Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 508.9 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Middle Africa stood at 508.9 kg/ha.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Middle Africa peaked at 525.1 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 307.8 kg/ha, in 1978.
That places Middle Africa 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 394.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 374.4 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 390.1 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 393.5 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 361.9 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 345.7 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 375.1 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 392.7 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 387.1 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 355.4 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 343.1 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 348.1 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 339 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 341.7 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 333.4 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 330.6 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 331.4 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 307.8 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 337.4 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 339.5 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 346 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 343.8 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 327.9 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 330.4 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 337.4 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 344.2 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 344.1 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 353.2 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 389.9 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 370.1 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 357.2 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 357.9 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 361.3 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 352 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 362.3 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 366.9 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 348.3 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 374.5 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 388.3 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 383.3 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 386.3 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 388.2 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 392.3 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 395.2 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 414.1 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 429.9 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 429.7 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 421.6 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 415.5 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 483.7 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 459.7 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 505.8 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 469.4 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 475.9 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 502.5 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 503 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 525.1 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 506.6 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 507.3 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 508.3 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 489.2 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 512.5 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 518.3 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 508.9 kg/ha | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 379.48 kg/ha | 345.7 kg/ha | 394.8 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 336.79 kg/ha | 307.8 kg/ha | 355.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 345.64 kg/ha | 327.9 kg/ha | 389.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 363.88 kg/ha | 348.3 kg/ha | 388.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 405.61 kg/ha | 383.3 kg/ha | 429.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 493.9 kg/ha | 459.7 kg/ha | 525.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 507.44 kg/ha | 489.2 kg/ha | 518.3 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 10 Republic of Moldova 601.8 kg/ha compare
- 10 Sao Tome and Principe 2,456 kg/ha compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 566.8 kg/ha compare
- 11 Peru 2,377 kg/ha compare
- 12 Tonga 2,280 kg/ha compare
- 12 Polynesia 541.1 kg/ha compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 643.7 kg/ha compare
- 13 Honduras 2,170 kg/ha compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 2,053 kg/ha compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 495.8 kg/ha compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 363.8 kg/ha compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 2,029 kg/ha compare
- 16 Panama 1,874 kg/ha compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 331.9 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle Africa
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -6.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 5.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.3406 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 0.2752 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Middle Africa?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Middle Africa was 508.9 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 525.1 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 307.8 kg/ha in 1978.
- How does Middle Africa rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
- Middle Africa ranks 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.