Sugar cane — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Sugar cane — Area harvested was 197,942 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sugar cane — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane — area harvested in Western Africa stood at 197,942 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 199,254 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,142 ha, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 18th 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.
Sugar cane — Area harvested in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,142 ha | — |
| 1962 | 15,138 ha | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 18,056 ha | +19.3% |
| 1964 | 20,436 ha | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 24,660 ha | +20.7% |
| 1966 | 25,925 ha | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 29,706 ha | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 29,943 ha | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 33,741 ha | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 28,202 ha | -16.4% |
| 1971 | 29,566 ha | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 32,226 ha | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 32,935 ha | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 36,088 ha | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 45,879 ha | +27.1% |
| 1976 | 52,668 ha | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 57,384 ha | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 60,179 ha | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 69,220 ha | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 81,002 ha | +17.0% |
| 1981 | 92,884 ha | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 92,970 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 94,720 ha | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 100,245 ha | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 87,940 ha | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 91,794 ha | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 94,164 ha | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 101,173 ha | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 95,949 ha | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 95,008 ha | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 95,490 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 95,490 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 96,166 ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 90,427 ha | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 91,096 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 97,816 ha | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 101,726 ha | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 101,260 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 105,197 ha | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 108,834 ha | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 108,362 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 124,685 ha | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 122,377 ha | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 126,057 ha | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 126,735 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 130,596 ha | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 150,784 ha | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 156,835 ha | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 156,462 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 135,288 ha | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 137,054 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 152,059 ha | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 160,725 ha | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 173,637 ha | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 180,625 ha | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 181,828 ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 183,873 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 191,775 ha | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 192,798 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 196,243 ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 198,632 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 198,665 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 199,254 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 197,942 ha | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,527 ha | 14,142 ha | 33,741 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 44,435 ha | 28,202 ha | 69,220 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 93,284 ha | 81,002 ha | 101,173 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,968 ha | 90,427 ha | 105,197 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 131,173 ha | 108,362 ha | 156,835 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,966 ha | 135,288 ha | 192,798 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 198,147 ha | 196,243 ha | 199,254 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
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- Fruit Primary — Yield 7,426 kg/ha (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested 4.79 million ha (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying 259,970 1000 An (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Sugar cane — area harvested in Western Africa was 197,942 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 199,254 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,142 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for sugar cane — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 18th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar cane — 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.