Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Caribbean
Caribbean: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 194,146 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Caribbean stood at 194,146 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Caribbean peaked at 270,774 ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 170,494 ha, in 2010.
That places Caribbean 28th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 215,354 ha | — |
| 1962 | 218,675 ha | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 213,523 ha | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 192,658 ha | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 193,556 ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 188,924 ha | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 181,693 ha | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 180,345 ha | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 210,831 ha | +16.9% |
| 1970 | 198,298 ha | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 211,525 ha | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 219,874 ha | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 217,226 ha | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 209,366 ha | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 209,235 ha | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 225,200 ha | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 232,608 ha | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 242,224 ha | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 225,649 ha | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 227,502 ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 228,280 ha | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 231,738 ha | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 238,388 ha | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 246,770 ha | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 247,946 ha | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 270,774 ha | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 256,085 ha | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 265,162 ha | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 240,926 ha | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 244,328 ha | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 253,039 ha | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 222,440 ha | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 224,880 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 217,966 ha | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 214,898 ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 220,686 ha | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 231,520 ha | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 227,905 ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 228,126 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 223,866 ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 215,597 ha | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 214,677 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 210,938 ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 212,125 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 214,043 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 213,924 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 235,635 ha | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 229,197 ha | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 196,426 ha | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 170,494 ha | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 172,581 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 178,664 ha | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 206,827 ha | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 196,165 ha | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 182,728 ha | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 181,718 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 180,152 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 182,577 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 182,422 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 182,440 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 175,819 ha | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 172,196 ha | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 180,632 ha | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 194,146 ha | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 199,507 ha | 180,345 ha | 218,675 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 219,120 ha | 198,298 ha | 242,224 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 245,357 ha | 227,502 ha | 270,774 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 228,579 ha | 214,898 ha | 253,039 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 216,643 ha | 196,426 ha | 235,635 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 183,433 ha | 170,494 ha | 206,827 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 181,047 ha | 172,196 ha | 194,146 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 25 Romania 1.77 million ha compare
- 26 Chad 1.50 million ha compare
- 27 Benin 1.48 million ha compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 1.01 million ha compare
- 28 Germany 1.36 million ha compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 2,004 ha compare
- 29 Senegal 1.36 million ha compare
- 30 Mozambique 1.33 million ha compare
- 31 Niger 1.31 million ha compare
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- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Caribbean?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Caribbean was 194,146 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 270,774 ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,494 ha in 2010.
- How does Caribbean rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Caribbean ranks 28th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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About this data
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.