Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Melanesia
Melanesia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 1.04 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Melanesia, 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 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 countries 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 174,413 t | — |
| 1962 | 173,965 t | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 185,144 t | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 188,444 t | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 175,139 t | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 177,118 t | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 176,345 t | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 177,637 t | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 190,454 t | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 182,100 t | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 188,948 t | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 183,154 t | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 190,516 t | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 198,868 t | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 208,146 t | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 227,160 t | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 250,854 t | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 262,964 t | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 260,084 t | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 262,940 t | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 277,457 t | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 302,182 t | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 317,718 t | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 375,866 t | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 398,805 t | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 390,411 t | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 359,146 t | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 334,790 t | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 328,297 t | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 353,743 t | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 359,326 t | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 422,173 t | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 446,563 t | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 420,498 t | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 434,171 t | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 478,368 t | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 465,441 t | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 490,592 t | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 498,911 t | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 527,137 t | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 457,316 t | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 458,553 t | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 451,011 t | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 481,619 t | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 507,059 t | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 525,422 t | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 642,250 t | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 682,859 t | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 690,439 t | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 671,895 t | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 702,224 t | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 722,575 t | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 739,543 t | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 873,203 t | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 914,052 t | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 928,121 t | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 920,628 t | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 931,519 t | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 951,366 t | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 921,683 t | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 975,496 t | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million t | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million t | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.04 million t | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 3 Malaysia 21.97 million t compare
- 4 China 19.84 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 2.10 million t compare
- 5 China, mainland 19.82 million t compare
- 6 India 15.92 million t compare
- 7 Argentina 10.95 million t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 978,442 t compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 696,306 t compare
- 8 Russian Federation 10.60 million t compare
- 9 Canada 8.86 million t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 624,695 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 8.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -19.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.4201 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.2146 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 11.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 21.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.8374 % change on previous year (2024)
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 countries 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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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.