Tomatoes — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Tomatoes — Area harvested was 1.05 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tomatoes — area harvested in Western Africa stood at 1.05 million ha.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 1.22 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27,160 ha, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 4th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 32,615 ha | 27,160 ha | 38,465 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 59,052 ha | 49,547 ha | 76,626 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,172 ha | 62,949 ha | 87,482 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 122,657 ha | 83,866 ha | 199,322 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 331,295 ha | 295,727 ha | 373,741 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 722,488 ha | 383,914 ha | 1.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 million ha | 1.05 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 39,728 ha (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 598,635 ha (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 14.80 million An (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 24,181 t (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 6,608 kg/ha (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 14.80 million An (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production 710,078 t (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 6.91 million t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 48 kg/An (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production 39,798 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tomatoes — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Tomatoes — area harvested in Western Africa was 1.05 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,160 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for tomatoes — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. 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 Tomatoes — 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.