Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 2.08 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.08 million t
Change on year
up 7.2%
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
3.02 million t
in 2020
All-time low
467,054 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Northern 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 Northern Africa stood at 2.08 million t.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Northern Africa peaked at 3.02 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 467,054 t, in 1961.

That places Northern Africa 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 467,054 t
1962 523,711 t +12.1%
1963 611,547 t +16.8%
1964 591,355 t -3.3%
1965 589,340 t -0.3%
1966 515,075 t -12.6%
1967 555,330 t +7.8%
1968 606,067 t +9.1%
1969 595,387 t -1.8%
1970 680,028 t +14.2%
1971 850,426 t +25.1%
1972 777,107 t -8.6%
1973 783,682 t +0.8%
1974 864,231 t +10.3%
1975 911,147 t +5.4%
1976 772,075 t -15.3%
1977 860,281 t +11.4%
1978 769,585 t -10.5%
1979 868,233 t +12.8%
1980 855,779 t -1.4%
1981 812,908 t -5.0%
1982 706,968 t -13.0%
1983 778,004 t +10.0%
1984 686,708 t -11.7%
1985 709,227 t +3.3%
1986 789,672 t +11.3%
1987 827,537 t +4.8%
1988 798,128 t -3.6%
1989 753,351 t -5.6%
1990 741,150 t -1.6%
1991 846,293 t +14.2%
1992 898,749 t +6.2%
1993 945,668 t +5.2%
1994 860,923 t -9.0%
1995 912,508 t +6.0%
1996 1.43 million t +56.9%
1997 1.13 million t -21.3%
1998 1.11 million t -1.7%
1999 1.27 million t +14.5%
2000 1.01 million t -20.1%
2001 997,719 t -1.6%
2002 1.07 million t +7.4%
2003 1.28 million t +19.6%
2004 1.19 million t -7.4%
2005 1.13 million t -4.8%
2006 1.23 million t +8.8%
2007 1.14 million t -7.4%
2008 1.24 million t +9.2%
2009 1.36 million t +9.4%
2010 1.31 million t -4.0%
2011 1.53 million t +17.2%
2012 1.38 million t -10.0%
2013 1.78 million t +28.9%
2014 1.79 million t +1.0%
2015 1.65 million t -8.2%
2016 1.85 million t +12.1%
2017 1.89 million t +2.3%
2018 2.75 million t +45.6%
2019 2.66 million t -3.4%
2020 3.02 million t +13.4%
2021 2.46 million t -18.4%
2022 2.63 million t +6.7%
2023 1.94 million t -25.9%
2024 2.08 million t +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 561,652 t 467,054 t 611,547 t 9
1970s 813,680 t 680,028 t 911,147 t 10
1980s 771,828 t 686,708 t 855,779 t 10
1990s 1.01 million t 741,150 t 1.43 million t 10
2000s 1.17 million t 997,719 t 1.36 million t 10
2010s 1.86 million t 1.31 million t 2.75 million t 10
2020s 2.43 million t 1.94 million t 3.02 million t 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 20 Spain 1.87 million t compare
  2. 20 Timor-Leste 5,453 t compare
  3. 21 Colombia 1.77 million t compare
  4. 22 Germany 1.66 million t compare
  5. 23 Kazakhstan 1.29 million t compare
  6. 24 Hungary 1.22 million t compare
  7. 25 Myanmar 1.16 million t compare
  8. 26 Poland 1.05 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Northern Africa?
Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Northern Africa was 2.08 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3.02 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 467,054 t in 1961.
How does Northern Africa rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern 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.