Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Sisal, raw — Area harvested was 1,744 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sisal, raw — area harvested in Middle Africa is 1,744 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sisal, raw — area harvested in Middle Africa peaked at 61,300 ha in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1,092 ha, in 2009.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 55,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 55,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 55,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 55,700 ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 51,300 ha | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 51,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 51,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 51,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 51,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 51,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 61,300 ha | +19.5% |
| 1973 | 41,260 ha | -32.7% |
| 1974 | 50,550 ha | +22.5% |
| 1975 | 30,500 ha | -39.7% |
| 1976 | 20,500 ha | -32.8% |
| 1977 | 14,500 ha | -29.3% |
| 1978 | 14,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9,500 ha | -34.5% |
| 1980 | 4,000 ha | -57.9% |
| 1981 | 3,500 ha | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 4,600 ha | +31.4% |
| 1983 | 2,630 ha | -42.8% |
| 1984 | 1,340 ha | -49.0% |
| 1985 | 1,350 ha | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1,350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,360 ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1,380 ha | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1,400 ha | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1,494 ha | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 1,435 ha | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 1,140 ha | -20.6% |
| 1993 | 1,150 ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1,200 ha | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 1,190 ha | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1,250 ha | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1,316 ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1,385 ha | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1,260 ha | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 1,277 ha | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1,280 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,348 ha | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1,330 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1,304 ha | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,290 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,290 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,290 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,290 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,092 ha | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 1,678 ha | +53.7% |
| 2011 | 1,728 ha | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1,728 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,680 ha | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1,733 ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1,774 ha | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,713 ha | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1,770 ha | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,752 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,744 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,740 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,745 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,743 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,743 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,744 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,700 ha | 51,300 ha | 55,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,521 ha | 9,500 ha | 61,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,291 ha | 1,340 ha | 4,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,282 ha | 1,140 ha | 1,494 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,279 ha | 1,092 ha | 1,348 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,730 ha | 1,678 ha | 1,774 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,743 ha | 1,740 ha | 1,745 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sisal, raw — area harvested in Middle Africa?
- Sisal, raw — area harvested in Middle Africa was 1,744 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 61,300 ha in 1972.
- What is the lowest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,092 ha in 2009.
- How does Middle Africa rank for sisal, raw — area harvested?
- Middle Africa ranks 5th out of 7 regions with data for 2024.
- Is sisal, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle 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.