Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Cyprus
Cyprus: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 10,911 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Cyprus, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Cyprus is 10,911 ha, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Cyprus peaked at 22,864 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 5,745 ha, in 1978.
That places Cyprus 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,336 ha | — |
| 1962 | 22,627 ha | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 22,864 ha | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 21,923 ha | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 22,086 ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 22,037 ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 22,354 ha | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 22,190 ha | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 22,303 ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 22,074 ha | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 22,565 ha | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 22,524 ha | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 20,234 ha | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 11,336 ha | -44.0% |
| 1975 | 11,746 ha | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 11,450 ha | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 11,444 ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 5,745 ha | -49.8% |
| 1979 | 5,800 ha | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 6,020 ha | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 6,356 ha | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 6,599 ha | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 6,662 ha | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 6,930 ha | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 7,118 ha | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 6,877 ha | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 6,748 ha | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 6,870 ha | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 6,883 ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 7,060 ha | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 6,507 ha | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 6,488 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 6,560 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 6,315 ha | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 6,105 ha | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 6,123 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 6,423 ha | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 7,078 ha | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 7,223 ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 7,483 ha | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 8,213 ha | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 8,928 ha | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 12,902 ha | +44.5% |
| 2004 | 13,196 ha | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 13,987 ha | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 15,040 ha | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 11,718 ha | -22.1% |
| 2008 | 10,516 ha | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 12,091 ha | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 11,735 ha | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 10,847 ha | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 10,523 ha | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 10,718 ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 10,943 ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 10,113 ha | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 10,689 ha | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 10,911 ha | +2.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 10,911 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 52,034 ha, 21% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 10,911 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 167,052 ha, 7% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -49.8% | 11,444 ha | 5,745 ha |
| 1974 | -44.0% | 20,234 ha | 11,336 ha |
| 2003 | +44.5% | 8,928 ha | 12,902 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,302 ha | 21,923 ha | 22,864 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,492 ha | 5,745 ha | 22,565 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,706 ha | 6,020 ha | 7,118 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,588 ha | 6,105 ha | 7,223 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,407 ha | 7,483 ha | 15,040 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,810 ha | 10,113 ha | 11,735 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19,497 ha compare
- 134 Belize 18,132 ha compare
- 135 El Salvador 12,453 ha compare
- 137 North Macedonia 10,529 ha compare
- 138 Iraq 10,284 ha compare
- 139 Ireland 10,100 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0816 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0837 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Cyprus?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Cyprus was 10,911 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 22,864 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,745 ha in 1978.
- How does Cyprus rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Cyprus ranks 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.