Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 46.73 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Africa stood at 46.73 million ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Africa peaked at 46.73 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.31 million ha, in 1961.
That places Africa 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.31 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.65 million ha | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 8.82 million ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 8.96 million ha | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 9.13 million ha | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 9.12 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 9.53 million ha | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 9.84 million ha | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 10.28 million ha | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 11.13 million ha | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 11.14 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 11.01 million ha | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 11.24 million ha | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 11.32 million ha | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 11.53 million ha | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 11.23 million ha | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 10.95 million ha | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 11.03 million ha | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 10.76 million ha | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 10.72 million ha | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 11.37 million ha | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 11.97 million ha | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 11.84 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 12.28 million ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 12.15 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 12.46 million ha | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 12.50 million ha | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 12.99 million ha | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 13.68 million ha | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 14.18 million ha | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 16.00 million ha | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 16.47 million ha | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 16.32 million ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 16.67 million ha | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 16.81 million ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 17.33 million ha | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 17.15 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 18.49 million ha | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 19.48 million ha | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 19.87 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 20.36 million ha | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 20.51 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 21.55 million ha | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 22.36 million ha | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 22.65 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 22.86 million ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 23.16 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 22.84 million ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 23.52 million ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 26.34 million ha | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 28.99 million ha | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 31.92 million ha | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 33.61 million ha | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 34.26 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 35.95 million ha | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 35.48 million ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 36.69 million ha | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 37.35 million ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 41.30 million ha | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 42.43 million ha | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 44.15 million ha | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 44.72 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 45.64 million ha | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 46.73 million ha | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.18 million ha | 8.31 million ha | 10.28 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.13 million ha | 10.76 million ha | 11.53 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.20 million ha | 10.72 million ha | 13.68 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.89 million ha | 14.18 million ha | 19.48 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.97 million ha | 19.87 million ha | 23.52 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.19 million ha | 26.34 million ha | 41.30 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.73 million ha | 42.43 million ha | 46.73 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Nigeria 21.97 million ha compare
- 2 China 7.30 million ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 7.28 million ha compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.03 million ha compare
- 4 USSR 6.01 million ha compare
- 5 India 2.65 million ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 2.05 million ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Africa?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Africa was 46.73 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 46.73 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.31 million ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.