Soya bean oil — Production in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Soya bean oil — Production was 322,900 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Soya bean oil — Production in Southern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, soya bean oil — production in Southern Africa stood at 322,900 t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 230.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soya bean oil — production in Southern Africa peaked at 322,900 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 334.34 t, in 1963.
That places Southern Africa 20th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soya bean oil — Production in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 372.33 t | — |
| 1962 | 375.44 t | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 334.34 t | -10.9% |
| 1964 | 418.61 t | +25.2% |
| 1965 | 450.28 t | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 392.47 t | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 586.8 t | +49.5% |
| 1968 | 540.17 t | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 1,018 t | +88.6% |
| 1970 | 985.6 t | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 385.6 t | -60.9% |
| 1972 | 670.23 t | +73.8% |
| 1973 | 497.92 t | -25.7% |
| 1974 | 2,555 t | +413.2% |
| 1975 | 2,368 t | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 2,055 t | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 2,406 t | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 3,751 t | +55.9% |
| 1979 | 3,333 t | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 4,352 t | +30.6% |
| 1981 | 3,291 t | -24.4% |
| 1982 | 2,751 t | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 2,798 t | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 2,744 t | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 3,896 t | +42.0% |
| 1986 | 3,302 t | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 2,020 t | -38.8% |
| 1988 | 6,544 t | +224.0% |
| 1989 | 8,670 t | +32.5% |
| 1990 | 14,329 t | +65.3% |
| 1991 | 17,669 t | +23.3% |
| 1992 | 32,000 t | +81.1% |
| 1993 | 35,584 t | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 25,060 t | -29.6% |
| 1995 | 32,169 t | +28.4% |
| 1996 | 15,589 t | -51.5% |
| 1997 | 20,744 t | +33.1% |
| 1998 | 23,570 t | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 25,955 t | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 31,866 t | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 28,100 t | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 28,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20,500 t | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 21,100 t | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 30,500 t | +44.5% |
| 2006 | 54,600 t | +79.0% |
| 2007 | 23,000 t | -57.9% |
| 2008 | 23,900 t | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 20,100 t | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 32,100 t | +59.7% |
| 2011 | 43,200 t | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 71,900 t | +66.4% |
| 2013 | 97,700 t | +35.9% |
| 2014 | 137,900 t | +41.1% |
| 2015 | 180,700 t | +31.0% |
| 2016 | 163,400 t | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 148,200 t | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 185,000 t | +24.8% |
| 2019 | 222,400 t | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 234,800 t | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 254,600 t | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 299,900 t | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 322,900 t | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 498.77 t | 334.34 t | 1,018 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,901 t | 385.6 t | 3,751 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,037 t | 2,020 t | 8,670 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,267 t | 14,329 t | 35,584 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,177 t | 20,100 t | 54,600 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 128,250 t | 32,100 t | 222,400 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 278,050 t | 234,800 t | 322,900 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 17 Indonesia 336,579 t compare
- 18 Canada 329,856 t compare
- 19 South Africa 322,900 t compare
- 20 Ukraine 307,900 t compare
- 21 Bangladesh 294,100 t compare
- 22 Algeria 243,700 t compare
- 23 Republic of Korea 193,200 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is soya bean oil — production in Southern Africa?
- Soya bean oil — production in Southern Africa was 322,900 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soya bean oil — production recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 322,900 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest soya bean oil — production recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 334.34 t in 1963.
- How does Southern Africa rank for soya bean oil — production?
- Southern Africa ranks 20th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is soya bean oil — production rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya bean oil — Production. 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.