Rye — Area harvested in Western Asia
Western Asia: Rye — Area harvested was 165,135 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rye — area harvested in Western Asia is 165,135 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Western Asia peaked at 735,000 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 117,242 ha, in 2018.
Western Asia ranks 10th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rye — Area harvested in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 652,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 670,000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 693,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 700,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 730,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 732,000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 735,000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 690,000 ha | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 682,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 650,000 ha | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 655,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 625,000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 610,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 600,000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 565,000 ha | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 529,000 ha | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 520,000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 469,000 ha | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 470,000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 438,000 ha | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 410,000 ha | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 312,500 ha | -23.8% |
| 1983 | 275,000 ha | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 249,960 ha | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 232,207 ha | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 220,790 ha | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 240,309 ha | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 178,672 ha | -25.6% |
| 1989 | 180,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 157,841 ha | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 155,191 ha | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 152,064 ha | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 148,935 ha | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 147,992 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 147,802 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 151,452 ha | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 150,402 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 133,968 ha | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 139,974 ha | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 147,192 ha | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 139,401 ha | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 142,973 ha | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 140,039 ha | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 142,967 ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 129,379 ha | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 131,402 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 132,075 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 124,539 ha | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 138,706 ha | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 141,064 ha | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 128,384 ha | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 143,792 ha | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 233,927 ha | +62.7% |
| 2014 | 192,636 ha | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 136,551 ha | -29.1% |
| 2016 | 151,966 ha | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 155,945 ha | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 117,242 ha | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 240,225 ha | +104.9% |
| 2020 | 206,366 ha | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 176,309 ha | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 169,587 ha | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 173,647 ha | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 165,135 ha | -4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye — Area harvested in Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +104.9% | 117,242 ha | 240,225 ha |
| 2013 | +62.7% | 143,792 ha | 233,927 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 698,222 ha | 652,000 ha | 735,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 569,300 ha | 469,000 ha | 655,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 273,744 ha | 178,672 ha | 438,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 148,562 ha | 133,968 ha | 157,841 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 136,867 ha | 124,539 ha | 147,192 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 164,173 ha | 117,242 ha | 240,225 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 178,209 ha | 165,135 ha | 206,366 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
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- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -9.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rye — area harvested in Western Asia?
- Rye — area harvested in Western Asia was 165,135 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 735,000 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,242 ha in 2018.
- How does Western Asia rank for rye — area harvested?
- Western Asia ranks 10th out of 23 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rye — 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.