Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 816,606 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Africa stood at 816,606 ha.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Africa peaked at 896,679 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 208,140 ha, in 1961.
That places Africa 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 208,140 ha | — |
| 1962 | 209,325 ha | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 227,083 ha | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 223,658 ha | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 224,683 ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 212,766 ha | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 226,566 ha | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 270,350 ha | +19.3% |
| 1969 | 265,150 ha | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 270,383 ha | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 324,783 ha | +20.1% |
| 1972 | 362,283 ha | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 374,183 ha | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 320,842 ha | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 395,425 ha | +23.2% |
| 1976 | 292,625 ha | -26.0% |
| 1977 | 285,525 ha | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 286,225 ha | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 289,055 ha | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 291,575 ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 319,335 ha | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 344,625 ha | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 349,743 ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 388,163 ha | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 388,220 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 374,630 ha | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 352,366 ha | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 360,560 ha | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 385,655 ha | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 447,554 ha | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 647,657 ha | +44.7% |
| 1992 | 546,080 ha | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 782,301 ha | +43.3% |
| 1994 | 799,925 ha | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 829,726 ha | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 743,222 ha | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 698,404 ha | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 747,727 ha | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 744,719 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 730,488 ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 814,740 ha | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 710,635 ha | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 739,197 ha | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 767,584 ha | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 843,813 ha | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 859,621 ha | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 800,562 ha | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 826,919 ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 826,552 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 822,007 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 894,952 ha | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 886,042 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 850,684 ha | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 838,322 ha | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 883,277 ha | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 889,114 ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 896,679 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 865,331 ha | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 868,043 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 808,376 ha | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 809,328 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 798,619 ha | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 819,329 ha | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 816,606 ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229,747 ha | 208,140 ha | 270,350 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 320,133 ha | 270,383 ha | 395,425 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 355,487 ha | 291,575 ha | 388,220 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 698,732 ha | 447,554 ha | 829,726 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 792,011 ha | 710,635 ha | 859,621 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 869,445 ha | 822,007 ha | 896,679 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 810,452 ha | 798,619 ha | 819,329 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Pakistan 797,431 ha compare
- 2 China 255,851 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 231,088 ha compare
- 4 Ethiopia 196,687 ha compare
- 5 Mozambique 125,273 ha compare
- 6 Sudan (former) 108,000 ha compare
- 7 Kenya 97,482 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Africa?
- Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Africa was 816,606 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 896,679 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,140 ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested. 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.