China vs World: Oil of maize — Production

China
547,727 t
in 2023
World
3.08 million t
in 2023
China rank
1st
World rank
1st

Oil of maize — Production over time

  • China
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 3.08 million t against 547,727 t in China, a difference of 2.53 million t.

That makes World's figure about 5.6 times China's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 58 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China World Difference Ahead
1960s 1,332 t 415,307 t 413,975 t World
1970s 5,789 t 607,943 t 602,155 t World
1980s 26,197 t 1.09 million t 1.06 million t World
1990s 63,058 t 1.66 million t 1.59 million t World
2000s 132,245 t 2.08 million t 1.95 million t World
2010s 335,911 t 2.71 million t 2.38 million t World
2020s 539,307 t 3.05 million t 2.51 million t World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil of maize — production, China or World?
World, at 3.08 million t against 547,727 t in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in oil of maize — production between China and World?
2.53 million t, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and World rank globally for oil of maize — production?
China ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 58 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Oil of maize — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil of maize — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
92 places, 4,919 data points, 1961–2023
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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.