Taro — Area harvested in French Guiana
French Guiana: Taro — Area harvested was 1,607 ha in 2006. ◆ Volatile
Taro — Area harvested in French Guiana, 1961–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2006, taro — area harvested in French Guiana stood at 1,607 ha.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 111.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taro — area harvested in French Guiana peaked at 1,697 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 212 ha, in 1970.
That places French Guiana 28th out of 51 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 548.33 ha | 400 ha | 630 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 418.7 ha | 212 ha | 575 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 579.4 ha | 450 ha | 1,127 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 925.1 ha | 760 ha | 1,250 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,370 ha | 908 ha | 1,697 ha | 7 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 25 Dominica 2,059 ha compare
- 26 Comoros, Union of the 1,710 ha compare
- 27 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 1,637 ha compare
- 29 Nicaragua 1,340 ha compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 1,144 ha compare
- 31 Honduras 705 ha
More agriculture & rural data for French Guiana
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks 2,676 An (2006)
- Cabbages — Area harvested 190 ha (2006)
- Vegetables Primary — Production 16,718 t (2006)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield 16,422 kg/ha (2006)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested 1,018 ha (2006)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production 6,967 t (2006)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield 40,982 kg/ha (2006)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested 170 ha (2006)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield 4,852 kg/ha (2006)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production 33,509 t (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taro — area harvested in French Guiana?
- Taro — area harvested in French Guiana was 1,607 ha in 2006, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest taro — area harvested recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,697 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest taro — area harvested recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 212 ha in 1970.
- How does French Guiana rank for taro — area harvested?
- French Guiana ranks 28th out of 51 countries with data for 2006.
- Is taro — area harvested rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Taro — 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.