Oil of maize — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Oil of maize — Production was 342,306 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
342,306 t
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
8th
of 26 groups
All-time high
342,306 t
in 2023
All-time low
43,365 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of maize — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2023

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 342,306 t for oil of maize — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of maize — production in European Union (27) peaked at 342,306 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43,365 t, in 1961.

That places European Union (27) 8th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Oil of maize — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Oil of maize — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 43,365 t
1962 44,932 t +3.6%
1963 48,556 t +8.1%
1964 51,710 t +6.5%
1965 60,933 t +17.8%
1966 57,449 t -5.7%
1967 60,627 t +5.5%
1968 54,549 t -10.0%
1969 57,417 t +5.3%
1970 69,751 t +21.5%
1971 72,257 t +3.6%
1972 86,068 t +19.1%
1973 87,547 t +1.7%
1974 95,250 t +8.8%
1975 84,315 t -11.5%
1976 91,746 t +8.8%
1977 99,439 t +8.4%
1978 116,453 t +17.1%
1979 121,487 t +4.3%
1980 126,874 t +4.4%
1981 136,483 t +7.6%
1982 145,802 t +6.8%
1983 151,118 t +3.6%
1984 156,601 t +3.6%
1985 171,271 t +9.4%
1986 162,077 t -5.4%
1987 157,526 t -2.8%
1988 159,593 t +1.3%
1989 164,265 t +2.9%
1990 165,113 t +0.5%
1991 164,689 t -0.3%
1992 155,699 t -5.5%
1993 171,823 t +10.4%
1994 174,562 t +1.6%
1995 193,595 t +10.9%
1996 177,818 t -8.1%
1997 193,395 t +8.8%
1998 201,628 t +4.3%
1999 205,561 t +2.0%
2000 194,936 t -5.2%
2001 199,892 t +2.5%
2002 204,649 t +2.4%
2003 195,999 t -4.2%
2004 209,090 t +6.7%
2005 226,081 t +8.1%
2006 228,878 t +1.2%
2007 238,264 t +4.1%
2008 239,212 t +0.4%
2009 240,565 t +0.6%
2010 255,278 t +6.1%
2011 274,835 t +7.7%
2012 285,149 t +3.8%
2013 292,817 t +2.7%
2014 307,302 t +4.9%
2015 285,163 t -7.2%
2016 301,157 t +5.6%
2017 312,800 t +3.9%
2018 318,997 t +2.0%
2019 328,171 t +2.9%
2020 319,360 t -2.7%
2021 327,594 t +2.6%
2022 330,115 t +0.8%
2023 342,306 t +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 53,282 t 43,365 t 60,933 t 9
1970s 92,431 t 69,751 t 121,487 t 10
1980s 153,161 t 126,874 t 171,271 t 10
1990s 180,388 t 155,699 t 205,561 t 10
2000s 217,757 t 194,936 t 240,565 t 10
2010s 296,167 t 255,278 t 328,171 t 10
2020s 329,844 t 319,360 t 342,306 t 4

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 5 Canada 79,300 t compare
  2. 6 Italy 78,500 t compare
  3. 7 Japan 75,533 t compare
  4. 8 Belgium 64,600 t compare
  5. 9 France 63,300 t compare
  6. 10 Argentina 54,700 t compare
  7. 11 Republic of Korea 52,300 t compare

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of maize — production in European Union (27)?
Oil of maize — production in European Union (27) was 342,306 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of maize — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 342,306 t in 2023.
What is the lowest oil of maize — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 43,365 t in 1961.
How does European Union (27) rank for oil of maize — production?
European Union (27) ranks 8th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of maize — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.