Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 50,339 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
50,339 ha
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
106th
of 184 countries
All-time high
184,021 ha
in 1965
All-time low
41,409 ha
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of stood at 50,339 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 184,021 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 41,409 ha, in 1989.

That places China, Taiwan Province of 106th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 176,997 ha
1962 170,958 ha -3.4%
1963 169,198 ha -1.0%
1964 179,138 ha +5.9%
1965 184,021 ha +2.7%
1966 164,571 ha -10.6%
1967 162,369 ha -1.3%
1968 154,856 ha -4.6%
1969 146,209 ha -5.6%
1970 137,322 ha -6.1%
1971 132,984 ha -3.2%
1972 124,855 ha -6.1%
1973 122,640 ha -1.8%
1974 120,397 ha -1.8%
1975 117,628 ha -2.3%
1976 110,847 ha -5.8%
1977 97,993 ha -11.6%
1978 98,859 ha +0.9%
1979 87,041 ha -12.0%
1980 79,724 ha -8.4%
1981 69,952 ha -12.3%
1982 66,892 ha -4.4%
1983 56,075 ha -16.2%
1984 64,500 ha +15.0%
1985 69,424 ha +7.6%
1986 68,651 ha -1.1%
1987 80,040 ha +16.6%
1988 59,991 ha -25.0%
1989 41,409 ha -31.0%
1990 41,633 ha +0.5%
1991 82,697 ha +98.6%
1992 79,929 ha -3.3%
1993 79,079 ha -1.1%
1994 80,704 ha +2.1%
1995 84,151 ha +4.3%
1996 78,491 ha -6.7%
1997 74,943 ha -4.5%
1998 71,577 ha -4.5%
1999 67,668 ha -5.5%
2000 69,333 ha +2.5%
2001 65,043 ha -6.2%
2002 65,059 ha +0.0%
2003 65,761 ha +1.1%
2004 60,878 ha -7.4%
2005 60,079 ha -1.3%
2006 58,463 ha -2.7%
2007 55,808 ha -4.5%
2008 56,114 ha +0.5%
2009 54,170 ha -3.5%
2010 52,411 ha -3.2%
2011 54,469 ha +3.9%
2012 51,034 ha -6.3%
2013 47,395 ha -7.1%
2014 51,817 ha +9.3%
2015 50,972 ha -1.6%
2016 51,852 ha +1.7%
2017 54,431 ha +5.0%
2018 52,374 ha -3.8%
2019 52,129 ha -0.5%
2020 53,357 ha +2.4%
2021 51,421 ha -3.6%
2022 52,046 ha +1.2%
2023 49,612 ha -4.7%
2024 50,339 ha +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 167,591 ha 146,209 ha 184,021 ha 9
1970s 115,057 ha 87,041 ha 137,322 ha 10
1980s 65,666 ha 41,409 ha 80,040 ha 10
1990s 74,087 ha 41,633 ha 84,151 ha 10
2000s 61,071 ha 54,170 ha 69,333 ha 10
2010s 51,888 ha 47,395 ha 54,469 ha 10
2020s 51,355 ha 49,612 ha 53,357 ha 5

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  3. 105 Finland 55,200 ha compare
  4. 107 Comoros 43,246 ha compare
  5. 108 Liberia 39,440 ha compare
  6. 109 Switzerland 35,446 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in China, Taiwan Province of was 50,339 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 184,021 ha in 1965.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 41,409 ha in 1989.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 106th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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.