Oil of maize — Production in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Oil of maize — Production was 98,103 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Oil of maize — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 98,103 t for oil of maize — production in 2023.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil of maize — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 102,477 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,900 t, in 1968.
That places Eastern Africa 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil of maize — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,192 t | — |
| 1962 | 6,217 t | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 6,525 t | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 6,547 t | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 7,229 t | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 7,463 t | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 7,041 t | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 5,900 t | -16.2% |
| 1969 | 8,467 t | +43.5% |
| 1970 | 7,817 t | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 9,162 t | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 9,928 t | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 13,792 t | +38.9% |
| 1974 | 17,834 t | +29.3% |
| 1975 | 19,590 t | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 22,673 t | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 24,921 t | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 29,935 t | +20.1% |
| 1979 | 34,689 t | +15.9% |
| 1980 | 35,269 t | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 40,633 t | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 41,903 t | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 43,019 t | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 43,088 t | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 49,816 t | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 46,282 t | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 45,203 t | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 50,806 t | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 51,938 t | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 50,446 t | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 50,879 t | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 53,300 t | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 55,347 t | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 59,014 t | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 61,144 t | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 63,645 t | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 65,698 t | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 67,217 t | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 69,420 t | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 69,346 t | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 70,012 t | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 70,489 t | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 69,942 t | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 69,137 t | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 69,511 t | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 71,954 t | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 71,483 t | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 72,030 t | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 72,390 t | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 78,144 t | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 81,118 t | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 85,478 t | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 76,785 t | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 72,977 t | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 78,696 t | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 75,223 t | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 77,638 t | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 78,075 t | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 82,976 t | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 88,902 t | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 81,069 t | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 102,477 t | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 98,103 t | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,842 t | 5,900 t | 8,467 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,034 t | 7,817 t | 34,689 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 44,796 t | 35,269 t | 51,938 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,611 t | 50,446 t | 69,420 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,629 t | 69,137 t | 72,390 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,711 t | 72,977 t | 85,478 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,638 t | 81,069 t | 102,477 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 51,200 t compare
- 13 Hungary 39,500 t compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 35,700 t compare
- 15 Mozambique 34,337 t compare
- 16 Spain 32,000 t compare
- 17 Germany 17,400 t compare
- 18 Paraguay 16,691 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil of maize — production in Eastern Africa?
- Oil of maize — production in Eastern Africa was 98,103 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oil of maize — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 102,477 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest oil of maize — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,900 t in 1968.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for oil of maize — production?
- Eastern Africa ranks 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
- Is oil of maize — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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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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.