Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 2.73 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Australia and New Zealand stood at 2.73 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 3.72 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15,028 t, in 1965.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,936 t | — |
| 1962 | 18,596 t | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 23,310 t | +25.3% |
| 1964 | 34,104 t | +46.3% |
| 1965 | 15,028 t | -55.9% |
| 1966 | 30,958 t | +106.0% |
| 1967 | 30,400 t | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 32,861 t | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 37,256 t | +13.4% |
| 1970 | 58,220 t | +56.3% |
| 1971 | 74,712 t | +28.3% |
| 1972 | 111,014 t | +48.6% |
| 1973 | 84,654 t | -23.7% |
| 1974 | 91,030 t | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 98,788 t | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 73,962 t | -25.1% |
| 1977 | 86,761 t | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 140,815 t | +62.3% |
| 1979 | 160,961 t | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 120,301 t | -25.3% |
| 1981 | 125,562 t | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 121,209 t | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 104,482 t | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 159,856 t | +53.0% |
| 1985 | 266,976 t | +67.0% |
| 1986 | 227,765 t | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 182,331 t | -19.9% |
| 1988 | 220,210 t | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 214,956 t | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 174,640 t | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 269,582 t | +54.4% |
| 1992 | 266,466 t | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 264,200 t | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 269,795 t | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 368,914 t | +36.7% |
| 1996 | 404,873 t | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 569,094 t | +40.6% |
| 1998 | 873,443 t | +53.5% |
| 1999 | 1.23 million t | +40.5% |
| 2000 | 971,943 t | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 925,617 t | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 562,664 t | -39.2% |
| 2003 | 767,256 t | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 727,043 t | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 752,961 t | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 431,887 t | -42.6% |
| 2007 | 564,446 t | +30.7% |
| 2008 | 796,623 t | +41.1% |
| 2009 | 868,478 t | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million t | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million t | +49.9% |
| 2012 | 1.94 million t | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 1.77 million t | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.60 million t | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million t | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 1.83 million t | +49.1% |
| 2017 | 1.75 million t | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million t | -32.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million t | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 1.86 million t | +82.2% |
| 2021 | 2.79 million t | +49.9% |
| 2022 | 3.72 million t | +33.2% |
| 2023 | 3.20 million t | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 2.73 million t | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,494 t | 15,028 t | 37,256 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 98,092 t | 58,220 t | 160,961 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 174,365 t | 104,482 t | 266,976 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 468,849 t | 174,640 t | 1.23 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 736,892 t | 431,887 t | 971,943 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million t | 1.02 million t | 1.94 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.86 million t | 1.86 million t | 3.72 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 233,329 t compare
- 12 Thailand 4.22 million t compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 199,634 t compare
- 13 USSR 3.44 million t compare
- 14 France 2.79 million t compare
- 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 152,450 t compare
- 15 Micronesia 40,940 t compare
- 16 Australia 2.72 million t compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 36,015 t compare
- 17 Paraguay 2.10 million t compare
- 17 Polynesia 31,482 t compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14,578 t compare
- 18 Philippines 2.01 million t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Australia and New Zealand?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Australia and New Zealand was 2.73 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,028 t in 1965.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production. 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.