Oil of maize — Production in World

World: Oil of maize — Production was 3.08 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3.08 million t
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 26 regions
All-time high
3.38 million t
in 2018
All-time low
348,776 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Oil of maize — Production in World, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

World recorded 3.08 million t for oil of maize — production in 2023.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil of maize — production in World peaked at 3.38 million t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 348,776 t, in 1961.

World ranks 1st of 26 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 415,307 t 348,776 t 473,903 t 9
1970s 607,943 t 493,599 t 795,015 t 10
1980s 1.09 million t 833,181 t 1.30 million t 10
1990s 1.66 million t 1.36 million t 1.89 million t 10
2000s 2.08 million t 1.92 million t 2.29 million t 10
2010s 2.71 million t 2.28 million t 3.38 million t 10
2020s 3.05 million t 2.99 million t 3.09 million t 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 547,727 t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 540,000 t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 306,786 t compare
  4. 4 South Africa 86,800 t compare

See the full ranking of 92 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oil of maize — production in World?
Oil of maize — production in World was 3.08 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oil of maize — production recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 3.38 million t in 2018.
What is the lowest oil of maize — production recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 348,776 t in 1961.
How does World rank for oil of maize — production?
World ranks 1st out of 26 regions with data for 2023.
Is oil of maize — production rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this World 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.