Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 3.98 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.98 million ha
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
15th
of 184 countries
All-time high
4.97 million ha
in 2022
All-time low
70,587 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand is 3.98 million ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 4.97 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70,587 ha, in 1961.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 70,587 ha
1962 76,155 ha +7.9%
1963 98,862 ha +29.8%
1964 121,153 ha +22.5%
1965 78,344 ha -35.3%
1966 109,068 ha +39.2%
1967 123,139 ha +12.9%
1968 116,657 ha -5.3%
1969 150,510 ha +29.0%
1970 214,020 ha +42.2%
1971 302,459 ha +41.3%
1972 497,661 ha +64.5%
1973 396,318 ha -20.4%
1974 346,385 ha -12.6%
1975 396,865 ha +14.6%
1976 262,270 ha -33.9%
1977 344,046 ha +31.2%
1978 459,952 ha +33.7%
1979 518,656 ha +12.8%
1980 438,583 ha -15.4%
1981 405,913 ha -7.4%
1982 385,859 ha -4.9%
1983 435,765 ha +12.9%
1984 532,096 ha +22.1%
1985 762,321 ha +43.3%
1986 660,597 ha -13.3%
1987 546,587 ha -17.3%
1988 616,628 ha +12.8%
1989 560,077 ha -9.2%
1990 468,565 ha -16.3%
1991 678,932 ha +44.9%
1992 597,641 ha -12.0%
1993 612,041 ha +2.4%
1994 881,837 ha +44.1%
1995 837,984 ha -5.0%
1996 896,696 ha +7.0%
1997 1.34 million ha +49.5%
1998 1.86 million ha +38.6%
1999 2.76 million ha +48.8%
2000 2.22 million ha -19.9%
2001 2.02 million ha -8.9%
2002 1.85 million ha -8.5%
2003 1.51 million ha -18.1%
2004 1.71 million ha +13.0%
2005 1.41 million ha -17.7%
2006 1.53 million ha +8.9%
2007 1.48 million ha -3.3%
2008 1.85 million ha +24.9%
2009 1.99 million ha +7.3%
2010 2.37 million ha +19.5%
2011 3.13 million ha +31.9%
2012 3.97 million ha +26.8%
2013 3.26 million ha -17.9%
2014 3.35 million ha +2.7%
2015 2.35 million ha -29.8%
2016 3.03 million ha +28.6%
2017 3.74 million ha +23.7%
2018 2.67 million ha -28.6%
2019 2.38 million ha -10.8%
2020 2.72 million ha +14.3%
2021 3.59 million ha +31.8%
2022 4.97 million ha +38.6%
2023 4.55 million ha -8.5%
2024 3.98 million ha -12.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 104,942 ha 70,587 ha 150,510 ha 9
1970s 373,863 ha 214,020 ha 518,656 ha 10
1980s 534,443 ha 385,859 ha 762,321 ha 10
1990s 1.09 million ha 468,565 ha 2.76 million ha 10
2000s 1.76 million ha 1.41 million ha 2.22 million ha 10
2010s 3.03 million ha 2.35 million ha 3.97 million ha 10
2020s 3.96 million ha 2.72 million ha 4.97 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 12 Sudan 5.56 million ha compare
  2. 12 Viet Nam 381,062 ha compare
  3. 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 173,993 ha compare
  4. 13 Malaysia 5.24 million ha compare
  5. 14 Pakistan 4.20 million ha compare
  6. 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 136,391 ha compare
  7. 15 Syrian Arab Republic 65,941 ha compare
  8. 16 Australia 3.97 million ha compare
  9. 16 Polynesia 58,183 ha compare
  10. 17 Philippines 3.85 million ha compare
  11. 17 Micronesia 54,092 ha compare
  12. 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23,379 ha compare
  13. 18 Paraguay 3.84 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Australia and New Zealand was 3.98 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 4.97 million ha in 2022.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 70,587 ha in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.