Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Oceania

Oceania: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 4.71 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4.71 million ha
Change on year
down 10.7%
Rank
19th
of 29 groups
All-time high
5.69 million ha
in 2022
All-time low
533,875 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Oceania, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Oceania is 4.71 million ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Oceania peaked at 5.69 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 533,875 ha, in 1961.

That places Oceania 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Oceania, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 533,875 ha —
1962 547,814 ha +2.6%
1963 559,071 ha +2.1%
1964 585,432 ha +4.7%
1965 552,094 ha -5.7%
1966 580,876 ha +5.2%
1967 579,903 ha -0.2%
1968 585,718 ha +1.0%
1969 641,087 ha +9.5%
1970 689,056 ha +7.5%
1971 773,410 ha +12.2%
1972 948,078 ha +22.6%
1973 856,551 ha -9.7%
1974 811,532 ha -5.3%
1975 876,437 ha +8.0%
1976 742,879 ha -15.2%
1977 817,910 ha +10.1%
1978 946,726 ha +15.7%
1979 1.02 million ha +7.9%
1980 909,308 ha -11.0%
1981 883,113 ha -2.9%
1982 874,517 ha -1.0%
1983 916,137 ha +4.8%
1984 1.04 million ha +13.1%
1985 1.34 million ha +28.9%
1986 1.24 million ha -6.8%
1987 1.11 million ha -10.5%
1988 1.19 million ha +7.2%
1989 1.12 million ha -6.3%
1990 1.05 million ha -6.5%
1991 1.25 million ha +19.4%
1992 1.19 million ha -4.7%
1993 1.21 million ha +1.6%
1994 1.48 million ha +22.4%
1995 1.46 million ha -1.3%
1996 1.53 million ha +4.5%
1997 1.94 million ha +27.1%
1998 2.48 million ha +27.6%
1999 3.37 million ha +36.1%
2000 2.83 million ha -16.0%
2001 2.59 million ha -8.7%
2002 2.42 million ha -6.3%
2003 2.09 million ha -13.8%
2004 2.27 million ha +8.8%
2005 2.02 million ha -11.0%
2006 2.16 million ha +6.9%
2007 2.18 million ha +0.8%
2008 2.53 million ha +16.1%
2009 2.67 million ha +5.6%
2010 3.00 million ha +12.2%
2011 3.77 million ha +25.7%
2012 4.61 million ha +22.4%
2013 3.90 million ha -15.3%
2014 4.00 million ha +2.4%
2015 3.00 million ha -25.0%
2016 3.68 million ha +22.8%
2017 4.50 million ha +22.3%
2018 3.43 million ha -23.7%
2019 3.17 million ha -7.8%
2020 3.42 million ha +7.9%
2021 4.29 million ha +25.5%
2022 5.69 million ha +32.7%
2023 5.28 million ha -7.2%
2024 4.71 million ha -10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 573,986 ha 533,875 ha 641,087 ha 9
1970s 848,401 ha 689,056 ha 1.02 million ha 10
1980s 1.06 million ha 874,517 ha 1.34 million ha 10
1990s 1.70 million ha 1.05 million ha 3.37 million ha 10
2000s 2.38 million ha 2.02 million ha 2.83 million ha 10
2010s 3.70 million ha 3.00 million ha 4.61 million ha 10
2020s 4.68 million ha 3.42 million ha 5.69 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 16 Australia 3.97 million ha compare
  2. 16 Polynesia 58,183 ha compare
  3. 17 Philippines 3.85 million ha compare
  4. 17 Micronesia 54,092 ha compare
  5. 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23,379 ha compare
  6. 18 Paraguay 3.84 million ha compare
  7. 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18,024 ha compare
  8. 19 Sudan (former) 3.52 million ha compare
  9. 20 Myanmar 3.41 million ha compare
  10. 20 Timor-Leste 16,430 ha compare
  11. 21 Kazakhstan 2.89 million ha compare
  12. 22 France 2.19 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Oceania?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Oceania was 4.71 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 Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 5.69 million ha in 2022.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 533,875 ha in 1961.
How does Oceania rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
Oceania ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oceania 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.