Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested by country

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...

Countries reporting
202
Highest
49.56 million ha
Brazil
Lowest
0 ha
Malta
Median
133,806 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,169

What the numbers show

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 49.56 million ha in Brazil; the lowest is 0 ha in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 133,806 ha, and the mean is 1.76 million ha.

Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 994.0%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 49.56 million ha 2024 up 53.9% volatile
2 India 44.26 million ha 2024 up 6.2% rising
3 China 28.18 million ha 2024 up 8.5% rising
4 China, mainland 28.13 million ha 2024 up 8.5% rising
5 Argentina 19.46 million ha 2024 down 10.1% volatile
6 Russian Federation 18.44 million ha 2024 up 77.8% volatile
7 Indonesia 17.62 million ha 2024 up 41.5% volatile
8 Canada 11.67 million ha 2024 up 1.1% volatile
9 Nigeria 11.35 million ha 2024 up 27.1% rising
10 USSR 9.65 million ha 1991 down 2.0% flat
11 Ukraine 9.12 million ha 2024 up 13.7% rising
12 Sudan 5.56 million ha 2024 up 4.0% rising
13 Malaysia 5.24 million ha 2024 up 6.2% volatile
14 Pakistan 4.20 million ha 2024 up 1.0% rising
15 Australia and New Zealand 4.01 million ha 2024 up 18.7% volatile
16 Australia 4.01 million ha 2024 up 18.7% volatile
17 Paraguay 3.85 million ha 2024 up 2.0% volatile
18 Philippines 3.85 million ha 2024 up 6.9% rising
19 Sudan (former) 3.52 million ha 2011 down 0.4% rising
20 Spain 3.46 million ha 2017 up 9.1% volatile
21 Myanmar 3.42 million ha 2024 up 0.5% rising
22 United Republic of Tanzania 3.07 million ha 2024 down 21.2% volatile
23 Kazakhstan 2.89 million ha 2024 up 36.9% volatile
24 Türkiye 2.54 million ha 2024 up 18.3% rising
25 France 2.20 million ha 2017 down 0.6% volatile
26 Burkina Faso 2.01 million ha 2024 up 27.4% volatile
27 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.91 million ha 2024 up 26.5% volatile
28 Tunisia 1.89 million ha 2024 up 17.3% rising
29 Romania 1.77 million ha 2017 up 50.8% rising
30 Italy 1.67 million ha 2017 up 12.5% rising
31 Benin 1.54 million ha 2024 up 107.1% volatile
32 Mozambique 1.53 million ha 2024 up 41.5% rising
33 Chad 1.50 million ha 2024 up 0.7% volatile
33 Réunion 1,429 ha 2006 up 36.2% volatile
34 Mali 1.37 million ha 2024 up 40.9% volatile
35 Germany 1.36 million ha 2017 down 14.2% volatile
36 Senegal 1.36 million ha 2024 up 44.0% flat
37 Niger 1.31 million ha 2024 up 41.4% volatile
38 Guinea 1.29 million ha 2024 up 39.5% volatile
39 Thailand 1.28 million ha 2024 up 29.0% rising
40 Morocco 1.27 million ha 2024 up 29.1% volatile
41 Cameroon 1.25 million ha 2024 up 31.8% rising
42 Uganda 1.19 million ha 2024 up 15.0% flat
43 Ethiopia 1.18 million ha 2024 up 7.7% rising
44 Greece 1.15 million ha 2017 down 2.2% volatile
45 Hungary 1.11 million ha 2017 up 39.6% volatile
46 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.10 million ha 2024 up 6.6% rising
47 Uruguay 1.09 million ha 2024 down 19.0% volatile
48 Bulgaria 1.09 million ha 2017 up 62.3% rising
49 Ghana 1.08 million ha 2024 up 21.1% volatile
50 Côte d'Ivoire 1.03 million ha 2024 up 18.9% volatile
51 Uzbekistan 994,851 ha 2024 down 27.3% falling
52 South Sudan 988,499 ha 2024 up 5.0% flat
53 Poland 965,385 ha 2017 up 16.2% rising
54 Malawi 752,052 ha 2024 up 12.9% volatile
55 Syrian Arab Republic 747,837 ha 2024 down 4.6% rising
56 Colombia 639,634 ha 2024 up 69.3% rising
57 Bangladesh 638,820 ha 2024 up 30.5% rising
