Vegetables Primary — Production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Vegetables Primary — Production was 18.63 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
18.63 million t
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
23rd
of 33 groups
All-time high
19.90 million t
in 2022
All-time low
2.26 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Vegetables Primary — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, vegetables primary — production in Eastern Africa stood at 18.63 million t.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetables primary — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 19.90 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.26 million t, in 1961.

Eastern Africa ranks 23rd of 33 groups on this measure, 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 2.52 million t 2.26 million t 2.79 million t 9
1970s 3.23 million t 2.85 million t 3.61 million t 10
1980s 4.07 million t 3.72 million t 4.51 million t 10
1990s 5.49 million t 4.69 million t 6.12 million t 10
2000s 7.66 million t 6.17 million t 9.86 million t 10
2010s 14.05 million t 11.07 million t 17.98 million t 10
2020s 19.08 million t 18.63 million t 19.90 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 20 Bangladesh 8.57 million t compare
  2. 21 Ukraine 7.92 million t compare
  3. 22 Philippines 6.88 million t compare
  4. 23 Pakistan 6.36 million t compare
  5. 24 Niger 5.69 million t compare
  6. 25 France 5.49 million t compare
  7. 26 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5.11 million t compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetables primary — production in Eastern Africa?
Vegetables primary — production in Eastern Africa was 18.63 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetables primary — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 19.90 million t in 2022.
What is the lowest vegetables primary — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2.26 million t in 1961.
How does Eastern Africa rank for vegetables primary — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is vegetables primary — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetables Primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetables Primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,982 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.