Treenuts, Total — Production in Africa

Africa: Treenuts, Total — Production was 3.37 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.37 million t
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
4th
of 28 groups
All-time high
3.44 million t
in 2023
All-time low
230,313 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Treenuts, Total — Production in Africa, 1961–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, treenuts, total — production in Africa stood at 3.37 million t.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, treenuts, total — production in Africa peaked at 3.44 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 230,313 t, in 1961.

Africa ranks 4th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Treenuts, Total — Production in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Treenuts, Total — Production in Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 230,313 t —
1962 273,164 t +18.6%
1963 297,729 t +9.0%
1964 332,086 t +11.5%
1965 320,216 t -3.6%
1966 314,798 t -1.7%
1967 298,964 t -5.0%
1968 391,590 t +31.0%
1969 353,705 t -9.7%
1970 414,854 t +17.3%
1971 449,115 t +8.3%
1972 451,487 t +0.5%
1973 525,102 t +16.3%
1974 480,240 t -8.5%
1975 462,702 t -3.7%
1976 374,156 t -19.1%
1977 366,406 t -2.1%
1978 324,732 t -11.4%
1979 304,458 t -6.2%
1980 305,895 t +0.5%
1981 370,644 t +21.2%
1982 340,832 t -8.0%
1983 271,511 t -20.3%
1984 298,816 t +10.1%
1985 309,174 t +3.5%
1986 311,017 t +0.6%
1987 327,713 t +5.4%
1988 340,162 t +3.8%
1989 389,892 t +14.6%
1990 374,662 t -3.9%
1991 420,738 t +12.3%
1992 468,555 t +11.4%
1993 466,407 t -0.5%
1994 471,251 t +1.0%
1995 553,554 t +17.5%
1996 649,278 t +17.3%
1997 682,429 t +5.1%
1998 788,645 t +15.6%
1999 1.16 million t +47.7%
2000 1.24 million t +6.2%
2001 1.31 million t +6.1%
2002 1.29 million t -1.9%
2003 1.33 million t +3.5%
2004 1.44 million t +7.8%
2005 1.62 million t +12.8%
2006 1.73 million t +6.7%
2007 1.81 million t +4.8%
2008 1.98 million t +9.5%
2009 2.14 million t +7.7%
2010 2.18 million t +1.8%
2011 2.24 million t +2.9%
2012 2.16 million t -3.8%
2013 2.19 million t +1.5%
2014 2.14 million t -2.0%
2015 2.42 million t +12.8%
2016 2.31 million t -4.6%
2017 2.56 million t +10.8%
2018 2.74 million t +6.9%
2019 2.56 million t -6.3%
2020 2.74 million t +6.9%
2021 2.94 million t +7.2%
2022 3.17 million t +7.8%
2023 3.44 million t +8.5%
2024 3.37 million t -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 312,507 t 230,313 t 391,590 t 9
1970s 415,325 t 304,458 t 525,102 t 10
1980s 326,566 t 271,511 t 389,892 t 10
1990s 604,001 t 374,662 t 1.16 million t 10
2000s 1.59 million t 1.24 million t 2.14 million t 10
2010s 2.35 million t 2.14 million t 2.74 million t 10
2020s 3.13 million t 2.74 million t 3.44 million t 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 1 China 3.33 million t compare
  2. 1 China, mainland 3.33 million t compare
  3. 2 Türkiye 1.80 million t compare
  4. 3 India 1.13 million t compare
  5. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 877,410 t compare
  6. 4 Spain 598,800 t compare
  7. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 557,764 t compare
  8. 5 Australia and New Zealand 448,632 t compare
  9. 6 Australia 448,135 t compare
  10. 6 Viet Nam 312,328 t compare
  11. 7 Chile 297,803 t compare
  12. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 171,334 t compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is treenuts, total — production in Africa?
Treenuts, total — production in Africa was 3.37 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest treenuts, total — production recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3.44 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest treenuts, total — production recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 230,313 t in 1961.
How does Africa rank for treenuts, total — production?
Africa ranks 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is treenuts, total — production rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. 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 Treenuts, Total — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Treenuts, Total — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
165 places, 8,417 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.