Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested by country

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...

Countries reporting
200
Highest
49.51 million ha
Brazil
Lowest
0 ha
Malta
Median
108,827 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,029

What the numbers show

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 49.51 million ha in Brazil; the lowest is 0 ha in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 108,827 ha, and the mean is 1.71 million ha.

Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 636.0%), and the largest decrease in Sao Tome and Principe (down 77.4%).

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 49.51 million ha 2024 up 54.1% volatile
2 India 43.43 million ha 2024 up 7.0% rising
3 China 27.60 million ha 2024 up 8.8% rising
4 China, mainland 27.55 million ha 2024 up 8.8% rising
5 Argentina 19.34 million ha 2024 down 10.2% volatile
6 Russian Federation 18.44 million ha 2024 up 77.8% volatile
7 Indonesia 17.62 million ha 2024 up 41.5% volatile
8 Canada 11.67 million ha 2024 up 1.1% volatile
9 Nigeria 10.95 million ha 2024 up 28.3% rising
10 USSR 9.61 million ha 1991 down 0.9% flat
11 Ukraine 9.12 million ha 2024 up 13.7% rising
12 Sudan 5.56 million ha 2024 up 4.0% rising
13 Malaysia 5.24 million ha 2024 up 6.2% volatile
14 Pakistan 4.20 million ha 2024 up 0.9% rising
15 Australia and New Zealand 3.98 million ha 2024 up 18.7% volatile
16 Australia 3.97 million ha 2024 up 18.8% volatile
17 Philippines 3.85 million ha 2024 up 6.9% rising
18 Paraguay 3.84 million ha 2024 up 2.2% volatile
19 Sudan (former) 3.52 million ha 2011 down 0.4% rising
20 Myanmar 3.41 million ha 2024 up 0.5% rising
21 United Republic of Tanzania 3.06 million ha 2024 down 21.3% volatile
22 Kazakhstan 2.89 million ha 2024 up 36.9% volatile
23 France 2.19 million ha 2017 down 0.6% volatile
24 Burkina Faso 1.93 million ha 2024 up 24.8% volatile
25 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.91 million ha 2024 up 26.5% volatile
26 Romania 1.77 million ha 2017 up 50.8% rising
27 Türkiye 1.62 million ha 2024 up 23.2% rising
28 Chad 1.50 million ha 2024 up 0.7% volatile
29 Benin 1.48 million ha 2024 up 103.6% volatile
30 Germany 1.36 million ha 2017 down 14.2% volatile
31 Senegal 1.36 million ha 2024 up 44.0% flat
32 Mozambique 1.33 million ha 2024 up 48.4% rising
33 Niger 1.31 million ha 2024 up 41.4% volatile
34 Guinea 1.29 million ha 2024 up 39.5% volatile
35 Mali 1.29 million ha 2024 up 35.6% volatile
36 Thailand 1.27 million ha 2024 up 27.6% rising
37 Cameroon 1.25 million ha 2024 up 31.8% rising
38 Uganda 1.19 million ha 2024 up 15.0% flat
39 Ethiopia 1.17 million ha 2024 up 7.7% rising
40 Hungary 1.11 million ha 2017 up 39.6% volatile
41 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.10 million ha 2024 up 6.6% rising
42 Bulgaria 1.09 million ha 2017 up 62.3% rising
43 Uruguay 1.08 million ha 2024 down 19.2% volatile
44 Ghana 1.04 million ha 2024 up 21.7% volatile
45 Côte d'Ivoire 1.01 million ha 2024 up 19.5% volatile
46 Uzbekistan 994,711 ha 2024 down 27.3% falling
47 South Sudan 988,499 ha 2024 up 5.0% flat
48 Poland 965,385 ha 2017 up 16.2% rising
49 Spain 903,049 ha 2017 up 29.3% rising
50 Malawi 748,219 ha 2024 up 13.0% volatile
51 Colombia 639,634 ha 2024 up 69.3% rising
52 Bangladesh 638,429 ha 2024 up 30.6% rising
53 Mexico 623,315 ha 2024 down 26.8% falling
54 Melanesia 623,071 ha 2024 up 15.7% rising
55 Turkmenistan 580,030 ha 2024 up 7.4% flat
56 Ethiopia PDR 535,615 ha 1992 up 5.5% flat
57 Italy 524,626 ha 2017 up 64.0% volatile
