Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 13.69 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
13.69 million t
Change on year
down 6.5%
Rank
13th
of 29 groups
All-time high
15.35 million t
in 2017
All-time low
1.86 million t
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in European Union (27) stood at 13.69 million t.

The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in European Union (27) peaked at 15.35 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.86 million t, in 1964.

That places European Union (27) 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 2.39 million t
1962 2.01 million t -15.7%
1963 2.74 million t +36.3%
1964 1.86 million t -32.3%
1965 2.44 million t +31.5%
1966 2.41 million t -1.2%
1967 2.80 million t +16.0%
1968 2.64 million t -5.5%
1969 2.55 million t -3.5%
1970 2.82 million t +10.4%
1971 3.13 million t +11.3%
1972 3.09 million t -1.4%
1973 3.24 million t +5.0%
1974 3.06 million t -5.8%
1975 3.59 million t +17.5%
1976 3.16 million t -12.0%
1977 3.47 million t +9.8%
1978 3.61 million t +3.9%
1979 3.44 million t -4.7%
1980 4.31 million t +25.5%
1981 3.92 million t -9.2%
1982 4.73 million t +20.8%
1983 4.56 million t -3.7%
1984 5.32 million t +16.6%
1985 5.73 million t +7.8%
1986 6.01 million t +4.9%
1987 7.69 million t +27.8%
1988 6.82 million t -11.3%
1989 7.26 million t +6.6%
1990 6.97 million t -4.1%
1991 8.05 million t +15.6%
1992 7.14 million t -11.3%
1993 6.95 million t -2.7%
1994 7.49 million t +7.7%
1995 8.12 million t +8.5%
1996 7.88 million t -2.9%
1997 8.99 million t +14.0%
1998 9.14 million t +1.7%
1999 10.23 million t +11.8%
2000 8.88 million t -13.2%
2001 9.36 million t +5.5%
2002 9.00 million t -3.9%
2003 9.62 million t +6.9%
2004 11.33 million t +17.7%
2005 10.63 million t -6.2%
2006 11.39 million t +7.1%
2007 11.23 million t -1.4%
2008 12.36 million t +10.1%
2009 13.62 million t +10.2%
2010 13.26 million t -2.6%
2011 13.31 million t +0.3%
2012 11.88 million t -10.7%
2013 14.59 million t +22.8%
2014 14.77 million t +1.2%
2015 13.96 million t -5.5%
2016 13.96 million t +0.0%
2017 15.35 million t +10.0%
2018 15.00 million t -2.3%
2019 13.46 million t -10.3%
2020 13.81 million t +2.6%
2021 14.70 million t +6.5%
2022 14.09 million t -4.2%
2023 14.65 million t +4.0%
2024 13.69 million t -6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.43 million t 1.86 million t 2.80 million t 9
1970s 3.26 million t 2.82 million t 3.61 million t 10
1980s 5.63 million t 3.92 million t 7.69 million t 10
1990s 8.10 million t 6.95 million t 10.23 million t 10
2000s 10.74 million t 8.88 million t 13.62 million t 10
2010s 13.95 million t 11.88 million t 15.35 million t 10
2020s 14.19 million t 13.69 million t 14.70 million t 5

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 10 Ukraine 7.09 million t compare
  2. 10 Viet Nam 435,139 t compare
  3. 11 Nigeria 4.52 million t compare
  4. 12 Thailand 4.22 million t compare
  5. 13 USSR 3.44 million t compare
  6. 14 France 2.79 million t compare
  7. 15 Australia and New Zealand 2.73 million t compare
  8. 16 Australia 2.72 million t compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in European Union (27)?
Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in European Union (27) was 13.69 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 15.35 million t in 2017.
What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.86 million t in 1964.
How does European Union (27) rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
European Union (27) ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.