Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Western Europe

Western Europe: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 3.83 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.83 million t
Change on year
down 14.1%
Rank
19th
of 29 groups
All-time high
5.47 million t
in 2009
All-time low
205,609 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Western Europe, 1961–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 3.83 million t for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Western Europe peaked at 5.47 million t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 205,609 t, in 1961.

Western Europe ranks 19th 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 Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Western Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 205,609 t
1962 255,847 t +24.4%
1963 228,518 t -10.7%
1964 287,416 t +25.8%
1965 318,413 t +10.8%
1966 310,744 t -2.4%
1967 385,532 t +24.1%
1968 408,664 t +6.0%
1969 391,771 t -4.1%
1970 454,636 t +16.0%
1971 524,006 t +15.3%
1972 553,643 t +5.7%
1973 531,824 t -3.9%
1974 586,574 t +10.3%
1975 528,055 t -10.0%
1976 529,798 t +0.3%
1977 493,123 t -6.9%
1978 596,866 t +21.0%
1979 544,962 t -8.7%
1980 859,610 t +57.7%
1981 883,954 t +2.8%
1982 1.12 million t +27.0%
1983 1.13 million t +0.8%
1984 1.38 million t +21.8%
1985 1.70 million t +23.7%
1986 1.79 million t +5.3%
1987 2.88 million t +60.6%
1988 2.67 million t -7.4%
1989 2.51 million t -6.0%
1990 2.77 million t +10.3%
1991 3.30 million t +19.3%
1992 2.83 million t -14.3%
1993 2.69 million t -5.1%
1994 3.06 million t +13.9%
1995 3.34 million t +9.0%
1996 2.92 million t -12.5%
1997 3.49 million t +19.6%
1998 3.71 million t +6.2%
1999 4.41 million t +18.9%
2000 3.67 million t -16.7%
2001 3.56 million t -2.9%
2002 3.55 million t -0.3%
2003 3.48 million t -2.0%
2004 4.35 million t +24.9%
2005 4.49 million t +3.3%
2006 4.44 million t -1.1%
2007 4.56 million t +2.7%
2008 4.63 million t +1.5%
2009 5.47 million t +18.2%
2010 4.93 million t -9.9%
2011 4.55 million t -7.7%
2012 4.80 million t +5.4%
2013 4.76 million t -0.7%
2014 5.41 million t +13.7%
2015 4.70 million t -13.1%
2016 4.32 million t -8.1%
2017 4.62 million t +6.9%
2018 4.10 million t -11.3%
2019 3.25 million t -20.6%
2020 3.57 million t +9.5%
2021 3.72 million t +4.4%
2022 4.45 million t +19.7%
2023 4.46 million t +0.1%
2024 3.83 million t -14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 310,279 t 205,609 t 408,664 t 9
1970s 534,349 t 454,636 t 596,866 t 10
1980s 1.69 million t 859,610 t 2.88 million t 10
1990s 3.25 million t 2.69 million t 4.41 million t 10
2000s 4.22 million t 3.48 million t 5.47 million t 10
2010s 4.55 million t 3.25 million t 5.41 million t 10
2020s 4.01 million t 3.57 million t 4.46 million t 5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 16 Australia 2.72 million t compare
  2. 17 Paraguay 2.10 million t compare
  3. 18 Philippines 2.01 million t compare
  4. 19 Romania 1.90 million t compare
  5. 20 Spain 1.87 million t compare
  6. 21 Colombia 1.77 million t compare
  7. 22 Germany 1.66 million t compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Western Europe?
Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Western Europe was 3.83 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 5.47 million t in 2009.
What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 205,609 t in 1961.
How does Western Europe rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
Western Europe ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western Europe 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.