Oats — Area harvested in South America
South America: Oats — Area harvested was 948,555 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oats — Area harvested in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oats — area harvested in South America stood at 948,555 ha.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oats — area harvested in South America peaked at 1.07 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 389,400 ha, in 2007.
That places South America 8th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oats — Area harvested in South America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 806,158 ha | — |
| 1962 | 611,207 ha | -24.2% |
| 1963 | 897,794 ha | +46.9% |
| 1964 | 757,050 ha | -15.7% |
| 1965 | 638,798 ha | -15.6% |
| 1966 | 610,241 ha | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 676,706 ha | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 677,934 ha | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 512,689 ha | -24.4% |
| 1970 | 494,910 ha | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 545,534 ha | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 581,437 ha | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 591,889 ha | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 480,763 ha | -18.8% |
| 1975 | 566,925 ha | +17.9% |
| 1976 | 561,591 ha | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 580,484 ha | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 670,030 ha | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 615,057 ha | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 558,401 ha | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 499,812 ha | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 617,996 ha | +23.6% |
| 1983 | 650,645 ha | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 702,750 ha | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 611,885 ha | -12.9% |
| 1986 | 551,616 ha | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 734,212 ha | +33.1% |
| 1988 | 594,885 ha | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 783,018 ha | +31.6% |
| 1990 | 784,293 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 839,175 ha | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 852,160 ha | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 767,392 ha | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 684,903 ha | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 529,303 ha | -22.7% |
| 1996 | 505,526 ha | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 603,682 ha | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 614,370 ha | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 566,008 ha | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 638,372 ha | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 710,265 ha | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 739,310 ha | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 735,157 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 728,008 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 773,016 ha | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 609,580 ha | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 389,400 ha | -36.1% |
| 2008 | 473,331 ha | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 497,378 ha | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 429,156 ha | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 603,322 ha | +40.6% |
| 2012 | 558,094 ha | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 668,048 ha | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 643,904 ha | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 704,926 ha | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 731,750 ha | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 878,473 ha | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 819,745 ha | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 808,376 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 948,107 ha | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 902,166 ha | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.07 million ha | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 897,246 ha | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 948,555 ha | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 687,620 ha | 512,689 ha | 897,794 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 568,862 ha | 480,763 ha | 670,030 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 630,522 ha | 499,812 ha | 783,018 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 674,681 ha | 505,526 ha | 852,160 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 629,382 ha | 389,400 ha | 773,016 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 684,579 ha | 429,156 ha | 878,473 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 953,403 ha | 897,246 ha | 1.07 million ha | 5 |
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- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield 13,552 kg/ha (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested 330,901 ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production 1.51 million t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 10,891 kg/ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 138,942 ha (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oats — area harvested in South America?
- Oats — area harvested in South America was 948,555 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oats — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest oats — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 389,400 ha in 2007.
- How does South America rank for oats — area harvested?
- South America ranks 8th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is oats — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oats — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.