Sisal, raw — Area harvested in World
World: Sisal, raw — Area harvested was 275,146 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sisal, raw — area harvested in World stood at 275,146 ha.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sisal, raw — area harvested in World peaked at 1.05 million ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 238,492 ha, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in World, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 887,426 ha | — |
| 1962 | 903,975 ha | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 956,659 ha | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 1.04 million ha | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 1.05 million ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.05 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.04 million ha | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.01 million ha | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 1.01 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 984,536 ha | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 917,125 ha | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 967,381 ha | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 886,763 ha | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 913,743 ha | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 907,502 ha | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 793,092 ha | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 765,522 ha | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 733,159 ha | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 702,600 ha | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 735,074 ha | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 718,250 ha | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 710,670 ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 656,470 ha | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 632,914 ha | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 635,747 ha | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 634,896 ha | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 562,932 ha | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 495,026 ha | -12.1% |
| 1989 | 500,141 ha | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 480,815 ha | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 521,853 ha | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 491,769 ha | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 396,906 ha | -19.3% |
| 1994 | 380,567 ha | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 371,439 ha | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 341,258 ha | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 359,294 ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 350,537 ha | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 366,974 ha | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 373,083 ha | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 368,669 ha | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 339,106 ha | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 368,465 ha | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 361,536 ha | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 387,831 ha | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 402,610 ha | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 414,455 ha | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 433,934 ha | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 421,273 ha | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 419,607 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 431,863 ha | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 398,417 ha | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 300,686 ha | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 288,652 ha | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 335,768 ha | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 345,365 ha | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 238,492 ha | -30.9% |
| 2018 | 256,516 ha | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 249,913 ha | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 257,260 ha | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 256,203 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 260,698 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 279,361 ha | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 275,146 ha | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 992,966 ha | 887,426 ha | 1.05 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 857,142 ha | 702,600 ha | 984,536 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 628,212 ha | 495,026 ha | 735,074 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 406,141 ha | 341,258 ha | 521,853 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 387,096 ha | 339,106 ha | 433,934 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 326,528 ha | 238,492 ha | 431,863 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 265,734 ha | 256,203 ha | 279,361 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Brazil 98,063 ha compare
- 2 Kenya 33,058 ha compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 81,035 ha compare
- 3 Haiti 22,075 ha compare
- 4 Madagascar 13,899 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sisal, raw — area harvested in World?
- Sisal, raw — area harvested in World was 275,146 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 238,492 ha in 2017.
- How does World rank for sisal, raw — area harvested?
- World ranks 1st out of 15 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sisal, raw — area harvested rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.