Oilcrops — Seed in Africa

Africa: Oilcrops — Seed was 861,512 t in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
861,512 t
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
13th
of 32 groups
All-time high
861,512 t
in 2013
All-time low
451,694 t
in 1961
Years of data
53
1961–2013

Oilcrops — Seed in Africa, 1961–2013

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 861,512 t for oilcrops — seed in 2013. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops — seed in Africa peaked at 861,512 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 451,694 t, in 1961.

Africa ranks 13th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 520,077 t 451,694 t 564,079 t 9
1970s 602,996 t 582,244 t 630,552 t 10
1980s 538,344 t 512,771 t 584,607 t 10
1990s 642,272 t 542,979 t 709,806 t 10
2000s 754,292 t 695,741 t 806,522 t 10
2010s 834,311 t 796,693 t 861,512 t 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 10 Myanmar 158,956 t compare
  2. 11 Pakistan 155,553 t compare
  3. 12 Philippines 154,448 t compare
  4. 13 Paraguay 143,074 t compare
  5. 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 132,705 t compare
  6. 15 Poland 95,211 t compare
  7. 16 Kazakhstan 74,004 t compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops — seed in Africa?
Oilcrops — seed in Africa was 861,512 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops — seed recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 861,512 t in 2013.
What is the lowest oilcrops — seed recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 451,694 t in 1961.
How does Africa rank for oilcrops — seed?
Africa ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2013.
Is oilcrops — seed rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops — Seed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oilcrops — Seed
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
181 places, 8,675 data points, 1961–2013
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.