Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production in South America

South America: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production was 173.79 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
173.79 million t
Change on year
up 9.1%
Rank
3rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
173.79 million t
in 2024
All-time low
2.31 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production in South America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

South America recorded 173.79 million t for oilcrops, cake equivalent — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — production in South America peaked at 173.79 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.31 million t, in 1961.

South America ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production in South America, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production in South America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 2.31 million t
1962 2.78 million t +20.3%
1963 2.57 million t -7.7%
1964 2.50 million t -2.6%
1965 2.91 million t +16.4%
1966 2.99 million t +2.8%
1967 3.10 million t +3.7%
1968 3.10 million t -0.1%
1969 3.41 million t +9.9%
1970 4.16 million t +22.1%
1971 4.59 million t +10.3%
1972 5.17 million t +12.5%
1973 6.82 million t +31.9%
1974 9.12 million t +33.8%
1975 10.73 million t +17.7%
1976 11.93 million t +11.2%
1977 14.00 million t +17.3%
1978 12.86 million t -8.1%
1979 14.40 million t +11.9%
1980 18.23 million t +26.6%
1981 18.06 million t -0.9%
1982 17.02 million t -5.8%
1983 18.33 million t +7.7%
1984 21.83 million t +19.1%
1985 24.65 million t +12.9%
1986 21.15 million t -14.2%
1987 23.07 million t +9.1%
1988 27.39 million t +18.7%
1989 29.55 million t +7.9%
1990 30.19 million t +2.2%
1991 25.93 million t -14.1%
1992 29.24 million t +12.8%
1993 31.45 million t +7.5%
1994 34.68 million t +10.3%
1995 37.05 million t +6.8%
1996 35.32 million t -4.7%
1997 36.60 million t +3.6%
1998 47.19 million t +28.9%
1999 48.69 million t +3.2%
2000 49.97 million t +2.6%
2001 58.67 million t +17.4%
2002 64.41 million t +9.8%
2003 77.01 million t +19.6%
2004 72.72 million t -5.6%
2005 80.15 million t +10.2%
2006 82.51 million t +2.9%
2007 94.62 million t +14.7%
2008 95.69 million t +1.1%
2009 79.08 million t -17.4%
2010 108.50 million t +37.2%
2011 112.37 million t +3.6%
2012 96.12 million t -14.5%
2013 119.77 million t +24.6%
2014 127.98 million t +6.9%
2015 142.51 million t +11.3%
2016 138.80 million t -2.6%
2017 151.98 million t +9.5%
2018 140.54 million t -7.5%
2019 151.75 million t +8.0%
2020 153.34 million t +1.0%
2021 161.20 million t +5.1%
2022 146.28 million t -9.3%
2023 159.23 million t +8.8%
2024 173.79 million t +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.85 million t 2.31 million t 3.41 million t 9
1970s 9.38 million t 4.16 million t 14.40 million t 10
1980s 21.93 million t 17.02 million t 29.55 million t 10
1990s 35.63 million t 25.93 million t 48.69 million t 10
2000s 75.48 million t 49.97 million t 95.69 million t 10
2010s 129.03 million t 96.12 million t 151.98 million t 10
2020s 158.77 million t 146.28 million t 173.79 million t 5

Countries ranked near South America

  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
  6. 6 Canada 17.84 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — production in South America?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — production in South America was 173.79 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — production recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 173.79 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.31 million t in 1961.
How does South America rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — production?
South America ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South America 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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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.