Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Caribbean
Caribbean: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 196,859 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 196,859 ha for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Caribbean peaked at 273,774 ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 173,030 ha, in 2010.
That places Caribbean 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 221,084 ha | — |
| 1962 | 222,607 ha | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 217,058 ha | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 195,293 ha | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 196,092 ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 190,294 ha | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 183,563 ha | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 182,315 ha | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 212,901 ha | +16.8% |
| 1970 | 200,078 ha | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 212,915 ha | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 221,474 ha | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 219,046 ha | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 212,296 ha | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 212,175 ha | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 228,150 ha | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 235,558 ha | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 245,174 ha | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 228,599 ha | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 230,452 ha | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 231,240 ha | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 234,898 ha | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 241,648 ha | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 250,030 ha | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 250,746 ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 273,774 ha | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 259,085 ha | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 267,962 ha | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 243,726 ha | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 246,928 ha | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 255,329 ha | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 224,640 ha | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 227,030 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 220,066 ha | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 217,064 ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 222,925 ha | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 233,759 ha | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 230,236 ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 230,326 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 226,066 ha | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 217,697 ha | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 216,977 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 213,288 ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 214,525 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 216,362 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 216,234 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 238,535 ha | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 232,011 ha | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 199,084 ha | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 173,030 ha | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 175,136 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 181,231 ha | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 209,406 ha | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 198,762 ha | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 185,337 ha | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 184,355 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 182,802 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 185,262 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 185,128 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 185,148 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 178,533 ha | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 174,895 ha | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 183,338 ha | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 196,859 ha | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 202,356 ha | 182,315 ha | 222,607 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 221,546 ha | 200,078 ha | 245,174 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 248,356 ha | 230,452 ha | 273,774 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 230,830 ha | 217,064 ha | 255,329 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 219,078 ha | 199,084 ha | 238,535 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 186,045 ha | 173,030 ha | 209,406 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 183,755 ha | 174,895 ha | 196,859 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
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- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 71 kg/An (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested 8,527 ha (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield 19,733 kg/ha (2024)
- Cabbages — Production 168,261 t (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production 7,589 t (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 1.91 million An (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 509,376 ha (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 1.91 million An (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 513,993 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Caribbean?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Caribbean was 196,859 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 273,774 ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,030 ha in 2010.
- How does Caribbean rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Caribbean ranks 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.