Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production was 1.98 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.98 million t
Change on year
down 27.2%
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
2.72 million t
in 2023
All-time low
135,783 t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production in Southern Africa, 1961–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 1.98 million t for oilcrops, cake equivalent — production in 2024.

The figure is down 27.2% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — production in Southern Africa peaked at 2.72 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 135,783 t, in 1962.

Southern Africa ranks 23rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production in Southern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 171,616 t
1962 135,783 t -20.9%
1963 175,362 t +29.1%
1964 144,135 t -17.8%
1965 144,936 t +0.6%
1966 156,810 t +8.2%
1967 245,363 t +56.5%
1968 159,022 t -35.2%
1969 218,981 t +37.7%
1970 200,796 t -8.3%
1971 243,862 t +21.4%
1972 260,008 t +6.6%
1973 225,700 t -13.2%
1974 405,284 t +79.6%
1975 270,498 t -33.3%
1976 225,739 t -16.5%
1977 385,521 t +70.8%
1978 425,710 t +10.4%
1979 306,349 t -28.0%
1980 402,198 t +31.3%
1981 462,153 t +14.9%
1982 230,872 t -50.0%
1983 194,178 t -15.9%
1984 188,829 t -2.8%
1985 276,299 t +46.3%
1986 260,065 t -5.9%
1987 321,462 t +23.6%
1988 437,965 t +36.2%
1989 423,142 t -3.4%
1990 519,984 t +22.9%
1991 498,258 t -4.2%
1992 214,062 t -57.0%
1993 300,179 t +40.2%
1994 326,429 t +8.7%
1995 387,040 t +18.6%
1996 576,609 t +49.0%
1997 410,298 t -28.8%
1998 554,260 t +35.1%
1999 865,611 t +56.2%
2000 491,617 t -43.2%
2001 649,706 t +32.2%
2002 732,571 t +12.8%
2003 506,376 t -30.9%
2004 582,574 t +15.0%
2005 590,239 t +1.3%
2006 655,308 t +11.0%
2007 369,241 t -43.7%
2008 707,981 t +91.7%
2009 865,046 t +22.2%
2010 753,057 t -12.9%
2011 1.06 million t +40.5%
2012 852,564 t -19.4%
2013 980,672 t +15.0%
2014 1.26 million t +28.4%
2015 1.26 million t +0.3%
2016 1.03 million t -18.4%
2017 1.57 million t +51.9%
2018 1.75 million t +11.7%
2019 1.36 million t -22.3%
2020 1.51 million t +10.9%
2021 1.99 million t +31.6%
2022 2.33 million t +17.3%
2023 2.72 million t +16.8%
2024 1.98 million t -27.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 172,445 t 135,783 t 245,363 t 9
1970s 294,947 t 200,796 t 425,710 t 10
1980s 319,716 t 188,829 t 462,153 t 10
1990s 465,273 t 214,062 t 865,611 t 10
2000s 615,066 t 369,241 t 865,046 t 10
2010s 1.19 million t 753,057 t 1.75 million t 10
2020s 2.10 million t 1.51 million t 2.72 million t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 20 Pakistan 2.10 million t compare
  2. 21 South Africa 1.97 million t compare
  3. 22 Kazakhstan 1.95 million t compare
  4. 23 Poland 1.68 million t compare
  5. 24 Hungary 1.67 million t compare
  6. 25 Myanmar 1.46 million t compare
  7. 26 Bulgaria 1.27 million t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — production in Southern Africa?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — production in Southern Africa was 1.98 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2.72 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — production recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 135,783 t in 1962.
How does Southern Africa rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — production?
Southern Africa ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — production rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Africa 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.