58 Mexico 629,470 ha 2024 down 26.4% falling
59 Melanesia 623,071 ha 2024 up 15.7% rising
60 Turkmenistan 580,030 ha 2024 up 7.4% flat
61 Ethiopia PDR 549,315 ha 1992 up 5.7% flat
62 Sri Lanka 519,071 ha 2024 up 9.2% flat
63 Serbia 508,100 ha 2024 up 48.0% rising
64 Algeria 492,136 ha 2024 up 23.6% volatile
65 Angola 486,298 ha 2024 up 13.3% volatile
66 Republic of Moldova 485,796 ha 2024 up 24.0% rising
67 Czechia 479,523 ha 2017 up 6.2% rising
68 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 470,644 ha 2024 up 23.6% rising
69 Papua New Guinea 457,024 ha 2024 up 19.2% rising
70 Togo 449,209 ha 2024 up 79.3% volatile
71 Belarus 447,000 ha 2024 up 4.4% rising
72 Zambia 401,297 ha 2024 down 25.6% volatile
73 Viet Nam 389,062 ha 2024 down 23.8% rising
74 Egypt 383,466 ha 2024 up 18.6% falling
75 Portugal 371,736 ha 2017 up 1.8% volatile
76 Zimbabwe 348,823 ha 2024 down 5.2% rising
77 Yugoslav SFR 335,263 ha 1991 up 19.1% rising
78 Serbia and Montenegro 334,005 ha 2005 up 41.0% rising
79 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 310,967 ha 2024 down 54.9% volatile
80 Slovakia 291,198 ha 2017 up 24.6% rising
81 Guatemala 287,880 ha 2024 up 58.4% rising
82 Nepal 261,986 ha 2024 up 13.2% rising
83 Czechoslovakia 261,353 ha 1992 up 62.8% rising
84 Kenya 260,851 ha 2024 up 9.7% rising
85 Sierra Leone 205,113 ha 2024 up 77.7% rising
87 Croatia 196,330 ha 2017 up 101.9% rising
88 Libya 193,318 ha 2024 down 26.6% volatile
89 Honduras 192,630 ha 2024 up 41.5% volatile
90 Lithuania 189,001 ha 2017 up 7.4% volatile
91 Ecuador 186,859 ha 2024 down 40.6% rising
92 Denmark 178,356 ha 2017 down 0.5% volatile
93 Afghanistan 177,405 ha 2024 up 207.9% falling
94 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 173,993 ha 2024 down 45.6% falling
95 Japan 161,166 ha 2024 up 15.2% falling
96 Guinea-Bissau 156,837 ha 2024 up 99.7% falling
97 Austria 155,749 ha 2017 up 31.3% volatile
98 Madagascar 148,104 ha 2024 up 30.4% rising
99 Peru 141,063 ha 2024 up 47.1% falling
100 Republic of Korea 138,028 ha 2024 down 5.5% falling
101 Tajikistan 136,497 ha 2024 down 27.8% falling
102 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 136,391 ha 2024 down 8.6% falling
103 Mongolia 131,222 ha 2024 up 39.9% volatile
104 Sweden 118,780 ha 2017 up 29.1% falling
105 Cambodia 118,709 ha 2024 down 18.3% volatile
106 Latvia 113,400 ha 2017 up 11.7% volatile
107 Azerbaijan 112,128 ha 2024 up 139.7% falling
108 Gabon 104,254 ha 2024 up 111.0% volatile
109 Rwanda 102,751 ha 2024 up 57.5% volatile
110 Vanuatu 91,544 ha 2024 down 2.9% rising
111 Nicaragua 91,150 ha 2023 up 16.4% falling
112 Eritrea 89,731 ha 2024 up 6.5% rising
113 Costa Rica 88,821 ha 2024 up 1.4% volatile
114 Dominican Republic 78,444 ha 2024 up 9.1% falling
115 Estonia 73,866 ha 2017 up 0.2% volatile
116 Haiti 73,488 ha 2024 down 9.3% rising
117 Congo 71,667 ha 2024 up 1.9% rising
118 Somalia 70,560 ha 2024 down 36.5% rising
119 Solomon Islands 67,908 ha 2024 up 23.5% rising
120 Palestine 66,873 ha 2022 up 17.5% falling
121 Lebanon 66,822 ha 2024 up 9.3% rising
122 Polynesia 58,183 ha 2024 down 6.2% falling
123 Jordan 57,877 ha 2024 down 7.7% rising
124 Gambia 57,709 ha 2024 down 34.6% falling
125 Finland 55,200 ha 2017 down 38.3% volatile
126 Chile 55,166 ha 2024 down 16.1% falling
127 Micronesia 54,092 ha 2024 up 17.6% rising
128 Albania 52,714 ha 2024 up 26.7% falling
129 China, Taiwan Province of 50,653 ha 2024 down 2.8% falling
130 Israel 48,903 ha 2024 up 2.0% falling
131 Comoros 43,246 ha 2024 up 57.7% rising
132 Liberia 39,440 ha 2024 up 5.6% rising
