Oil of maize — Production in Asia

Asia: Oil of maize — Production was 854,219 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
854,219 t
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
1st
of 8 regions
All-time high
854,219 t
in 2023
All-time low
18,935 t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of maize — Production in Asia, 1961–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, oil of maize — production in Asia stood at 854,219 t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of maize — production in Asia peaked at 854,219 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,935 t, in 1962.

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

Oil of maize — Production in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Oil of maize — Production in Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 20,652 t
1962 18,935 t -8.3%
1963 21,898 t +15.6%
1964 21,950 t +0.2%
1965 30,528 t +39.1%
1966 35,941 t +17.7%
1967 38,949 t +8.4%
1968 44,277 t +13.7%
1969 46,514 t +5.1%
1970 49,377 t +6.2%
1971 48,958 t -0.8%
1972 49,136 t +0.4%
1973 57,304 t +16.6%
1974 60,609 t +5.8%
1975 63,219 t +4.3%
1976 76,139 t +20.4%
1977 85,820 t +12.7%
1978 95,551 t +11.3%
1979 108,708 t +13.8%
1980 115,819 t +6.5%
1981 126,517 t +9.2%
1982 137,211 t +8.5%
1983 144,850 t +5.6%
1984 156,162 t +7.8%
1985 165,040 t +5.7%
1986 177,095 t +7.3%
1987 179,381 t +1.3%
1988 185,276 t +3.3%
1989 201,648 t +8.8%
1990 206,765 t +2.5%
1991 209,039 t +1.1%
1992 238,811 t +14.2%
1993 242,777 t +1.7%
1994 254,995 t +5.0%
1995 246,242 t -3.4%
1996 244,318 t -0.8%
1997 248,622 t +1.8%
1998 253,450 t +1.9%
1999 255,848 t +0.9%
2000 254,761 t -0.4%
2001 249,441 t -2.1%
2002 227,171 t -8.9%
2003 257,064 t +13.2%
2004 244,775 t -4.8%
2005 327,528 t +33.8%
2006 378,113 t +15.4%
2007 432,758 t +14.5%
2008 441,715 t +2.1%
2009 421,202 t -4.6%
2010 434,997 t +3.3%
2011 458,885 t +5.5%
2012 483,172 t +5.3%
2013 494,253 t +2.3%
2014 558,699 t +13.0%
2015 564,186 t +1.0%
2016 616,772 t +9.3%
2017 697,216 t +13.0%
2018 768,000 t +10.2%
2019 809,390 t +5.4%
2020 828,562 t +2.4%
2021 800,406 t -3.4%
2022 835,396 t +4.4%
2023 854,219 t +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31,072 t 18,935 t 46,514 t 9
1970s 69,482 t 48,958 t 108,708 t 10
1980s 158,900 t 115,819 t 201,648 t 10
1990s 240,087 t 206,765 t 255,848 t 10
2000s 323,453 t 227,171 t 441,715 t 10
2010s 588,557 t 434,997 t 809,390 t 10
2020s 829,646 t 800,406 t 854,219 t 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 China 547,727 t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 540,000 t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 306,786 t compare
  4. 4 South Africa 86,800 t compare

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of maize — production in Asia?
Oil of maize — production in Asia was 854,219 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of maize — production recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 854,219 t in 2023.
What is the lowest oil of maize — production recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 18,935 t in 1962.
How does Asia rank for oil of maize — production?
Asia ranks 1st out of 8 regions with data for 2023.
Is oil of maize — production rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oil of maize — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oil of maize — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
92 places, 4,919 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.