Oil of maize — Production in Europe

Europe: Oil of maize — Production was 405,012 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
405,012 t
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
7th
of 26 groups
All-time high
405,012 t
in 2023
All-time low
70,323 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of maize — Production in Europe, 1961–2023

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, oil of maize — production in Europe stood at 405,012 t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of maize — production in Europe peaked at 405,012 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70,323 t, in 1961.

That places Europe 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Oil of maize — Production in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Oil of maize — Production in Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 70,323 t
1962 74,940 t +6.6%
1963 80,181 t +7.0%
1964 82,858 t +3.3%
1965 92,539 t +11.7%
1966 89,090 t -3.7%
1967 91,768 t +3.0%
1968 86,880 t -5.3%
1969 90,894 t +4.6%
1970 103,671 t +14.1%
1971 108,596 t +4.8%
1972 120,634 t +11.1%
1973 128,768 t +6.7%
1974 137,382 t +6.7%
1975 126,891 t -7.6%
1976 129,422 t +2.0%
1977 141,727 t +9.5%
1978 161,953 t +14.3%
1979 172,980 t +6.8%
1980 176,893 t +2.3%
1981 176,286 t -0.3%
1982 187,227 t +6.2%
1983 191,936 t +2.5%
1984 197,291 t +2.8%
1985 211,893 t +7.4%
1986 204,301 t -3.6%
1987 199,268 t -2.5%
1988 200,031 t +0.4%
1989 203,181 t +1.6%
1990 205,432 t +1.1%
1991 204,314 t -0.5%
1992 182,459 t -10.7%
1993 194,196 t +6.4%
1994 193,041 t -0.6%
1995 221,072 t +14.5%
1996 205,837 t -6.9%
1997 221,082 t +7.4%
1998 231,603 t +4.8%
1999 232,563 t +0.4%
2000 226,768 t -2.5%
2001 234,018 t +3.2%
2002 242,124 t +3.5%
2003 240,234 t -0.8%
2004 247,065 t +2.8%
2005 272,745 t +10.4%
2006 273,606 t +0.3%
2007 282,860 t +3.4%
2008 287,437 t +1.6%
2009 286,962 t -0.2%
2010 294,293 t +2.6%
2011 318,894 t +8.4%
2012 328,810 t +3.1%
2013 334,938 t +1.9%
2014 348,990 t +4.2%
2015 327,251 t -6.2%
2016 351,924 t +7.5%
2017 363,731 t +3.4%
2018 375,879 t +3.3%
2019 384,242 t +2.2%
2020 379,015 t -1.4%
2021 391,965 t +3.4%
2022 388,922 t -0.8%
2023 405,012 t +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 84,386 t 70,323 t 92,539 t 9
1970s 133,202 t 103,671 t 172,980 t 10
1980s 194,831 t 176,286 t 211,893 t 10
1990s 209,160 t 182,459 t 232,563 t 10
2000s 259,382 t 226,768 t 287,437 t 10
2010s 342,895 t 294,293 t 384,242 t 10
2020s 391,228 t 379,015 t 405,012 t 4

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 4 South Africa 86,800 t compare
  2. 5 Canada 79,300 t compare
  3. 6 Italy 78,500 t compare
  4. 7 Japan 75,533 t compare
  5. 8 Belgium 64,600 t compare
  6. 9 France 63,300 t compare
  7. 10 Argentina 54,700 t compare

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of maize — production in Europe?
Oil of maize — production in Europe was 405,012 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of maize — production recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 405,012 t in 2023.
What is the lowest oil of maize — production recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 70,323 t in 1961.
How does Europe rank for oil of maize — production?
Europe ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of maize — production rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe 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.