Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 2.56 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.56 million t
Change on year
down 8.2%
Rank
21st
of 29 groups
All-time high
2.79 million t
in 2023
All-time low
455,412 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa stood at 2.56 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 2.79 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 455,412 t, in 1961.

Eastern Africa ranks 21st of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 455,412 t
1962 474,088 t +4.1%
1963 496,284 t +4.7%
1964 501,960 t +1.1%
1965 491,618 t -2.1%
1966 538,530 t +9.5%
1967 581,549 t +8.0%
1968 581,843 t +0.1%
1969 624,365 t +7.3%
1970 648,375 t +3.8%
1971 694,706 t +7.1%
1972 699,910 t +0.7%
1973 664,305 t -5.1%
1974 674,163 t +1.5%
1975 659,893 t -2.1%
1976 690,608 t +4.7%
1977 658,219 t -4.7%
1978 660,304 t +0.3%
1979 605,457 t -8.3%
1980 614,833 t +1.5%
1981 635,844 t +3.4%
1982 634,254 t -0.3%
1983 580,304 t -8.5%
1984 604,576 t +4.2%
1985 636,922 t +5.4%
1986 654,999 t +2.8%
1987 677,029 t +3.4%
1988 723,123 t +6.8%
1989 688,710 t -4.8%
1990 736,422 t +6.9%
1991 756,459 t +2.7%
1992 646,581 t -14.5%
1993 656,964 t +1.6%
1994 639,348 t -2.7%
1995 649,868 t +1.6%
1996 742,104 t +14.2%
1997 722,308 t -2.7%
1998 714,313 t -1.1%
1999 782,860 t +9.6%
2000 802,373 t +2.5%
2001 922,886 t +15.0%
2002 916,608 t -0.7%
2003 1.02 million t +11.0%
2004 1.09 million t +7.3%
2005 1.22 million t +11.9%
2006 1.24 million t +1.5%
2007 1.39 million t +12.4%
2008 1.35 million t -3.0%
2009 1.44 million t +6.9%
2010 1.60 million t +10.8%
2011 2.11 million t +31.6%
2012 2.37 million t +12.6%
2013 2.43 million t +2.6%
2014 2.59 million t +6.4%
2015 2.71 million t +4.6%
2016 2.46 million t -9.0%
2017 2.56 million t +4.1%
2018 2.56 million t -0.0%
2019 2.67 million t +4.3%
2020 2.54 million t -4.8%
2021 2.65 million t +4.3%
2022 2.61 million t -1.5%
2023 2.79 million t +6.7%
2024 2.56 million t -8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 527,294 t 455,412 t 624,365 t 9
1970s 665,594 t 605,457 t 699,910 t 10
1980s 645,059 t 580,304 t 723,123 t 10
1990s 704,723 t 639,348 t 782,860 t 10
2000s 1.14 million t 802,373 t 1.44 million t 10
2010s 2.41 million t 1.60 million t 2.71 million t 10
2020s 2.63 million t 2.54 million t 2.79 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 18 Philippines 2.01 million t compare
  2. 19 Romania 1.90 million t compare
  3. 20 Spain 1.87 million t compare
  4. 21 Colombia 1.77 million t compare
  5. 22 Germany 1.66 million t compare
  6. 23 Kazakhstan 1.29 million t compare
  7. 24 Hungary 1.22 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Eastern Africa?
Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Eastern Africa was 2.56 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2.79 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 455,412 t in 1961.
How does Eastern Africa rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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.