Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Melanesia

Melanesia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 623,071 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
623,071 ha
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
10th
of 20 regions
All-time high
672,671 ha
in 2019
All-time low
346,785 ha
in 1980
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Melanesia, 1961–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 623,071 ha for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in 2024.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Melanesia peaked at 672,671 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 346,785 ha, in 1980.

Melanesia ranks 10th of 20 regions 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 Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 351,107 ha
1962 355,116 ha +1.1%
1963 357,400 ha +0.6%
1964 357,600 ha +0.1%
1965 357,042 ha -0.2%
1966 354,557 ha -0.7%
1967 358,215 ha +1.0%
1968 351,697 ha -1.8%
1969 358,761 ha +2.0%
1970 353,910 ha -1.4%
1971 355,460 ha +0.4%
1972 350,578 ha -1.4%
1973 358,368 ha +2.2%
1974 360,320 ha +0.5%
1975 363,130 ha +0.8%
1976 371,259 ha +2.2%
1977 371,714 ha +0.1%
1978 378,094 ha +1.7%
1979 389,836 ha +3.1%
1980 346,785 ha -11.0%
1981 352,135 ha +1.5%
1982 364,398 ha +3.5%
1983 372,352 ha +2.2%
1984 392,519 ha +5.4%
1985 456,416 ha +16.3%
1986 458,890 ha +0.5%
1987 449,159 ha -2.1%
1988 461,948 ha +2.8%
1989 470,325 ha +1.8%
1990 487,458 ha +3.6%
1991 476,425 ha -2.3%
1992 495,226 ha +3.9%
1993 501,167 ha +1.2%
1994 504,935 ha +0.8%
1995 509,489 ha +0.9%
1996 508,670 ha -0.2%
1997 480,576 ha -5.5%
1998 512,402 ha +6.6%
1999 505,482 ha -1.4%
2000 510,660 ha +1.0%
2001 461,435 ha -9.6%
2002 466,981 ha +1.2%
2003 467,017 ha +0.0%
2004 452,709 ha -3.1%
2005 502,080 ha +10.9%
2006 514,289 ha +2.4%
2007 581,776 ha +13.1%
2008 561,285 ha -3.5%
2009 565,922 ha +0.8%
2010 511,544 ha -9.6%
2011 521,676 ha +2.0%
2012 521,332 ha -0.1%
2013 528,111 ha +1.3%
2014 538,372 ha +1.9%
2015 549,020 ha +2.0%
2016 556,266 ha +1.3%
2017 658,241 ha +18.3%
2018 658,276 ha +0.0%
2019 672,671 ha +2.2%
2020 581,148 ha -13.6%
2021 586,770 ha +1.0%
2022 603,055 ha +2.8%
2023 616,384 ha +2.2%
2024 623,071 ha +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 355,722 ha 351,107 ha 358,761 ha 9
1970s 365,267 ha 350,578 ha 389,836 ha 10
1980s 412,493 ha 346,785 ha 470,325 ha 10
1990s 498,183 ha 476,425 ha 512,402 ha 10
2000s 508,415 ha 452,709 ha 581,776 ha 10
2010s 571,551 ha 511,544 ha 672,671 ha 10
2020s 602,086 ha 581,148 ha 623,071 ha 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 7 Indonesia 17.62 million ha compare
  2. 8 Canada 11.67 million ha compare
  3. 9 Nigeria 11.35 million ha compare
  4. 10 USSR 9.65 million ha compare
  5. 11 Ukraine 9.12 million ha compare
  6. 12 Sudan 5.56 million ha compare
  7. 13 Malaysia 5.24 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Melanesia?
Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Melanesia was 623,071 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 672,671 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 346,785 ha in 1980.
How does Melanesia rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
Melanesia ranks 10th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia 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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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.