Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 1.94 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Southern Africa stood at 1.94 million ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Southern Africa peaked at 1.94 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 482,775 ha, in 1962.
That places Southern Africa 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 555,966 ha | — |
| 1962 | 482,775 ha | -13.2% |
| 1963 | 574,864 ha | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 610,736 ha | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 496,758 ha | -18.7% |
| 1966 | 545,471 ha | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 538,490 ha | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 611,809 ha | +13.6% |
| 1969 | 640,000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 714,701 ha | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 627,015 ha | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 666,575 ha | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 711,675 ha | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 745,602 ha | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 604,908 ha | -18.9% |
| 1976 | 567,742 ha | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 708,912 ha | +24.9% |
| 1978 | 930,812 ha | +31.3% |
| 1979 | 839,227 ha | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 847,440 ha | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 820,794 ha | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 679,426 ha | -17.2% |
| 1983 | 715,536 ha | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 761,587 ha | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 719,016 ha | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 758,830 ha | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 815,600 ha | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 980,607 ha | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 891,715 ha | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 897,786 ha | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 993,162 ha | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 916,304 ha | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 770,450 ha | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 722,544 ha | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 823,438 ha | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 960,526 ha | +16.6% |
| 1997 | 797,394 ha | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 869,448 ha | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 1.25 million ha | +43.4% |
| 2000 | 705,273 ha | -43.4% |
| 2001 | 949,542 ha | +34.6% |
| 2002 | 1.00 million ha | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 858,250 ha | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 858,216 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 747,343 ha | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 840,447 ha | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 609,462 ha | -27.5% |
| 2008 | 860,121 ha | +41.1% |
| 2009 | 998,294 ha | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 839,065 ha | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 1.21 million ha | +44.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million ha | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million ha | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million ha | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million ha | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 1.35 million ha | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.39 million ha | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.59 million ha | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million ha | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 1.37 million ha | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.49 million ha | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.81 million ha | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 1.92 million ha | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.94 million ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 561,874 ha | 482,775 ha | 640,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 711,717 ha | 567,742 ha | 930,812 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 799,055 ha | 679,426 ha | 980,607 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 899,820 ha | 722,544 ha | 1.25 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 842,882 ha | 609,462 ha | 1.00 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million ha | 839,065 ha | 1.59 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 million ha | 1.37 million ha | 1.94 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 21 Myanmar 3.42 million ha compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 2.89 million ha compare
- 23 France 2.20 million ha compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 2.01 million ha compare
- 25 South Africa 1.92 million ha compare
- 26 Tunisia 1.89 million ha compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 1.03 million ha compare
- 27 Romania 1.77 million ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Southern Africa?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Southern Africa was 1.94 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 482,775 ha in 1962.
- How does Southern Africa rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Southern Africa ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.