Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested was 613,627 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested in Africa stood at 613,627 ha.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested in Africa peaked at 676,041 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 240,928 ha, in 1969.
Africa ranks 4th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 268,695 ha | — |
| 1962 | 271,813 ha | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 303,479 ha | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 306,157 ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 310,915 ha | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 251,404 ha | -19.1% |
| 1967 | 245,028 ha | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 244,829 ha | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 240,928 ha | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 262,949 ha | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 279,144 ha | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 279,450 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 275,485 ha | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 293,199 ha | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 308,369 ha | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 313,812 ha | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 306,054 ha | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 324,173 ha | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 320,362 ha | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 303,500 ha | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 265,163 ha | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 271,484 ha | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 310,762 ha | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 314,297 ha | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 318,975 ha | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 309,761 ha | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 311,061 ha | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 300,614 ha | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 300,811 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 313,766 ha | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 355,668 ha | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 393,836 ha | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 415,128 ha | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 327,054 ha | -21.2% |
| 1995 | 340,349 ha | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 364,887 ha | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 385,152 ha | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 394,353 ha | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 402,357 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 415,363 ha | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 385,374 ha | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 398,300 ha | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 398,699 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 438,867 ha | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 462,750 ha | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 442,989 ha | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 458,310 ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 538,300 ha | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 574,541 ha | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 587,076 ha | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 676,041 ha | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 511,922 ha | -24.3% |
| 2013 | 554,586 ha | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 567,776 ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 618,357 ha | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 513,525 ha | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 475,429 ha | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 516,324 ha | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 542,562 ha | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 462,823 ha | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 452,642 ha | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 513,535 ha | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 617,191 ha | +20.2% |
| 2024 | 613,627 ha | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 271,472 ha | 240,928 ha | 310,915 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 296,300 ha | 262,949 ha | 324,173 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 300,643 ha | 265,163 ha | 318,975 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 369,255 ha | 313,766 ha | 415,128 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 451,349 ha | 385,374 ha | 574,541 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 556,360 ha | 475,429 ha | 676,041 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 531,964 ha | 452,642 ha | 617,191 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 China 1.03 million ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 1.03 million ha compare
- 3 India 414,334 ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 157,664 ha compare
- 4 Brazil 331,730 ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 78,033 ha compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 59,294 ha compare
- 5 Indonesia 253,333 ha compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 136,126 ha compare
- 7 Malawi 114,292 ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 17,931 ha compare
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- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested in Africa?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested in Africa was 613,627 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 676,041 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,928 ha in 1969.
- How does Africa rank for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.