Rice — Area harvested in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Rice — Area harvested was 711,511 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
711,511 ha
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
16th
of 28 groups
All-time high
758,031 ha
in 2008
All-time low
234,460 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, rice — area harvested in Northern Africa stood at 711,511 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 758,031 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 234,460 ha, in 1961.

Northern Africa ranks 16th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 234,460 ha
1962 356,535 ha +52.1%
1963 409,536 ha +14.9%
1964 412,200 ha +0.7%
1965 364,195 ha -11.6%
1966 362,889 ha -0.4%
1967 461,449 ha +27.2%
1968 518,365 ha +12.3%
1969 516,084 ha -0.4%
1970 494,493 ha -4.2%
1971 484,342 ha -2.1%
1972 490,623 ha +1.3%
1973 428,201 ha -12.7%
1974 453,343 ha +5.9%
1975 456,237 ha +0.6%
1976 468,282 ha +2.6%
1977 455,184 ha -2.8%
1978 452,628 ha -0.6%
1979 455,191 ha +0.6%
1980 427,294 ha -6.1%
1981 417,805 ha -2.2%
1982 440,178 ha +5.4%
1983 427,670 ha -2.8%
1984 418,061 ha -2.2%
1985 391,450 ha -6.4%
1986 429,860 ha +9.8%
1987 423,520 ha -1.5%
1988 360,830 ha -14.8%
1989 414,996 ha +15.0%
1990 438,058 ha +5.6%
1991 470,418 ha +7.4%
1992 519,770 ha +10.5%
1993 551,329 ha +6.1%
1994 591,458 ha +7.3%
1995 591,829 ha +0.1%
1996 603,149 ha +1.9%
1997 663,507 ha +10.0%
1998 525,860 ha -20.7%
1999 672,436 ha +27.9%
2000 670,651 ha -0.3%
2001 578,859 ha -13.7%
2002 664,993 ha +14.9%
2003 645,300 ha -3.0%
2004 657,491 ha +1.9%
2005 627,499 ha -4.6%
2006 683,351 ha +8.9%
2007 716,414 ha +4.8%
2008 758,031 ha +5.8%
2009 590,986 ha -22.0%
2010 474,728 ha -19.7%
2011 603,524 ha +27.1%
2012 637,175 ha +5.6%
2013 609,841 ha -4.3%
2014 593,909 ha -2.6%
2015 526,879 ha -11.3%
2016 583,527 ha +10.8%
2017 569,637 ha -2.4%
2018 380,704 ha -33.2%
2019 568,231 ha +49.3%
2020 517,035 ha -9.0%
2021 479,868 ha -7.2%
2022 495,771 ha +3.3%
2023 692,656 ha +39.7%
2024 711,511 ha +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 403,968 ha 234,460 ha 518,365 ha 9
1970s 463,852 ha 428,201 ha 494,493 ha 10
1980s 415,166 ha 360,830 ha 440,178 ha 10
1990s 562,781 ha 438,058 ha 672,436 ha 10
2000s 659,358 ha 578,859 ha 758,031 ha 10
2010s 554,816 ha 380,704 ha 637,175 ha 10
2020s 579,368 ha 479,868 ha 711,511 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 13 Madagascar 2.04 million ha compare
  2. 14 Brazil 1.59 million ha compare
  3. 15 Japan 1.46 million ha compare
  4. 16 Nepal 1.42 million ha compare
  5. 17 Sri Lanka 1.13 million ha compare
  6. 18 Sierra Leone 987,345 ha compare
  7. 19 Mali 789,529 ha compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested in Northern Africa?
Rice — area harvested in Northern Africa was 711,511 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 758,031 ha in 2008.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 234,460 ha in 1961.
How does Northern Africa rank for rice — area harvested?
Northern Africa ranks 16th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,589 data points, 1961–2024
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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.