Soya beans — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Soya beans — Area harvested was 4.65 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Soya beans — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for soya beans — area harvested in Africa is 4.65 million ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 143.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya beans — area harvested in Africa peaked at 5.08 million ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 191,071 ha, in 1961.
Africa ranks 11th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soya beans — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 191,071 ha | — |
| 1962 | 214,994 ha | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 220,995 ha | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 207,945 ha | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 209,964 ha | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 206,050 ha | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 193,100 ha | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 217,295 ha | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 193,741 ha | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 222,630 ha | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 236,701 ha | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 240,943 ha | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 243,127 ha | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 250,784 ha | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 272,200 ha | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 296,536 ha | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 323,289 ha | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 362,684 ha | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 396,837 ha | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 423,149 ha | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 451,426 ha | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 525,291 ha | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 380,399 ha | -27.6% |
| 1984 | 383,178 ha | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 370,824 ha | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 390,659 ha | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 522,550 ha | +33.8% |
| 1988 | 668,070 ha | +27.8% |
| 1989 | 976,569 ha | +46.2% |
| 1990 | 1.03 million ha | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 820,413 ha | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 840,278 ha | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 817,586 ha | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 878,434 ha | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 924,288 ha | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 803,726 ha | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 840,812 ha | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 922,855 ha | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 880,932 ha | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 898,457 ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 953,983 ha | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 989,185 ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million ha | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million ha | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million ha | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.33 million ha | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 1.36 million ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.24 million ha | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million ha | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 1.19 million ha | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 1.62 million ha | +36.7% |
| 2012 | 1.82 million ha | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 1.93 million ha | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.91 million ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.16 million ha | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 2.59 million ha | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 2.87 million ha | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 3.39 million ha | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 3.49 million ha | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.62 million ha | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 3.82 million ha | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 4.25 million ha | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 5.08 million ha | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 4.65 million ha | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 206,128 ha | 191,071 ha | 220,995 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 284,573 ha | 222,630 ha | 396,837 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 509,212 ha | 370,824 ha | 976,569 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 876,362 ha | 803,726 ha | 1.03 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million ha | 898,457 ha | 1.40 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.30 million ha | 1.19 million ha | 3.49 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 million ha | 3.62 million ha | 5.08 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 8 Türkiye 43,712 ha compare
- 8 Ukraine 2.71 million ha compare
- 9 Canada 2.29 million ha compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 35,723 ha compare
- 10 South Africa 1.15 million ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 28,352 ha compare
- 11 Nigeria 1.13 million ha compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 25,879 ha compare
- 12 Uruguay 950,000 ha compare
- 13 USSR 808,000 ha compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,867 ha compare
- 14 Benin 638,098 ha compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,042 ha compare
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- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is soya beans — area harvested in Africa?
- Soya beans — area harvested in Africa was 4.65 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.08 million ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest soya beans — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,071 ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for soya beans — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is soya beans — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya beans — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.