Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Melanesia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
470,644 ha
in 2024
Melanesia
623,071 ha
in 2024
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
12th
Melanesia rank
10th

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Melanesia
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How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 623,071 ha against 470,644 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 152,427 ha.

That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.3 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 12th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 20 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran (Islamic Republic of) averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Melanesia Difference Ahead
1960s 402,887 ha 355,722 ha 47,166 ha Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1970s 422,628 ha 365,267 ha 57,361 ha Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1980s 304,589 ha 412,493 ha 107,904 ha Melanesia
1990s 497,589 ha 498,183 ha 594.4 ha Melanesia
2000s 493,246 ha 508,415 ha 15,170 ha Melanesia
2010s 466,598 ha 571,551 ha 104,953 ha Melanesia
2020s 456,085 ha 602,086 ha 146,001 ha Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Melanesia?
Melanesia, at 623,071 ha against 470,644 ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Melanesia?
152,427 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Melanesia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Melanesia rank globally for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 12th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 20 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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Indicator
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,169 data points, 1961–2024
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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.