Coconut oil — Production in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Coconut oil — Production was 579.59 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
579.59 t
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
21st
of 30 regions
All-time high
2,443 t
in 2013
All-time low
228.08 t
in 1968
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Coconut oil — Production in Middle Africa, 1961–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coconut oil — production in Middle Africa is 579.59 t, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 76.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coconut oil — production in Middle Africa peaked at 2,443 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 228.08 t, in 1968.

Middle Africa ranks 21st of 30 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 315.6 t 228.08 t 513.84 t 9
1970s 471.53 t 310.52 t 1,104 t 10
1980s 764.7 t 435.52 t 1,423 t 10
1990s 682.34 t 555.84 t 852.08 t 10
2000s 948.37 t 740.8 t 1,212 t 10
2010s 1,210 t 577.3 t 2,443 t 10
2020s 571.86 t 544.91 t 599.19 t 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 18 Pakistan 6,700 t compare
  2. 19 Tonga 6,330 t compare
  3. 20 Ghana 6,000 t compare
  4. 21 Australia 5,570 t compare
  5. 22 Kiribati 5,525 t compare
  6. 23 Germany 5,400 t compare
  7. 24 Guinea-Bissau 5,040 t compare

See the full ranking of 129 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coconut oil — production in Middle Africa?
Coconut oil — production in Middle Africa was 579.59 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest coconut oil — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2,443 t in 2013.
What is the lowest coconut oil — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 228.08 t in 1968.
How does Middle Africa rank for coconut oil — production?
Middle Africa ranks 21st out of 30 regions with data for 2023.
Is coconut oil — production rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coconut oil — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coconut oil — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
129 places, 7,430 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.