58 Sri Lanka 519,071 ha 2024 up 9.2% flat
59 Serbia 508,100 ha 2024 up 48.0% rising
60 Republic of Moldova 485,796 ha 2024 up 24.0% rising
61 Czechia 479,523 ha 2017 up 6.2% rising
62 Angola 469,773 ha 2024 up 13.6% volatile
63 Papua New Guinea 457,024 ha 2024 up 19.2% rising
64 Belarus 447,000 ha 2024 up 4.4% rising
65 Togo 445,039 ha 2024 up 80.6% volatile
66 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 436,486 ha 2024 up 30.0% rising
67 Zambia 401,297 ha 2024 down 25.6% volatile
68 Viet Nam 381,062 ha 2024 down 24.2% rising
69 Greece 355,087 ha 2017 down 6.0% rising
70 Zimbabwe 348,823 ha 2024 down 5.2% rising
71 Serbia and Montenegro 331,405 ha 2005 up 44.4% rising
72 Yugoslav SFR 311,523 ha 1991 up 10.7% rising
73 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 310,967 ha 2024 down 54.9% volatile
74 Slovakia 291,198 ha 2017 up 24.6% rising
75 Guatemala 287,880 ha 2024 up 58.4% rising
76 Egypt 265,723 ha 2024 up 1.2% falling
77 Nepal 261,986 ha 2024 up 13.2% rising
78 Czechoslovakia 261,353 ha 1992 up 62.8% rising
79 Kenya 240,851 ha 2024 up 7.2% rising
80 Sierra Leone 205,113 ha 2024 up 77.7% rising
81 Caribbean 194,146 ha 2024 down 1.0% falling
82 Honduras 192,630 ha 2024 up 41.5% volatile
83 Lithuania 189,001 ha 2017 up 7.4% volatile
84 Ecuador 184,859 ha 2024 down 40.9% rising
85 Denmark 178,356 ha 2017 down 0.5% volatile
86 Croatia 177,647 ha 2017 up 114.3% rising
87 Afghanistan 175,218 ha 2024 up 216.1% falling
88 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 173,993 ha 2024 down 45.6% falling
89 Japan 161,166 ha 2024 up 15.2% falling
90 Guinea-Bissau 156,837 ha 2024 up 99.7% falling
91 Austria 155,749 ha 2017 up 31.3% volatile
92 Republic of Korea 138,028 ha 2024 down 5.5% falling
93 Tajikistan 136,497 ha 2024 down 27.8% falling
94 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 136,391 ha 2024 down 8.6% falling
95 Madagascar 135,945 ha 2024 up 33.2% rising
96 Mongolia 131,222 ha 2024 up 39.9% volatile
97 Peru 120,542 ha 2024 up 52.8% falling
98 Sweden 118,780 ha 2017 up 29.1% falling
99 Cambodia 117,232 ha 2024 down 18.6% volatile
100 Latvia 113,400 ha 2017 up 11.7% volatile
101 Gabon 104,254 ha 2024 up 111.0% volatile
102 Azerbaijan 103,386 ha 2024 up 129.5% volatile
103 Rwanda 102,751 ha 2024 up 57.5% volatile
104 Vanuatu 91,544 ha 2024 down 2.9% rising
105 Nicaragua 91,150 ha 2023 up 16.4% falling
106 Eritrea 89,731 ha 2024 up 6.5% rising
107 Costa Rica 88,821 ha 2024 up 1.4% volatile
108 Dominican Republic 78,444 ha 2024 up 9.1% falling
109 Estonia 73,866 ha 2017 up 0.2% volatile
110 Congo 71,667 ha 2024 up 1.9% rising
111 Haiti 70,776 ha 2024 down 9.7% rising
112 Somalia 70,560 ha 2024 down 36.5% rising
113 Solomon Islands 67,908 ha 2024 up 23.5% rising
114 Syrian Arab Republic 65,941 ha 2024 down 23.6% falling
115 Polynesia 58,183 ha 2024 down 6.2% falling
116 Gambia 57,709 ha 2024 down 34.6% falling
117 Finland 55,200 ha 2017 down 38.3% volatile
118 Micronesia 54,092 ha 2024 up 17.6% rising
119 China, Taiwan Province of 50,339 ha 2024 down 2.9% falling
120 Comoros 43,246 ha 2024 up 57.7% rising
121 Liberia 39,440 ha 2024 up 5.6% rising
122 Switzerland 35,446 ha 2024 up 23.0% rising
123 Chile 35,260 ha 2024 down 23.4% volatile
124 Morocco 35,099 ha 2024 down 12.3% volatile
125 Burundi 34,294 ha 2024 up 4.6% rising
126 Panama 31,663 ha 2024 up 209.8% volatile
127 Guyana 30,176 ha 2024 up 636.0% volatile
128 Kiribati 29,066 ha 2024 up 46.4% falling
129 Kyrgyzstan 27,298 ha 2024 down 59.3% falling
130 Yemen 26,635 ha 2024 down 32.4% rising
131 Belgium 25,819 ha 2017 up 2.8% rising
