Oil of maize — Production in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Oil of maize — Production was 707,172 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
707,172 t
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
5th
of 26 groups
All-time high
708,003 t
in 2020
All-time low
7,859 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of maize — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for oil of maize — production in Eastern Asia is 707,172 t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 81.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of maize — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 708,003 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,859 t, in 1961.

That places Eastern Asia 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Oil of maize — Production in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Oil of maize — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 7,859 t
1962 8,101 t +3.1%
1963 8,281 t +2.2%
1964 9,001 t +8.7%
1965 17,894 t +98.8%
1966 21,894 t +22.4%
1967 24,495 t +11.9%
1968 30,255 t +23.5%
1969 32,188 t +6.4%
1970 35,192 t +9.3%
1971 33,642 t -4.4%
1972 34,249 t +1.8%
1973 41,285 t +20.5%
1974 43,545 t +5.5%
1975 45,671 t +4.9%
1976 57,538 t +26.0%
1977 66,377 t +15.4%
1978 74,796 t +12.7%
1979 86,059 t +15.1%
1980 95,554 t +11.0%
1981 104,469 t +9.3%
1982 110,343 t +5.6%
1983 117,683 t +6.7%
1984 126,947 t +7.9%
1985 133,212 t +4.9%
1986 139,204 t +4.5%
1987 141,559 t +1.7%
1988 147,528 t +4.2%
1989 153,452 t +4.0%
1990 153,762 t +0.2%
1991 169,428 t +10.2%
1992 192,860 t +13.8%
1993 189,921 t -1.5%
1994 214,414 t +12.9%
1995 191,458 t -10.7%
1996 192,970 t +0.8%
1997 198,415 t +2.8%
1998 203,575 t +2.6%
1999 203,789 t +0.1%
2000 208,534 t +2.3%
2001 198,629 t -4.7%
2002 177,946 t -10.4%
2003 173,900 t -2.3%
2004 167,835 t -3.5%
2005 263,022 t +56.7%
2006 305,480 t +16.1%
2007 333,356 t +9.1%
2008 380,351 t +14.1%
2009 350,297 t -7.9%
2010 353,958 t +1.0%
2011 373,806 t +5.6%
2012 384,576 t +2.9%
2013 389,908 t +1.4%
2014 428,851 t +10.0%
2015 440,425 t +2.7%
2016 503,841 t +14.4%
2017 585,937 t +16.3%
2018 655,216 t +11.8%
2019 686,080 t +4.7%
2020 708,003 t +3.2%
2021 672,246 t -5.1%
2022 694,159 t +3.3%
2023 707,172 t +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17,774 t 7,859 t 32,188 t 9
1970s 51,835 t 33,642 t 86,059 t 10
1980s 126,995 t 95,554 t 153,452 t 10
1990s 191,059 t 153,762 t 214,414 t 10
2000s 255,935 t 167,835 t 380,351 t 10
2010s 480,260 t 353,958 t 686,080 t 10
2020s 695,395 t 672,246 t 708,003 t 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 2 China, mainland 540,000 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
  6. 6 Italy 78,500 t compare
  7. 7 Japan 75,533 t compare
  8. 8 Belgium 64,600 t compare

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of maize — production in Eastern Asia?
Oil of maize — production in Eastern Asia was 707,172 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of maize — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 708,003 t in 2020.
What is the lowest oil of maize — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 7,859 t in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for oil of maize — production?
Eastern Asia ranks 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of maize — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern 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.