Spinach — Area harvested in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Spinach — Area harvested was 11,842 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spinach — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, spinach — area harvested in Eastern Africa stood at 11,842 ha.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spinach — area harvested in Eastern Africa peaked at 12,770 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 558 ha, in 1993.
That places Eastern Africa 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spinach — Area harvested in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 653 ha | — |
| 1993 | 558 ha | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 1,636 ha | +193.2% |
| 1995 | 1,628 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,542 ha | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 2,471 ha | +60.2% |
| 1998 | 1,643 ha | -33.5% |
| 1999 | 1,734 ha | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 1,372 ha | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 1,447 ha | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 862 ha | -40.4% |
| 2003 | 2,124 ha | +146.4% |
| 2004 | 2,138 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,203 ha | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 2,613 ha | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 3,651 ha | +39.7% |
| 2008 | 3,910 ha | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 2,308 ha | -41.0% |
| 2010 | 4,047 ha | +75.3% |
| 2011 | 4,413 ha | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 4,651 ha | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 4,784 ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 10,085 ha | +110.8% |
| 2015 | 4,996 ha | -50.5% |
| 2016 | 5,615 ha | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 7,368 ha | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 9,163 ha | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 9,563 ha | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 9,789 ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 10,894 ha | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 11,650 ha | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 12,770 ha | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 11,842 ha | -7.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spinach — Area harvested in Eastern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +193.2% | 558 ha | 1,636 ha |
| 2003 | +146.4% | 862 ha | 2,124 ha |
| 2014 | +110.8% | 4,784 ha | 10,085 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,483 ha | 558 ha | 2,471 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,263 ha | 862 ha | 3,910 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,468 ha | 4,047 ha | 10,085 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,389 ha | 9,789 ha | 12,770 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 13 Republic of Korea 4,580 ha compare
- 14 Germany 3,460 ha compare
- 15 Belgium 3,280 ha compare
- 16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,670 ha compare
- 17 Mexico 2,660 ha compare
- 18 Belgium-Luxembourg 2,060 ha compare
- 19 Egypt 1,731 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spinach — area harvested in Eastern Africa?
- Spinach — area harvested in Eastern Africa was 11,842 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spinach — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12,770 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest spinach — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 558 ha in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for spinach — area harvested?
- Eastern Africa ranks 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is spinach — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Spinach — 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.