Sisal production in Venezuela
In 2024 Venezuela produced 1,183 t of sisal, the 10th largest in the world (0.51% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 62%. The record was 17,803 t in 1994. Area harvested: 607 ha, yield 1.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1,183 t
- World rank
- 10 of 23
- 10-year change
- −62%
- Record
- 17,803 t
- 1994
Sisal in Venezuela, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Venezuela compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.51%
- 1.2% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.9
- world 0.9 (+129%)
- kg per person
- 0.04
- world 0.03
- 10-year change
- −62%
- world −9.6%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Morocco | 1,709 | 0.73% |
| 9 | South Africa | 1,256 | 0.54% |
| 10 | Venezuela | 1,183 | 0.51% |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 627 | 0.27% |
| 12 | Mozambique | 613 | 0.26% |
Map of world production of sisal
Share of the world total; Venezuela is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,183 | −22% | 607 | 1.95 |
| 2023 | 1,521 | −16% | 849 | 1.79 |
| 2022 | 1,806 | +27% | 863 | 2.09 |
| 2021 | 1,418 | −20% | 689 | 2.06 |
| 2020 | 1,768 | −13% | 875 | 2.02 |
| 2019 | 2,038 | −15% | 1,040 | 1.96 |
| 2018 | 2,407 | −6.7% | 1,188 | 2.03 |
| 2017 | 2,581 | +86% | 1,279 | 2.02 |
| 2016 | 1,388 | −57% | 652 | 2.13 |
| 2015 | 3,252 | +4.8% | 1,634 | 1.99 |
| 2014 | 3,104 | +29% | 1,551 | 2.00 |
| 2013 | 2,415 | −25% | 1,176 | 2.05 |
| 2012 | 3,233 | −37% | 1,713 | 1.89 |
| 2011 | 5,126 | −22% | 1,905 | 2.69 |
| 2010 | 6,568 | +27% | 3,115 | 2.11 |
| 2009 | 5,161 | −3.7% | 2,835 | 1.82 |
| 2008 | 5,359 | −9.2% | 3,136 | 1.71 |
| 2007 | 5,900 | +51% | 3,077 | 1.92 |
| 2006 | 3,909 | −9.4% | 3,303 | 1.18 |
| 2005 | 4,314 | +33% | 3,500 | 1.23 |
| 2004 | 3,239 | −41% | 2,702 | 1.20 |
| 2003 | 5,478 | +59% | 3,408 | 1.61 |
| 2002 | 3,443 | −32% | 2,856 | 1.21 |
| 2001 | 5,029 | −53% | 4,185 | 1.20 |
| 2000 | 10,801 | −6.8% | 10,066 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 11,583 | −15% | 10,275 | 1.13 |
| 1998 | 13,704 | −2.1% | 11,178 | 1.23 |
| 1997 | 14,000 | −5.4% | 11,040 | 1.27 |
| 1996 | 14,796 | −10.0% | 12,330 | 1.20 |
| 1995 | 16,440 | −7.7% | 13,770 | 1.19 |
| 1994 | 17,803 | +174% | 14,077 | 1.26 |
| 1993 | 6,500 | −56% | 5,137 | 1.27 |
| 1992 | 14,885 | +14% | 11,108 | 1.34 |
| 1991 | 13,035 | +48% | 11,250 | 1.16 |
| 1990 | 8,813 | +5.7% | 7,006 | 1.26 |
| 1989 | 8,336 | +11% | 6,310 | 1.32 |
| 1988 | 7,526 | +2.5% | 5,812 | 1.29 |
| 1987 | 7,341 | +2.1% | 5,288 | 1.39 |
| 1986 | 7,187 | +17% | 5,203 | 1.38 |
| 1985 | 6,169 | +2.4% | 4,900 | 1.26 |
| 1984 | 6,025 | +3.3% | 4,084 | 1.48 |
| 1983 | 5,833 | +16% | 4,961 | 1.18 |
| 1982 | 5,011 | −4.0% | 4,812 | 1.04 |
| 1981 | 5,220 | −1.8% | 4,807 | 1.09 |
| 1980 | 5,317 | −13% | 4,814 | 1.10 |
| 1979 | 6,108 | −7.5% | 4,919 | 1.24 |
| 1978 | 6,602 | −27% | 5,433 | 1.22 |
| 1977 | 9,032 | −37% | 7,112 | 1.27 |
| 1976 | 14,300 | +3.9% | 12,122 | 1.18 |
| 1975 | 13,765 | +1.9% | 10,838 | 1.27 |
| 1974 | 13,510 | −9.3% | 10,680 | 1.26 |
| 1973 | 14,900 | +12% | 11,550 | 1.29 |
| 1972 | 13,307 | +6.6% | 10,465 | 1.27 |
| 1971 | 12,488 | +3.9% | 9,935 | 1.26 |
| 1970 | 12,023 | −2.4% | 10,112 | 1.19 |
| 1969 | 12,314 | −1.8% | 10,401 | 1.18 |
| 1968 | 12,543 | −5.8% | 10,524 | 1.19 |
| 1967 | 13,318 | −1.3% | 10,857 | 1.23 |
| 1966 | 13,500 | +1.3% | 11,157 | 1.21 |
| 1965 | 13,325 | +24% | 11,015 | 1.21 |
| 1964 | 10,751 | −7.4% | 11,107 | 0.97 |
| 1963 | 11,605 | +37% | 10,066 | 1.15 |
| 1962 | 8,451 | +0.8% | 10,515 | 0.80 |
| 1961 | 8,380 | — | 10,455 | 0.80 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sisal in Venezuela?
Venezuela produced 1,183 t in 2024, 0.51% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Venezuela rank in the world for production of sisal?
Venezuela ranked 10th of 23 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.9% of the world total.
How has the production of sisal in Venezuela changed?
It fell by 62% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −9.6% for the world. The record was 17,803 t in 1994.
What is the yield of sisal in Venezuela?
1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1,183 t from 607 ha), against a world average of 0.9 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Venezuela is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.