133 Switzerland 35,446 ha 2024 up 23.0% rising
134 Burundi 34,294 ha 2024 up 4.6% rising
135 Panama 31,663 ha 2024 up 209.8% volatile
136 Guyana 30,176 ha 2024 up 636.0% volatile
137 Kiribati 29,066 ha 2024 up 46.4% falling
138 Saudi Arabia 28,061 ha 2024 up 994.0% volatile
139 Kyrgyzstan 27,298 ha 2024 down 59.3% falling
140 Yemen 26,635 ha 2024 down 32.4% rising
141 Belgium 25,819 ha 2017 up 2.8% rising
142 Jamaica 24,526 ha 2024 up 38.5% falling
143 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23,379 ha 2024 down 53.0% rising
144 French Polynesia 23,006 ha 2024 up 5.1% falling
145 Belgium-Luxembourg 23,003 ha 1999 up 40.2% falling
146 Samoa 21,712 ha 2024 down 19.5% falling
147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19,497 ha 2024 up 241.5% volatile
148 Belize 18,132 ha 2024 up 415.1% volatile
149 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18,024 ha 2024 down 1.2% rising
150 Timor-Leste 16,430 ha 2024 down 3.8% volatile
151 El Salvador 12,453 ha 2024 down 18.4% volatile
152 Cyprus 10,911 ha 2017 down 6.9% volatile
153 North Macedonia 10,529 ha 2024 down 18.9% falling
154 Iraq 10,284 ha 2024 down 18.0% volatile
155 Ireland 10,100 ha 2017 up 23.2% volatile
156 Cuba 8,205 ha 2024 down 50.2% falling
157 Botswana 8,053 ha 2024 up 167.5% volatile
158 Eswatini 7,907 ha 2024 down 11.0% volatile
159 Slovenia 7,885 ha 2017 up 20.1% volatile
160 Marshall Islands 6,765 ha 2024 down 11.3% falling
161 Equatorial Guinea 5,312 ha 2024 down 5.0% rising
162 Mauritania 5,304 ha 2024 down 3.7% rising
163 Niue 5,285 ha 2024 up 24.1% rising
164 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4,883 ha 2017 down 35.8% volatile
165 Tonga 4,097 ha 2024 down 28.2% falling
166 Fiji 3,553 ha 2024 up 3.6% volatile
167 Dominica 3,322 ha 2024 up 21.5% falling
168 Luxembourg 3,267 ha 2017 down 39.4% rising
169 Trinidad and Tobago 3,109 ha 2024 up 42.7% volatile
170 New Caledonia 3,042 ha 2024 up 25.1% falling
171 New Zealand 2,858 ha 2024 down 5.0% volatile
172 Georgia 2,838 ha 2024 down 7.7% volatile
173 Sao Tome and Principe 2,529 ha 2024 down 77.4% falling
174 Tuvalu 2,499 ha 2024 up 50.6% falling
175 Cabo Verde 2,091 ha 2024 down 9.1% falling
176 Saint Lucia 1,996 ha 2024 down 5.0% falling
177 Namibia 1,941 ha 2024 up 92.0% volatile
178 Norway 1,848 ha 2024 down 54.9% falling
179 Seychelles 1,211 ha 2024 up 64.1% volatile
180 Grenada 1,143 ha 2024 down 49.7% rising
181 Cook Islands 984 ha 2024 up 2.5% volatile
182 Suriname 826 ha 2024 down 52.8% volatile
183 Montenegro 786 ha 2024 up 144.1% flat
184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 747 ha 2024 up 57.9% volatile
185 Oman 637 ha 2024 unchanged flat
186 Antigua and Barbuda 593 ha 2024 down 1.2% rising
187 Martinique 575 ha 2006 up 12.5% falling
188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 538 ha 2024 down 19.9% volatile
189 Mauritius 535 ha 2024 down 26.3% volatile
190 Bhutan 516 ha 2024 down 63.7% volatile
191 Bahamas 366 ha 2024 up 9.6% rising
192 Barbados 292 ha 2024 up 22.2% falling
193 Nauru 237 ha 2024 down 10.2% falling
194 Brunei Darussalam 158 ha 2024 down 29.1% falling
195 Armenia 138 ha 2024 up 55.1% volatile
196 Guadeloupe 101 ha 2006 down 15.8% volatile
197 Maldives 93 ha 2024 down 4.1% volatile
198 Puerto Rico 88 ha 2024 up 120.0% volatile
199 French Guiana 72 ha 2006 up 14.3% volatile
200 Kuwait 56 ha 2024 up 47.4% volatile
201 Singapore 16 ha 2024 down 20.0% volatile
202 Malta 0 ha 2022 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,169 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.