Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Melanesia

Melanesia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 1.04 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.04 million t
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
6th
of 20 regions
All-time high
1.05 million t
in 2023
All-time low
173,965 t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Melanesia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Melanesia is 1.04 million t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Melanesia peaked at 1.05 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 173,965 t, in 1962.

That places Melanesia 6th out of 20 regions 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 179,851 t 173,965 t 190,454 t 9
1970s 215,279 t 182,100 t 262,964 t 10
1980s 334,761 t 262,940 t 398,805 t 10
1990s 436,979 t 353,743 t 498,911 t 10
2000s 542,366 t 451,011 t 690,439 t 10
2010s 835,513 t 671,895 t 951,366 t 10
2020s 1.00 million t 921,683 t 1.05 million t 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 3 Malaysia 21.97 million t compare
  2. 4 China (People’s Republic of) 19.84 million t compare
  3. 5 China, mainland 19.82 million t compare
  4. 6 India 15.92 million t compare
  5. 7 Argentina 10.95 million t compare
  6. 8 Russian Federation 10.60 million t compare
  7. 9 Canada 8.86 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Melanesia?
Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Melanesia was 1.04 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 173,965 t in 1962.
How does Melanesia rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
Melanesia ranks 6th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Melanesia 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.