Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Sisal, raw — Area harvested was 131,427 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 131,427 ha for sisal, raw — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sisal, raw — area harvested in Eastern Africa peaked at 392,400 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 78,855 ha, in 2013.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 368,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 372,200 ha | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 385,200 ha | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 392,400 ha | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 379,657 ha | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 385,443 ha | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 388,884 ha | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 384,039 ha | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 388,472 ha | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 370,364 ha | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 333,178 ha | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 332,710 ha | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 318,682 ha | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 322,009 ha | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 290,722 ha | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 239,675 ha | -17.6% |
| 1977 | 225,714 ha | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 230,601 ha | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 203,350 ha | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 233,940 ha | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 204,963 ha | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 178,355 ha | -13.0% |
| 1983 | 173,234 ha | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 150,220 ha | -13.3% |
| 1985 | 134,503 ha | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 141,012 ha | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 139,112 ha | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 110,798 ha | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 117,360 ha | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 124,209 ha | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 112,000 ha | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 89,300 ha | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 104,910 ha | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 97,150 ha | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 95,129 ha | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 90,200 ha | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 92,708 ha | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 79,191 ha | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 85,848 ha | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 83,330 ha | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 88,019 ha | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 84,640 ha | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 94,135 ha | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 87,109 ha | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 104,229 ha | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 82,314 ha | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 91,710 ha | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 106,414 ha | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 100,781 ha | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 107,078 ha | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 103,126 ha | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 103,484 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 78,855 ha | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 84,558 ha | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 91,904 ha | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 101,797 ha | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 108,907 ha | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 116,078 ha | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 104,382 ha | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 108,222 ha | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 106,675 ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 114,104 ha | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 129,738 ha | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 131,427 ha | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 382,755 ha | 368,500 ha | 392,400 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 286,700 ha | 203,350 ha | 370,364 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 158,350 ha | 110,798 ha | 233,940 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 97,064 ha | 79,191 ha | 124,209 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,268 ha | 82,314 ha | 106,414 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,017 ha | 78,855 ha | 116,078 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,033 ha | 106,675 ha | 131,427 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sisal, raw — area harvested in Eastern Africa?
- Sisal, raw — area harvested in Eastern Africa was 131,427 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 392,400 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,855 ha in 2013.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for sisal, raw — area harvested?
- Eastern Africa ranks 5th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sisal, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sisal, raw — 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.