Sisal, raw — Area harvested in South America
South America: Sisal, raw — Area harvested was 98,670 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sisal, raw — area harvested in South America stood at 98,670 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sisal, raw — area harvested in South America peaked at 350,091 ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 86,140 ha, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in South America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 207,455 ha | — |
| 1962 | 219,515 ha | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 252,066 ha | +14.8% |
| 1964 | 300,107 ha | +19.1% |
| 1965 | 337,015 ha | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 331,157 ha | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 320,857 ha | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 320,524 ha | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 320,401 ha | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 320,112 ha | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 282,591 ha | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 306,030 ha | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 259,899 ha | -15.1% |
| 1974 | 274,384 ha | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 337,820 ha | +23.1% |
| 1976 | 292,837 ha | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 302,888 ha | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 275,069 ha | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 292,805 ha | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 300,895 ha | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 317,353 ha | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 350,091 ha | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 311,622 ha | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 324,434 ha | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 337,505 ha | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 327,514 ha | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 301,469 ha | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 279,307 ha | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 277,067 ha | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 256,115 ha | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 311,513 ha | +21.6% |
| 1992 | 275,309 ha | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 184,242 ha | -33.1% |
| 1994 | 178,870 ha | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 165,810 ha | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 148,799 ha | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 163,963 ha | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 172,455 ha | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 192,975 ha | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 204,580 ha | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 208,418 ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 205,661 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 225,046 ha | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 235,926 ha | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 243,519 ha | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 282,887 ha | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 281,104 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 285,588 ha | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 276,112 ha | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 267,131 ha | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 287,629 ha | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 250,396 ha | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 177,915 ha | -28.9% |
| 2014 | 158,087 ha | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 199,382 ha | +26.1% |
| 2016 | 199,756 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86,140 ha | -56.9% |
| 2018 | 96,594 ha | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 100,197 ha | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 99,890 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 100,969 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 101,495 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 104,458 ha | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 98,670 ha | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 289,900 ha | 207,455 ha | 337,015 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 294,444 ha | 259,899 ha | 337,820 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 312,726 ha | 277,067 ha | 350,091 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 205,005 ha | 148,799 ha | 311,513 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,884 ha | 204,580 ha | 285,588 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 182,323 ha | 86,140 ha | 287,629 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 101,096 ha | 98,670 ha | 104,458 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 4 Madagascar 13,899 ha compare
- 5 Mexico 7,350 ha compare
- 6 Morocco 4,547 ha compare
- 7 China 2,652 ha compare
- 8 China, mainland 2,650 ha compare
- 9 Guinea 2,057 ha compare
- 10 South Africa 2,010 ha compare
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- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sisal, raw — area harvested in South America?
- Sisal, raw — area harvested in South America was 98,670 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 350,091 ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,140 ha in 2017.
- How does South America rank for sisal, raw — area harvested?
- South America ranks 7th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sisal, raw — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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.