Oil of maize — Production in Western Asia

Western Asia: Oil of maize — Production was 105,738 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
105,738 t
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
14th
of 26 groups
All-time high
105,738 t
in 2023
All-time low
7,066 t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, oil of maize — production in Western Asia stood at 105,738 t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of maize — production in Western Asia peaked at 105,738 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,066 t, in 1962.

That places Western Asia 14th 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 Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Oil of maize — Production in Western Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 9,322 t
1962 7,066 t -24.2%
1963 9,629 t +36.3%
1964 8,832 t -8.3%
1965 8,346 t -5.5%
1966 9,032 t +8.2%
1967 9,489 t +5.1%
1968 9,036 t -4.8%
1969 9,228 t +2.1%
1970 9,352 t +1.4%
1971 10,311 t +10.2%
1972 9,274 t -10.1%
1973 9,406 t +1.4%
1974 10,281 t +9.3%
1975 10,425 t +1.4%
1976 11,402 t +9.4%
1977 11,212 t -1.7%
1978 11,367 t +1.4%
1979 11,757 t +3.4%
1980 10,434 t -11.3%
1981 10,254 t -1.7%
1982 12,372 t +20.6%
1983 12,872 t +4.0%
1984 16,516 t +28.3%
1985 19,018 t +15.1%
1986 24,776 t +30.3%
1987 23,418 t -5.5%
1988 22,577 t -3.6%
1989 31,928 t +41.4%
1990 34,501 t +8.1%
1991 22,805 t -33.9%
1992 24,392 t +7.0%
1993 25,532 t +4.7%
1994 17,406 t -31.8%
1995 25,739 t +47.9%
1996 27,832 t +8.1%
1997 28,375 t +2.0%
1998 30,328 t +6.9%
1999 32,218 t +6.2%
2000 27,848 t -13.6%
2001 33,192 t +19.2%
2002 31,183 t -6.1%
2003 48,729 t +56.3%
2004 50,003 t +2.6%
2005 45,827 t -8.4%
2006 35,254 t -23.1%
2007 49,462 t +40.3%
2008 41,616 t -15.9%
2009 48,882 t +17.5%
2010 59,542 t +21.8%
2011 63,368 t +6.4%
2012 76,591 t +20.9%
2013 81,280 t +6.1%
2014 97,651 t +20.1%
2015 89,992 t -7.8%
2016 77,260 t -14.1%
2017 76,926 t -0.4%
2018 77,893 t +1.3%
2019 83,278 t +6.9%
2020 84,415 t +1.4%
2021 92,259 t +9.3%
2022 103,470 t +12.2%
2023 105,738 t +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,887 t 7,066 t 9,629 t 9
1970s 10,479 t 9,274 t 11,757 t 10
1980s 18,416 t 10,254 t 31,928 t 10
1990s 26,913 t 17,406 t 34,501 t 10
2000s 41,200 t 27,848 t 50,003 t 10
2010s 78,378 t 59,542 t 97,651 t 10
2020s 96,470 t 84,415 t 105,738 t 4

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 11 Republic of Korea 52,300 t compare
  2. 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 51,200 t compare
  3. 13 Hungary 39,500 t compare
  4. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 35,700 t compare
  5. 15 Mozambique 34,337 t compare
  6. 16 Spain 32,000 t compare
  7. 17 Germany 17,400 t compare

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of maize — production in Western Asia?
Oil of maize — production in Western Asia was 105,738 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of maize — production recorded in Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 105,738 t in 2023.
What is the lowest oil of maize — production recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 7,066 t in 1962.
How does Western Asia rank for oil of maize — production?
Western Asia ranks 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of maize — production rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western 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.