Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production in Americas

Americas: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production was 292.50 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
292.50 million t
Change on year
up 7.2%
Rank
2nd
of 33 groups
All-time high
292.50 million t
in 2024
All-time low
21.76 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production in Americas, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — production in Americas is 292.50 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — production in Americas peaked at 292.50 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.76 million t, in 1961.

Americas ranks 2nd of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26.60 million t 21.76 million t 33.15 million t 9
1970s 48.72 million t 34.59 million t 73.43 million t 10
1980s 70.98 million t 60.29 million t 79.08 million t 10
1990s 97.05 million t 79.16 million t 120.10 million t 10
2000s 152.27 million t 122.16 million t 175.53 million t 10
2010s 231.93 million t 181.28 million t 274.04 million t 10
2020s 274.65 million t 261.68 million t 292.50 million t 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 Brazil 118.00 million t compare
  2. 2 China 41.70 million t compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 41.66 million t compare
  4. 4 Argentina 40.94 million t compare
  5. 5 India 31.09 million t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — production in Americas?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — production in Americas was 292.50 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 292.50 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 21.76 million t in 1961.
How does Americas rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — production?
Americas ranks 2nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,149 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.