Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Australia
Australia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 2.72 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Australia is 2.72 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Australia peaked at 3.72 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12,778 t, in 1965.
That places Australia 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,922 t | — |
| 1962 | 15,748 t | +13.1% |
| 1963 | 19,385 t | +23.1% |
| 1964 | 30,171 t | +55.6% |
| 1965 | 12,778 t | -57.6% |
| 1966 | 29,266 t | +129.0% |
| 1967 | 27,903 t | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 30,689 t | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 33,547 t | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 53,868 t | +60.6% |
| 1971 | 70,360 t | +30.6% |
| 1972 | 106,662 t | +51.6% |
| 1973 | 80,321 t | -24.7% |
| 1974 | 88,575 t | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 93,687 t | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 70,308 t | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 83,369 t | +18.6% |
| 1978 | 136,618 t | +63.9% |
| 1979 | 158,199 t | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 118,977 t | -24.8% |
| 1981 | 124,268 t | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 119,968 t | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 103,952 t | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 159,430 t | +53.4% |
| 1985 | 266,572 t | +67.2% |
| 1986 | 224,815 t | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 179,364 t | -20.2% |
| 1988 | 217,749 t | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 213,969 t | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 173,705 t | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 268,606 t | +54.6% |
| 1992 | 265,456 t | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 262,850 t | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 267,840 t | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 366,810 t | +37.0% |
| 1996 | 402,778 t | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 566,882 t | +40.7% |
| 1998 | 871,573 t | +53.7% |
| 1999 | 1.23 million t | +40.6% |
| 2000 | 970,073 t | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 923,747 t | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 560,794 t | -39.3% |
| 2003 | 765,106 t | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 724,893 t | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 751,026 t | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 430,113 t | -42.7% |
| 2007 | 563,007 t | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 795,187 t | +41.2% |
| 2009 | 866,568 t | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million t | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million t | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 1.94 million t | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 1.77 million t | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.60 million t | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million t | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 1.83 million t | +49.1% |
| 2017 | 1.74 million t | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.18 million t | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million t | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 1.86 million t | +82.3% |
| 2021 | 2.79 million t | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 3.72 million t | +33.2% |
| 2023 | 3.20 million t | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 2.72 million t | -14.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2.72 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 55,200 t, 49.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2.72 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35,504 t, 76.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,712 t | 12,778 t | 33,547 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 94,197 t | 53,868 t | 158,199 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 172,906 t | 103,952 t | 266,572 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 467,211 t | 173,705 t | 1.23 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 735,051 t | 430,113 t | 970,073 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 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
- 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 Australia and New Zealand 2.73 million t compare
- 15 Micronesia 40,940 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
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 12,369 t compare
- 19 Romania 1.90 million t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4449 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 1.16 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2372 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.7 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Australia?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Australia was 2.72 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?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,778 t in 1965.
- How does Australia rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.