Oil of maize — Production in China, mainland

China, mainland: Oil of maize — Production was 540,000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
540,000 t
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
2nd
of 58 countries
All-time high
547,000 t
in 2020
All-time low
0 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of maize — Production in China, mainland, 1961–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for oil of maize — production in China, mainland is 540,000 t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 108.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of maize — production in China, mainland peaked at 547,000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.

China, mainland ranks 2nd of 58 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Oil of maize — Production in China, mainland, year by year

Annual values for Oil of maize — Production in China, mainland, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 0 t
1962 0 t
1963 0 t
1964 0 t
1965 0 t
1966 0 t
1967 0 t
1968 0 t
1969 0 t
1970 0 t
1971 0 t
1972 0 t
1973 0 t
1974 0 t
1975 4,500 t
1976 7,200 t +60.0%
1977 8,100 t +12.5%
1978 9,000 t +11.1%
1979 12,600 t +40.0%
1980 15,750 t +25.0%
1981 18,000 t +14.3%
1982 20,250 t +12.5%
1983 22,500 t +11.1%
1984 24,750 t +10.0%
1985 25,650 t +3.6%
1986 27,000 t +5.3%
1987 27,900 t +3.3%
1988 29,970 t +7.4%
1989 31,950 t +6.6%
1990 33,300 t +4.2%
1991 45,000 t +35.1%
1992 67,500 t +50.0%
1993 67,500 t +0.0%
1994 72,000 t +6.7%
1995 63,000 t -12.5%
1996 63,000 t +0.0%
1997 67,500 t +7.1%
1998 72,000 t +6.7%
1999 72,000 t +0.0%
2000 76,500 t +6.2%
2001 67,500 t -11.8%
2002 47,000 t -30.4%
2003 44,200 t -6.0%
2004 43,000 t -2.7%
2005 136,800 t +218.1%
2006 173,800 t +27.0%
2007 205,900 t +18.5%
2008 254,400 t +23.6%
2009 232,800 t -8.5%
2010 226,000 t -2.9%
2011 240,100 t +6.2%
2012 251,200 t +4.6%
2013 258,900 t +3.1%
2014 267,800 t +3.4%
2015 274,600 t +2.5%
2016 337,000 t +22.7%
2017 417,700 t +23.9%
2018 483,700 t +15.8%
2019 514,000 t +6.3%
2020 547,000 t +6.4%
2021 509,800 t -6.8%
2022 529,300 t +3.8%
2023 540,000 t +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 t 0 t 0 t 9
1970s 4,140 t 0 t 12,600 t 10
1980s 24,372 t 15,750 t 31,950 t 10
1990s 62,280 t 33,300 t 72,000 t 10
2000s 128,190 t 43,000 t 254,400 t 10
2010s 327,100 t 226,000 t 514,000 t 10
2020s 531,525 t 509,800 t 547,000 t 4

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China 547,727 t compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 80,400 t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 306,786 t compare
  4. 4 South Africa 86,800 t compare
  5. 5 Canada 79,300 t compare

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of maize — production in China, mainland?
Oil of maize — production in China, mainland was 540,000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of maize — production recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 547,000 t in 2020.
What is the lowest oil of maize — production recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for oil of maize — production?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
Is oil of maize — production rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is up 108.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, mainland 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.