132 Jamaica 24,526 ha 2024 up 38.5% falling
133 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23,379 ha 2024 down 53.0% rising
134 French Polynesia 23,006 ha 2024 up 5.1% falling
135 Belgium-Luxembourg 23,003 ha 1999 up 40.2% falling
136 Samoa 21,712 ha 2024 down 19.5% falling
137 Tunisia 19,789 ha 2024 up 8.1% volatile
138 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19,150 ha 2024 up 243.6% volatile
139 Belize 18,132 ha 2024 up 415.1% volatile
140 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18,024 ha 2024 down 1.2% rising
141 Algeria 18,021 ha 2024 up 22.0% volatile
142 Timor-Leste 16,430 ha 2024 down 3.8% volatile
143 Israel 15,203 ha 2024 up 6.7% volatile
144 Portugal 13,460 ha 2017 down 23.6% volatile
145 Ireland 10,100 ha 2017 up 23.2% volatile
146 Cuba 8,205 ha 2024 down 50.2% falling
147 Libya 8,080 ha 2024 down 19.2% rising
148 Botswana 8,053 ha 2024 up 167.5% volatile
149 Eswatini 7,907 ha 2024 down 11.0% volatile
150 Marshall Islands 6,765 ha 2024 down 11.3% falling
151 El Salvador 6,678 ha 2024 down 32.1% volatile
152 Slovenia 6,642 ha 2017 up 15.9% volatile
153 Equatorial Guinea 5,312 ha 2024 down 5.0% rising
154 Mauritania 5,304 ha 2024 down 3.7% rising
155 Niue 5,285 ha 2024 up 24.1% rising
156 North Macedonia 5,173 ha 2024 down 29.6% volatile
157 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4,883 ha 2017 down 35.8% volatile
158 Tonga 4,097 ha 2024 down 28.2% falling
159 Saudi Arabia 4,058 ha 2024 up 58.2% rising
160 Fiji 3,553 ha 2024 up 3.6% volatile
161 Dominica 3,322 ha 2024 up 21.5% falling
162 Luxembourg 3,267 ha 2017 down 39.4% rising
163 Iraq 3,169 ha 2024 down 60.4% volatile
164 Trinidad and Tobago 3,109 ha 2024 up 42.7% volatile
165 New Caledonia 3,042 ha 2024 up 25.1% falling
166 New Zealand 2,858 ha 2024 down 5.0% volatile
167 Georgia 2,838 ha 2024 down 7.7% volatile
168 Sao Tome and Principe 2,529 ha 2024 down 77.4% falling
169 Tuvalu 2,499 ha 2024 up 50.6% falling
170 Lebanon 2,222 ha 2024 down 4.8% volatile
171 Cabo Verde 2,004 ha 2024 down 9.4% falling
172 Saint Lucia 1,996 ha 2024 down 5.0% falling
173 Namibia 1,941 ha 2024 up 92.0% volatile
174 Norway 1,848 ha 2024 down 54.9% falling
175 Albania 1,598 ha 2024 down 2.1% volatile
176 Seychelles 1,211 ha 2024 up 64.1% volatile
177 Grenada 1,143 ha 2024 down 49.7% rising
178 Cook Islands 984 ha 2024 up 2.5% volatile
179 Suriname 826 ha 2024 down 52.8% volatile
180 Saint Kitts and Nevis 747 ha 2024 up 57.9% volatile
181 Oman 637 ha 2024 unchanged flat
182 Antigua and Barbuda 593 ha 2024 down 1.2% rising
183 Martinique 575 ha 2006 up 12.5% falling
184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 538 ha 2024 down 19.9% volatile
185 Mauritius 535 ha 2024 down 26.3% volatile
186 Bhutan 516 ha 2024 down 63.7% volatile
187 Palestine 458 ha 2022 down 29.9% falling
188 Bahamas 366 ha 2024 up 9.6% rising
189 Barbados 292 ha 2024 up 22.2% falling
190 Nauru 237 ha 2024 down 10.2% falling
191 Brunei Darussalam 158 ha 2024 down 29.1% falling
192 Armenia 138 ha 2024 up 55.1% volatile
193 Guadeloupe 101 ha 2006 down 15.8% volatile
194 Maldives 93 ha 2024 down 4.1% volatile
195 Puerto Rico 88 ha 2024 up 120.0% volatile
196 Cyprus 81 ha 2017 up 2.5% volatile
197 French Guiana 72 ha 2006 up 14.3% volatile
198 Jordan 37 ha 2024 up 12.1% volatile
199 Singapore 16 ha 2024 down 20.0% volatile
200 Malta 0 ha 2024 flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,029 data points, 1961–2024
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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.