Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Jordan
Jordan: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 37 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Jordan is 37 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Jordan peaked at 5,170 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1 ha, in 2013.
That places Jordan 182nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Jordan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,170 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,080 ha | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 4,510 ha | -11.2% |
| 1964 | 3,572 ha | -20.8% |
| 1965 | 3,520 ha | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 2,200 ha | -37.5% |
| 1967 | 1,040 ha | -52.7% |
| 1968 | 910 ha | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 367 ha | -59.7% |
| 1970 | 643 ha | +75.2% |
| 1971 | 1,106 ha | +72.0% |
| 1972 | 1,329 ha | +20.2% |
| 1973 | 738 ha | -44.5% |
| 1974 | 765 ha | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 310 ha | -59.5% |
| 1976 | 448 ha | +44.5% |
| 1977 | 399 ha | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 317 ha | -20.6% |
| 1979 | 100 ha | -68.5% |
| 1980 | 73 ha | -27.0% |
| 1981 | 152 ha | +108.2% |
| 1982 | 157 ha | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 90 ha | -42.7% |
| 1984 | 152 ha | +68.9% |
| 1985 | 167 ha | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 70 ha | -58.1% |
| 1987 | 86 ha | +22.9% |
| 1988 | 384 ha | +346.5% |
| 1989 | 160 ha | -58.3% |
| 1990 | 157 ha | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 378 ha | +140.8% |
| 1992 | 601 ha | +59.0% |
| 1993 | 175 ha | -70.9% |
| 1994 | 68 ha | -61.1% |
| 1995 | 100 ha | +47.1% |
| 1996 | 134 ha | +34.0% |
| 1997 | 99 ha | -26.1% |
| 1998 | 175 ha | +76.8% |
| 1999 | 13 ha | -92.6% |
| 2000 | 270 ha | +1976.9% |
| 2001 | 3 ha | -98.9% |
| 2002 | 30 ha | +900.0% |
| 2003 | 54 ha | +80.0% |
| 2004 | 138 ha | +155.6% |
| 2005 | 134 ha | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 48 ha | -64.2% |
| 2007 | 33 ha | -31.2% |
| 2008 | 29 ha | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 76 ha | +162.1% |
| 2010 | 126 ha | +65.8% |
| 2011 | 38 ha | -69.8% |
| 2012 | 3 ha | -92.1% |
| 2013 | 1 ha | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 33 ha | +3200.0% |
| 2015 | 25 ha | -24.2% |
| 2016 | 24 ha | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 6 ha | -75.0% |
| 2018 | 14 ha | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 86 ha | +514.3% |
| 2022 | 33 ha | -61.6% |
| 2023 | 39 ha | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 37 ha | -5.1% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 37 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,712 ha, 0% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 37 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,642 ha, 0% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +3200.0% | 1 ha | 33 ha |
| 2000 | +1976.9% | 13 ha | 270 ha |
| 2002 | +900.0% | 3 ha | 30 ha |
| 2021 | +514.3% | 14 ha | 86 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,930 ha | 367 ha | 5,170 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 615.5 ha | 100 ha | 1,329 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 149.1 ha | 70 ha | 384 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 190 ha | 13 ha | 601 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5 ha | 3 ha | 270 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30 ha | 1 ha | 126 ha | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.75 ha | 33 ha | 86 ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 179 Puerto Rico 88 ha compare
- 180 Cyprus 81 ha compare
- 181 French Guiana 72 ha compare
- 183 Singapore 16 ha compare
- 184 Malta 0 ha
More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9331 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0263 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1112 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Jordan?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Jordan was 37 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,170 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 ha in 2013.
- How does Jordan rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Jordan ranks 182nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.