Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 39.98 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
39.98 million ha
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
9th
of 29 groups
All-time high
41.34 million ha
in 2021
All-time low
14.53 million ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 39.98 million ha.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 41.34 million ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.53 million ha, in 1961.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 9th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 14.53 million ha —
1962 14.67 million ha +1.0%
1963 15.36 million ha +4.7%
1964 15.22 million ha -0.9%
1965 16.09 million ha +5.7%
1966 15.72 million ha -2.3%
1967 16.04 million ha +2.0%
1968 16.62 million ha +3.6%
1969 16.67 million ha +0.3%
1970 17.22 million ha +3.3%
1971 18.35 million ha +6.6%
1972 18.73 million ha +2.0%
1973 18.08 million ha -3.4%
1974 18.08 million ha -0.0%
1975 18.13 million ha +0.3%
1976 17.72 million ha -2.2%
1977 17.64 million ha -0.5%
1978 17.88 million ha +1.4%
1979 17.63 million ha -1.4%
1980 17.04 million ha -3.3%
1981 17.31 million ha +1.6%
1982 16.97 million ha -2.0%
1983 17.52 million ha +3.2%
1984 17.06 million ha -2.6%
1985 17.52 million ha +2.7%
1986 18.10 million ha +3.3%
1987 18.09 million ha -0.0%
1988 18.44 million ha +1.9%
1989 18.04 million ha -2.2%
1990 17.91 million ha -0.7%
1991 18.29 million ha +2.1%
1992 19.54 million ha +6.9%
1993 19.21 million ha -1.7%
1994 19.84 million ha +3.3%
1995 20.85 million ha +5.1%
1996 22.20 million ha +6.5%
1997 22.20 million ha -0.0%
1998 21.36 million ha -3.8%
1999 23.43 million ha +9.7%
2000 23.43 million ha -0.0%
2001 24.24 million ha +3.5%
2002 23.30 million ha -3.9%
2003 24.35 million ha +4.5%
2004 25.79 million ha +5.9%
2005 26.28 million ha +1.9%
2006 26.00 million ha -1.1%
2007 25.83 million ha -0.7%
2008 27.29 million ha +5.7%
2009 28.13 million ha +3.1%
2010 28.68 million ha +2.0%
2011 29.90 million ha +4.3%
2012 32.15 million ha +7.5%
2013 33.78 million ha +5.1%
2014 35.90 million ha +6.3%
2015 34.56 million ha -3.7%
2016 35.39 million ha +2.4%
2017 36.93 million ha +4.4%
2018 39.13 million ha +6.0%
2019 41.02 million ha +4.8%
2020 40.92 million ha -0.2%
2021 41.34 million ha +1.0%
2022 39.77 million ha -3.8%
2023 40.80 million ha +2.6%
2024 39.98 million ha -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.66 million ha 14.53 million ha 16.67 million ha 9
1970s 17.95 million ha 17.22 million ha 18.73 million ha 10
1980s 17.61 million ha 16.97 million ha 18.44 million ha 10
1990s 20.48 million ha 17.91 million ha 23.43 million ha 10
2000s 25.46 million ha 23.30 million ha 28.13 million ha 10
2010s 34.74 million ha 28.68 million ha 41.02 million ha 10
2020s 40.56 million ha 39.77 million ha 41.34 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 6 Russian Federation 18.44 million ha compare
  2. 6 Türkiye 1.62 million ha compare
  3. 7 Indonesia 17.62 million ha compare
  4. 8 Canada 11.67 million ha compare
  5. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.10 million ha compare
  6. 9 Nigeria 10.95 million ha compare
  7. 9 Melanesia 623,071 ha compare
  8. 10 Republic of Moldova 485,796 ha compare
  9. 10 USSR 9.61 million ha compare
  10. 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 436,486 ha compare
  11. 11 Ukraine 9.12 million ha compare
  12. 12 Sudan 5.56 million ha compare
  13. 12 Viet Nam 381,062 ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 39.98 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 41.34 million ha in 2021.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 14.53 million ha in 1961.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.