Polynesia vs Western Africa: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested over time
- Polynesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 22.57 million ha against 58,183 ha in Polynesia, a difference of 22.51 million ha.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 387.8 times Polynesia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Polynesia ranks 16th and Western Africa ranks 15th of 20 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Polynesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81,240 ha | 8.54 million ha | 8.46 million ha | Western Africa |
| 1970s | 80,572 ha | 8.00 million ha | 7.92 million ha | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 79,517 ha | 7.07 million ha | 6.99 million ha | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 57,484 ha | 10.20 million ha | 10.14 million ha | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 60,415 ha | 13.10 million ha | 13.04 million ha | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 58,636 ha | 17.38 million ha | 17.33 million ha | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 58,062 ha | 21.69 million ha | 21.64 million ha | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, Polynesia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 22.57 million ha against 58,183 ha in Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested between Polynesia and Western Africa?
- 22.51 million ha, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Polynesia and Western Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Polynesia and Western Africa rank globally for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Polynesia ranks 16th and Western Africa ranks 15th of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.