Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Jordan
Jordan: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 57,877 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 57,877 ha for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Jordan peaked at 68,878 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 9,725 ha, in 1968.
Jordan ranks 111th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Jordan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68,670 ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,880 ha | -74.0% |
| 1963 | 60,884 ha | +240.5% |
| 1964 | 61,601 ha | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 68,878 ha | +11.8% |
| 1966 | 67,558 ha | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 63,197 ha | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 9,725 ha | -84.6% |
| 1969 | 15,230 ha | +56.6% |
| 1970 | 10,277 ha | -32.5% |
| 1971 | 28,916 ha | +181.4% |
| 1972 | 33,109 ha | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 33,158 ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 32,871 ha | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 21,829 ha | -33.6% |
| 1976 | 26,019 ha | +19.2% |
| 1977 | 18,781 ha | -27.8% |
| 1978 | 21,886 ha | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 32,571 ha | +48.8% |
| 1980 | 27,733 ha | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 29,354 ha | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 30,462 ha | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 27,885 ha | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 30,772 ha | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 29,942 ha | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 34,563 ha | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 38,231 ha | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 36,660 ha | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 36,557 ha | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 36,614 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 36,985 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 39,816 ha | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 39,722 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 53,503 ha | +34.7% |
| 1995 | 54,353 ha | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 54,916 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 61,701 ha | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 62,779 ha | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 63,273 ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 64,023 ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 64,104 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 64,514 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 64,495 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 64,633 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 64,657 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64,580 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 60,173 ha | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 60,560 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 60,736 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 61,005 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 62,126 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 62,690 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 62,391 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 62,689 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 63,908 ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 63,987 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 56,221 ha | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 56,613 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 56,952 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 57,052 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 57,038 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 57,231 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 57,879 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 57,877 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,180 ha | 9,725 ha | 68,878 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,942 ha | 10,277 ha | 33,158 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,216 ha | 27,733 ha | 38,231 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,366 ha | 36,614 ha | 63,273 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 63,248 ha | 60,173 ha | 64,657 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,858 ha | 56,221 ha | 63,987 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,415 ha | 57,038 ha | 57,879 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.56 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.56 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Jordan?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Jordan was 57,877 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 68,878 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,725 ha in 1968.
- How does Jordan rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Jordan ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.