Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in South America

South America: Treenuts, Total — Area harvested was 646,043 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
646,043 ha
Change on year
up 3.2%
Rank
18th
of 28 groups
All-time high
855,622 ha
in 2011
All-time low
50,150 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in South America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

South America recorded 646,043 ha for treenuts, total — area harvested in 2024.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, treenuts, total — area harvested in South America peaked at 855,622 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 50,150 ha, in 1961.

That places South America 18th out of 28 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 66,883 ha 50,150 ha 77,375 ha 9
1970s 112,201 ha 66,498 ha 170,071 ha 10
1980s 350,552 ha 184,571 ha 549,721 ha 10
1990s 687,024 ha 602,135 ha 768,593 ha 10
2000s 765,730 ha 695,353 ha 838,050 ha 10
2010s 730,637 ha 584,873 ha 855,622 ha 10
2020s 613,843 ha 589,854 ha 646,043 ha 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 15 Nigeria 172,997 ha compare
  2. 16 Mozambique 168,452 ha compare
  3. 17 Guinea-Bissau 157,920 ha compare
  4. 18 Australia and New Zealand 129,264 ha compare
  5. 19 Australia 129,000 ha compare
  6. 20 Chile 103,034 ha compare
  7. 21 USSR 85,857 ha compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is treenuts, total — area harvested in South America?
Treenuts, total — area harvested in South America was 646,043 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 855,622 ha in 2011.
What is the lowest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 50,150 ha in 1961.
How does South America rank for treenuts, total — area harvested?
South America ranks 18th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is treenuts, total — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Treenuts, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 7,620 data points, 1961–2024
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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.