Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 13.76 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
13.76 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 28.5%
Rank
3rd
of 30 groups
All-time high
80.97 % change on previous year
in 2021
All-time low
-44.68 % change on previous year
in 1984
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 13.76 % change on previous year for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is down 28.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa peaked at 80.97 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -44.68 % change on previous year, in 1984.
Middle Africa ranks 3rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -1.12 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -383.2% |
| 1964 | -17.32 % change on previous year | -647.0% |
| 1965 | 21.76 % change on previous year | -225.6% |
| 1966 | 13.48 % change on previous year | -38.0% |
| 1967 | 6.86 % change on previous year | -49.1% |
| 1968 | -0.8227 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 1969 | -17.05 % change on previous year | +1972.1% |
| 1970 | 7.17 % change on previous year | -142.1% |
| 1971 | -9.38 % change on previous year | -230.7% |
| 1972 | -3.11 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 1973 | -13.37 % change on previous year | +330.4% |
| 1974 | 9.27 % change on previous year | -169.3% |
| 1975 | -2.94 % change on previous year | -131.7% |
| 1976 | 12.63 % change on previous year | -529.3% |
| 1977 | 7.65 % change on previous year | -39.4% |
| 1978 | 14.14 % change on previous year | +84.8% |
| 1979 | -9.91 % change on previous year | -170.1% |
| 1980 | -10.82 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1981 | -10.9 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1982 | -13.27 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 36.52 % change on previous year | -375.3% |
| 1984 | -44.68 % change on previous year | -222.3% |
| 1985 | 19.09 % change on previous year | -142.7% |
| 1986 | -26.41 % change on previous year | -238.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9768 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 1988 | 12.57 % change on previous year | +1186.5% |
| 1989 | -15.62 % change on previous year | -224.3% |
| 1990 | 11.77 % change on previous year | -175.3% |
| 1991 | 11.72 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1992 | -7 % change on previous year | -159.7% |
| 1993 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -80.9% |
| 1994 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -340.1% |
| 1995 | 22.5 % change on previous year | +599.6% |
| 1996 | -15.42 % change on previous year | -168.5% |
| 1997 | -0.3552 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 1998 | 9.02 % change on previous year | -2638.8% |
| 1999 | -9.91 % change on previous year | -209.9% |
| 2000 | -7.44 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2001 | -2.64 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 2002 | -0.3941 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 2003 | 6.12 % change on previous year | -1651.8% |
| 2004 | -16.19 % change on previous year | -364.7% |
| 2005 | 28.62 % change on previous year | -276.8% |
| 2006 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 2007 | 20.48 % change on previous year | -1750.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3539 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 2009 | -12.24 % change on previous year | -3559.2% |
| 2010 | -13.84 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 21.91 % change on previous year | -258.4% |
| 2012 | 5.89 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 2013 | -21.89 % change on previous year | -471.7% |
| 2014 | 14.18 % change on previous year | -164.8% |
| 2015 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -116.8% |
| 2016 | 14.25 % change on previous year | -697.0% |
| 2017 | -1.2 % change on previous year | -108.4% |
| 2018 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -272.3% |
| 2019 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3504 % change on previous year | -87.4% |
| 2021 | 80.97 % change on previous year | +23006.5% |
| 2022 | -21.47 % change on previous year | -126.5% |
| 2023 | 19.24 % change on previous year | -189.6% |
| 2024 | 13.76 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +23006.5% | 0.3504 % change on previous year | 80.97 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | -3559.2% | 0.3539 % change on previous year | -12.24 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +2638.8% | -0.3552 % change on previous year | 9.02 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | -1972.1% | -0.8227 % change on previous year | -17.05 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +1750.8% | -1.24 % change on previous year | 20.48 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +1651.8% | -0.3941 % change on previous year | 6.12 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 % change on previous year | -17.32 % change on previous year | 21.76 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.22 % change on previous year | -13.37 % change on previous year | 14.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -5.25 % change on previous year | -44.68 % change on previous year | 36.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.42 % change on previous year | -15.42 % change on previous year | 22.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 % change on previous year | -16.19 % change on previous year | 28.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 % change on previous year | -21.89 % change on previous year | 21.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.57 % change on previous year | -21.47 % change on previous year | 80.97 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 Qatar 800 % change on previous year compare
- 2 New Caledonia 126.32 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Melanesia 126.32 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Mali 101.3 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Tunisia 62.92 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Palestine 50.31 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle Africa
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -6.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 5.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.3406 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 0.2752 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa?
- Wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Middle Africa was 13.76 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 80.97 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -44.68 % change on previous year in 1984.
- How does Middle Africa rank for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.