Strawberries — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Strawberries — Area harvested was 27,236 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Strawberries — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, strawberries — area harvested in Africa stood at 27,236 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 144.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strawberries — area harvested in Africa peaked at 29,499 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 200 ha, in 1961.
Africa ranks 9th of 25 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.
Strawberries — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200 ha | — |
| 1962 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 250 ha | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 200 ha | -20.0% |
| 1968 | 200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 250 ha | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 400 ha | +60.0% |
| 1973 | 460 ha | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 467 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 628 ha | +34.5% |
| 1976 | 658 ha | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 658 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 659 ha | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 658 ha | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1,078 ha | +63.8% |
| 1981 | 1,079 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,088 ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1,575 ha | +44.8% |
| 1984 | 2,835 ha | +80.0% |
| 1985 | 2,877 ha | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 2,550 ha | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 2,161 ha | -15.3% |
| 1988 | 2,587 ha | +19.7% |
| 1989 | 2,708 ha | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 3,574 ha | +32.0% |
| 1991 | 3,074 ha | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 2,776 ha | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 3,020 ha | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 3,282 ha | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 3,476 ha | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 3,762 ha | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 4,357 ha | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 5,139 ha | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 5,073 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 6,427 ha | +26.7% |
| 2001 | 6,141 ha | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 5,108 ha | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 6,380 ha | +24.9% |
| 2004 | 7,537 ha | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 7,951 ha | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 13,925 ha | +75.1% |
| 2007 | 18,879 ha | +35.6% |
| 2008 | 9,350 ha | -50.5% |
| 2009 | 9,974 ha | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 9,199 ha | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 9,125 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 10,264 ha | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 10,619 ha | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 11,135 ha | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 14,185 ha | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 13,933 ha | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 13,898 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 16,129 ha | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 19,202 ha | +19.1% |
| 2020 | 16,664 ha | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 21,531 ha | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 23,685 ha | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 29,499 ha | +24.5% |
| 2024 | 27,236 ha | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 227.78 ha | 200 ha | 250 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 508.8 ha | 250 ha | 659 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,054 ha | 1,078 ha | 2,877 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,753 ha | 2,776 ha | 5,139 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,167 ha | 5,108 ha | 18,879 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,769 ha | 9,125 ha | 19,202 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,723 ha | 16,664 ha | 29,499 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is strawberries — area harvested in Africa?
- Strawberries — area harvested in Africa was 27,236 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest strawberries — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29,499 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest strawberries — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for strawberries — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is strawberries — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.6%. 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 Strawberries — 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.