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

Latest (2024)
2.73 million t
Change on year
down 14.9%
World rank
15th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.72 million t
in 2022
All-time low
15,028 t
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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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

Annual values for Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 233,329 t compare
  2. 12 Thailand 4.22 million t compare
  3. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 199,634 t compare
  4. 13 USSR 3.44 million t compare
  5. 14 France 2.79 million t compare
  6. 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 152,450 t compare
  7. 15 Micronesia 40,940 t compare
  8. 16 Australia 2.72 million t compare
  9. 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 36,015 t compare
  10. 17 Paraguay 2.10 million t compare
  11. 17 Polynesia 31,482 t compare
  12. 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14,578 t compare
  13. 18 Philippines 2.01 million t compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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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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Indicator
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,286 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.