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -14.16 % change on previous year, in 1990.
That places Western Africa 12th 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 10.62 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -8.27 % change on previous year | -177.8% |
| 1964 | 10.3 % change on previous year | -224.6% |
| 1965 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 1966 | -7.34 % change on previous year | -715.8% |
| 1967 | 13.58 % change on previous year | -285.0% |
| 1968 | -5.54 % change on previous year | -140.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9797 % change on previous year | -117.7% |
| 1970 | 4.01 % change on previous year | +309.2% |
| 1971 | 5.31 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 1972 | -5.31 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 1973 | 10.98 % change on previous year | -306.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7664 % change on previous year | -93.0% |
| 1975 | 8.07 % change on previous year | +953.3% |
| 1976 | -3.23 % change on previous year | -140.0% |
| 1977 | 6.55 % change on previous year | -302.5% |
| 1978 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1979 | 10.37 % change on previous year | +890.7% |
| 1980 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 1981 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -318.7% |
| 1982 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 1983 | -0.1887 % change on previous year | -106.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0544 % change on previous year | -128.8% |
| 1985 | 3.88 % change on previous year | +7028.0% |
| 1986 | 4.47 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -59.5% |
| 1988 | 15.23 % change on previous year | +742.1% |
| 1989 | 22.92 % change on previous year | +50.5% |
| 1990 | -14.16 % change on previous year | -161.8% |
| 1991 | 16.6 % change on previous year | -217.2% |
| 1992 | -0.2206 % change on previous year | -101.3% |
| 1993 | -5.45 % change on previous year | +2370.3% |
| 1994 | 8.24 % change on previous year | -251.1% |
| 1995 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -64.0% |
| 1996 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -145.1% |
| 1997 | 9.52 % change on previous year | -811.8% |
| 1998 | -2.54 % change on previous year | -126.7% |
| 1999 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -192.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0489 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 2001 | 2.51 % change on previous year | +5021.7% |
| 2002 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -49.4% |
| 2003 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +109.8% |
| 2004 | 4.11 % change on previous year | +54.4% |
| 2005 | 8.75 % change on previous year | +113.0% |
| 2006 | 6.86 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 2007 | -10.24 % change on previous year | -249.2% |
| 2008 | 5.16 % change on previous year | -150.4% |
| 2009 | -4.11 % change on previous year | -179.6% |
| 2010 | 29.38 % change on previous year | -815.0% |
| 2011 | -2.48 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 2012 | 18.59 % change on previous year | -848.6% |
| 2013 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -77.5% |
| 2014 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 8.01 % change on previous year | +101.3% |
| 2016 | 5.67 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 2017 | -0.4106 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 2018 | 10.16 % change on previous year | -2575.6% |
| 2019 | -5.92 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 2020 | -0.8616 % change on previous year | -85.5% |
| 2021 | 8.53 % change on previous year | -1089.8% |
| 2022 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 2023 | 5.99 % change on previous year | +116.3% |
| 2024 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Western 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 | +7028.0% | 0.0544 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +5021.7% | 0.0489 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +2575.6% | -0.4106 % change on previous year | 10.16 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -2370.3% | -0.2206 % change on previous year | -5.45 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.94 % change on previous year | -8.27 % change on previous year | 13.58 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.86 % change on previous year | -5.31 % change on previous year | 10.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.34 % change on previous year | -1.83 % change on previous year | 22.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 % change on previous year | -14.16 % change on previous year | 16.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 % change on previous year | -10.24 % change on previous year | 8.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.12 % change on previous year | -5.92 % change on previous year | 29.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 % change on previous year | -0.8616 % change on previous year | 8.53 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 9 Melanesia 25.39 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Niger 24.23 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Ecuador 17.25 % change on previous year compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 0.7857 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate -0.715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa?
- Rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Western Africa was 2.88 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.38 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.16 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Western Africa ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.