Caribbean vs South Africa: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested over time
- Caribbean
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.92 million ha against 196,859 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 1.72 million ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 9.7 times Caribbean's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 25th of 29 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 202,356 ha | 540,433 ha | 338,077 ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 221,546 ha | 683,756 ha | 462,210 ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 248,356 ha | 772,630 ha | 524,274 ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 230,830 ha | 865,903 ha | 635,072 ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 219,078 ha | 820,927 ha | 601,849 ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 186,045 ha | 1.26 million ha | 1.07 million ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 183,755 ha | 1.69 million ha | 1.51 million ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, Caribbean or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.92 million ha against 196,859 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested between Caribbean and South Africa?
- 1.72 million ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and South Africa rank globally for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Caribbean ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 25th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Oilcrops, Oil 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.