Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 647,217 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Eastern 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 Eastern Africa stood at 647,217 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa peaked at 768,718 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 202,000 ha, in 1961.
Eastern Africa ranks 6th of 27 groups on this measure, 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 202,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 203,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 220,500 ha | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 217,500 ha | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 217,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 205,500 ha | -5.5% |
| 1967 | 219,500 ha | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 262,500 ha | +19.6% |
| 1969 | 257,500 ha | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 262,500 ha | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 317,500 ha | +21.0% |
| 1972 | 354,000 ha | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 366,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 311,700 ha | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 386,400 ha | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 283,600 ha | -26.6% |
| 1977 | 276,500 ha | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 277,200 ha | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 280,030 ha | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 282,550 ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 310,310 ha | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 335,600 ha | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 340,710 ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 369,130 ha | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 359,170 ha | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 339,580 ha | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 321,300 ha | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 325,450 ha | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 344,540 ha | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 304,088 ha | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 434,964 ha | +43.0% |
| 1992 | 328,176 ha | -24.6% |
| 1993 | 550,809 ha | +67.8% |
| 1994 | 547,806 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 554,590 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 576,104 ha | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 539,568 ha | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 590,043 ha | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 585,724 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 570,474 ha | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 651,150 ha | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 547,527 ha | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 570,977 ha | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 599,642 ha | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 680,871 ha | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 661,017 ha | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 628,154 ha | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 646,633 ha | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 624,868 ha | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 621,779 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 687,756 ha | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 768,718 ha | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 721,373 ha | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 697,541 ha | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 732,944 ha | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 730,907 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 736,640 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 706,047 ha | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 707,871 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 643,853 ha | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 642,759 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 630,364 ha | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 650,363 ha | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 647,217 ha | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 222,833 ha | 202,000 ha | 262,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 311,543 ha | 262,500 ha | 386,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 332,834 ha | 282,550 ha | 369,130 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 501,187 ha | 304,088 ha | 590,043 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 618,131 ha | 547,527 ha | 680,871 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 711,158 ha | 621,779 ha | 768,718 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 642,911 ha | 630,364 ha | 650,363 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 3 China, mainland 231,088 ha compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 55,314 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
- 8 India 85,986 ha compare
- 9 Malaysia 82,619 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa?
- Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Africa was 647,217 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 768,718 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Eastern Africa ranks 6th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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.