Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 49.66 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
49.66 million ha
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
5th
of 29 groups
All-time high
50.43 million ha
in 2023
All-time low
26.61 million ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 49.66 million ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Southern Asia peaked at 50.43 million ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.61 million ha, in 1961.

Southern Asia ranks 5th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 26.61 million ha
1962 27.98 million ha +5.1%
1963 27.85 million ha -0.5%
1964 28.53 million ha +2.4%
1965 28.60 million ha +0.2%
1966 27.98 million ha -2.1%
1967 28.54 million ha +2.0%
1968 28.01 million ha -1.8%
1969 27.68 million ha -1.2%
1970 28.42 million ha +2.7%
1971 29.30 million ha +3.1%
1972 29.11 million ha -0.6%
1973 28.41 million ha -2.4%
1974 29.53 million ha +3.9%
1975 29.36 million ha -0.6%
1976 28.44 million ha -3.1%
1977 29.21 million ha +2.7%
1978 30.46 million ha +4.3%
1979 30.51 million ha +0.2%
1980 29.53 million ha -3.2%
1981 31.52 million ha +6.8%
1982 31.66 million ha +0.4%
1983 31.20 million ha -1.4%
1984 31.14 million ha -0.2%
1985 31.70 million ha +1.8%
1986 31.50 million ha -0.7%
1987 31.06 million ha -1.4%
1988 34.72 million ha +11.8%
1989 36.01 million ha +3.7%
1990 36.43 million ha +1.2%
1991 39.16 million ha +7.5%
1992 39.12 million ha -0.1%
1993 40.04 million ha +2.4%
1994 39.44 million ha -1.5%
1995 41.58 million ha +5.4%
1996 42.36 million ha +1.9%
1997 41.49 million ha -2.0%
1998 42.10 million ha +1.5%
1999 40.86 million ha -2.9%
2000 39.32 million ha -3.8%
2001 37.75 million ha -4.0%
2002 36.17 million ha -4.2%
2003 36.63 million ha +1.3%
2004 41.50 million ha +13.3%
2005 43.21 million ha +4.1%
2006 43.51 million ha +0.7%
2007 44.20 million ha +1.6%
2008 43.54 million ha -1.5%
2009 44.50 million ha +2.2%
2010 43.89 million ha -1.4%
2011 45.48 million ha +3.6%
2012 44.87 million ha -1.3%
2013 46.15 million ha +2.8%
2014 46.32 million ha +0.4%
2015 44.97 million ha -2.9%
2016 43.48 million ha -3.3%
2017 44.16 million ha +1.6%
2018 44.34 million ha +0.4%
2019 45.84 million ha +3.4%
2020 49.11 million ha +7.1%
2021 47.54 million ha -3.2%
2022 48.50 million ha +2.0%
2023 50.43 million ha +4.0%
2024 49.66 million ha -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27.97 million ha 26.61 million ha 28.60 million ha 9
1970s 29.28 million ha 28.41 million ha 30.51 million ha 10
1980s 32.00 million ha 29.53 million ha 36.01 million ha 10
1990s 40.26 million ha 36.43 million ha 42.36 million ha 10
2000s 41.03 million ha 36.17 million ha 44.50 million ha 10
2010s 44.95 million ha 43.48 million ha 46.32 million ha 10
2020s 49.05 million ha 47.54 million ha 50.43 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 2 India 43.43 million ha compare
  2. 3 China 27.60 million ha compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 27.55 million ha compare
  4. 5 Argentina 19.34 million ha compare
  5. 6 Russian Federation 18.44 million ha compare
  6. 7 Indonesia 17.62 million ha compare
  7. 8 Canada 11.67 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 Southern Asia?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Southern Asia was 49.66 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 50.43 million ha in 2023.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.61 million ha in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.