Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Sisal, raw — Area harvested was 2,010 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Southern 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 Southern Africa is 2,010 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sisal, raw — area harvested in Southern Africa peaked at 8,000 ha in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1,908 ha, in 2016.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,000 ha | +66.7% |
| 1968 | 7,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 1969 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7,000 ha | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 6,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 4,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5,500 ha | +37.5% |
| 1981 | 6,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6,500 ha | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 7,500 ha | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 7,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 4,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 3,800 ha | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 3,500 ha | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 2,775 ha | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 2,600 ha | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 2,673 ha | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 2,400 ha | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 2,200 ha | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 2,224 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,000 ha | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,982 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,959 ha | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1,908 ha | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,958 ha | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,961 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,941 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2,014 ha | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 2,015 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,016 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,013 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,010 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,111 ha | 3,000 ha | 7,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,300 ha | 4,000 ha | 8,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,450 ha | 5,500 ha | 7,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,368 ha | 2,600 ha | 4,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,148 ha | 1,982 ha | 2,673 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,973 ha | 1,908 ha | 2,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,014 ha | 2,010 ha | 2,016 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 11 Mozambique 1,950 ha compare
- 12 Cuba 1,524 ha compare
- 13 Central African Republic 1,221 ha compare
- 14 Ethiopia PDR 1,100 ha compare
- 15 Ethiopia 868 ha compare
- 16 Malawi 614 ha compare
- 17 Jamaica 576 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sisal, raw — area harvested in Southern Africa?
- Sisal, raw — area harvested in Southern Africa was 2,010 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8,000 ha in 1972.
- What is the lowest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,908 ha in 2016.
- How does Southern Africa rank for sisal, raw — area harvested?
- Southern Africa ranks 14th out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sisal, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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.