Oil of maize — Production in Western Europe

Western Europe: Oil of maize — Production was 157,026 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
157,026 t
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
11th
of 26 groups
All-time high
157,026 t
in 2023
All-time low
22,637 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of maize — Production in Western Europe, 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 Europe stood at 157,026 t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of maize — production in Western Europe peaked at 157,026 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22,637 t, in 1961.

That places Western Europe 11th 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 Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Oil of maize — Production in Western Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 22,637 t
1962 22,901 t +1.2%
1963 24,837 t +8.5%
1964 25,582 t +3.0%
1965 31,566 t +23.4%
1966 33,577 t +6.4%
1967 37,436 t +11.5%
1968 33,893 t -9.5%
1969 36,355 t +7.3%
1970 47,481 t +30.6%
1971 48,641 t +2.4%
1972 61,719 t +26.9%
1973 63,536 t +2.9%
1974 67,669 t +6.5%
1975 57,758 t -14.6%
1976 58,888 t +2.0%
1977 64,895 t +10.2%
1978 81,921 t +26.2%
1979 79,315 t -3.2%
1980 82,847 t +4.5%
1981 92,362 t +11.5%
1982 96,822 t +4.8%
1983 101,556 t +4.9%
1984 102,147 t +0.6%
1985 110,455 t +8.1%
1986 113,380 t +2.6%
1987 119,149 t +5.1%
1988 121,964 t +2.4%
1989 121,551 t -0.3%
1990 124,255 t +2.2%
1991 123,450 t -0.6%
1992 118,227 t -4.2%
1993 118,530 t +0.3%
1994 116,410 t -1.8%
1995 134,065 t +15.2%
1996 112,608 t -16.0%
1997 113,744 t +1.0%
1998 115,647 t +1.7%
1999 110,782 t -4.2%
2000 99,812 t -9.9%
2001 104,249 t +4.4%
2002 100,775 t -3.3%
2003 92,450 t -8.3%
2004 102,070 t +10.4%
2005 116,367 t +14.0%
2006 117,098 t +0.6%
2007 119,127 t +1.7%
2008 120,656 t +1.3%
2009 127,052 t +5.3%
2010 144,327 t +13.6%
2011 140,746 t -2.5%
2012 145,686 t +3.5%
2013 147,667 t +1.4%
2014 154,061 t +4.3%
2015 138,809 t -9.9%
2016 145,832 t +5.1%
2017 149,234 t +2.3%
2018 151,521 t +1.5%
2019 153,329 t +1.2%
2020 146,872 t -4.2%
2021 153,003 t +4.2%
2022 150,769 t -1.5%
2023 157,026 t +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 29,865 t 22,637 t 37,436 t 9
1970s 63,182 t 47,481 t 81,921 t 10
1980s 106,223 t 82,847 t 121,964 t 10
1990s 118,772 t 110,782 t 134,065 t 10
2000s 109,966 t 92,450 t 127,052 t 10
2010s 147,121 t 138,809 t 154,061 t 10
2020s 151,918 t 146,872 t 157,026 t 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 8 Belgium 64,600 t compare
  2. 9 France 63,300 t compare
  3. 10 Argentina 54,700 t compare
  4. 11 Republic of Korea 52,300 t compare
  5. 12 Belgium-Luxembourg 51,200 t compare
  6. 13 Hungary 39,500 t compare
  7. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 35,700 t compare

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of maize — production in Western Europe?
Oil of maize — production in Western Europe was 157,026 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of maize — production recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 157,026 t in 2023.
What is the lowest oil of maize — production recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 22,637 t in 1961.
How does Western Europe rank for oil of maize — production?
Western Europe ranks 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
Is oil of maize — production rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western 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.