Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent β€” Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent β€” Area harvested was 32.83 million ha in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
32.83 million ha
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
7th
of 41 regions
All-time high
35.07 million ha
in 2021
All-time low
10.34 million ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent β€” Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M30.0M35.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent β€” area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 32.83 million ha.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent β€” area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 35.07 million ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.34 million ha, in 1961.

That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 7th out of 41 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.30 million ha 10.34 million ha 12.13 million ha 9
1970s 13.18 million ha 12.66 million ha 13.85 million ha 10
1980s 12.39 million ha 11.96 million ha 12.87 million ha 10
1990s 14.62 million ha 12.12 million ha 17.39 million ha 10
2000s 19.13 million ha 17.44 million ha 21.55 million ha 10
2010s 28.30 million ha 22.44 million ha 34.40 million ha 10
2020s 33.71 million ha 32.83 million ha 35.07 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 4 China, mainland 27.55 million ha compare
  2. 5 Argentina 19.34 million ha compare
  3. 6 Russian Federation 18.44 million ha compare
  4. 7 Indonesia 17.62 million ha compare
  5. 8 Canada 11.67 million ha compare
  6. 9 Nigeria 10.95 million ha compare
  7. 10 USSR 9.61 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent β€” area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent β€” area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 32.83 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent β€” area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 35.07 million ha in 2021.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent β€” area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 10.34 million ha in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent β€” area harvested?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th out of 41 regions with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent β€” area harvested rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent β€” Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent β€” 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.