True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested in World
World: True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested was 95,071 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in World is 95,071 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in World peaked at 581,181 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 45,250 ha, in 2011.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested in World, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 473,273 ha | — |
| 1962 | 488,058 ha | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 491,833 ha | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 551,440 ha | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 581,181 ha | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 570,500 ha | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 542,258 ha | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 501,101 ha | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 487,641 ha | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 469,755 ha | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 451,632 ha | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 444,927 ha | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 423,937 ha | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 427,086 ha | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 405,089 ha | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 397,130 ha | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 381,464 ha | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 398,612 ha | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 381,898 ha | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 360,370 ha | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 289,906 ha | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 246,252 ha | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 238,332 ha | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 246,252 ha | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 249,218 ha | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 246,481 ha | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 233,675 ha | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 211,460 ha | -9.5% |
| 1989 | 153,988 ha | -27.2% |
| 1990 | 112,892 ha | -26.7% |
| 1991 | 94,050 ha | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 97,569 ha | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 84,265 ha | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 67,117 ha | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 59,924 ha | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 65,968 ha | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 69,722 ha | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 74,281 ha | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 69,356 ha | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 70,427 ha | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 62,300 ha | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 59,193 ha | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 53,088 ha | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 62,262 ha | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 54,029 ha | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 60,598 ha | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 58,495 ha | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 52,347 ha | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 51,369 ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 45,692 ha | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 45,250 ha | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 50,054 ha | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 50,649 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 53,034 ha | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 52,325 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 63,531 ha | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 76,192 ha | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 74,820 ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 84,195 ha | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 85,348 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 87,000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 86,558 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 85,232 ha | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 95,071 ha | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 520,809 ha | 473,273 ha | 581,181 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 418,153 ha | 381,464 ha | 469,755 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 247,593 ha | 153,988 ha | 360,370 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 79,514 ha | 59,924 ha | 112,892 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,411 ha | 51,369 ha | 70,427 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,574 ha | 45,250 ha | 84,195 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,842 ha | 85,232 ha | 95,071 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 USSR 31,000 ha compare
- 2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 22,080 ha compare
- 2 France 22,960 ha compare
- 3 China 18,811 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 18,811 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 1 ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 0 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in World?
- True hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in World was 95,071 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 581,181 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,250 ha in 2011.
- How does World rank for true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested?
- World ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.