Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Africa
Africa: Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production was 785,984 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Africa stood at 785,984 t.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Africa peaked at 808,382 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27,358 t, in 1965.
That places Africa 11th out of 25 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.
Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33,811 t | — |
| 1962 | 30,479 t | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 33,889 t | +11.2% |
| 1964 | 30,011 t | -11.4% |
| 1965 | 27,358 t | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 31,737 t | +16.0% |
| 1967 | 35,417 t | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 32,632 t | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 34,881 t | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 44,048 t | +26.3% |
| 1971 | 49,136 t | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 59,127 t | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 83,666 t | +41.5% |
| 1974 | 97,119 t | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 93,761 t | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 110,645 t | +18.0% |
| 1977 | 176,917 t | +59.9% |
| 1978 | 173,890 t | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 177,316 t | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 179,056 t | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 224,105 t | +25.2% |
| 1982 | 145,233 t | -35.2% |
| 1983 | 125,038 t | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 120,040 t | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 138,329 t | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 167,005 t | +20.7% |
| 1987 | 220,821 t | +32.2% |
| 1988 | 281,487 t | +27.5% |
| 1989 | 241,642 t | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 358,637 t | +48.4% |
| 1991 | 329,936 t | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 207,934 t | -37.0% |
| 1993 | 232,080 t | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 289,749 t | +24.8% |
| 1995 | 357,626 t | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 366,903 t | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 361,378 t | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 402,387 t | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 446,097 t | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 410,413 t | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 404,137 t | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 478,670 t | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 483,960 t | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 441,380 t | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 431,630 t | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 379,028 t | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 350,665 t | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 483,833 t | +38.0% |
| 2009 | 629,889 t | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 567,666 t | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 650,497 t | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 712,290 t | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 645,633 t | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 692,448 t | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 682,794 t | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 674,112 t | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 747,942 t | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 762,358 t | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 683,224 t | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 763,644 t | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 808,382 t | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 802,432 t | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 785,984 t | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,246 t | 27,358 t | 35,417 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 106,562 t | 44,048 t | 177,316 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 184,276 t | 120,040 t | 281,487 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 335,273 t | 207,934 t | 446,097 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 449,360 t | 350,665 t | 629,889 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 681,896 t | 567,666 t | 762,358 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 790,110 t | 763,644 t | 808,382 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 8 Romania 567,500 t compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 537,125 t compare
- 10 Spain 481,200 t compare
- 11 China 322,900 t compare
- 11 China, mainland 322,900 t compare
- 13 South Africa 252,700 t compare
- 14 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 223,700 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Africa?
- Sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Africa was 785,984 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower-seed oil, crude — production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 808,382 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest sunflower-seed oil, crude — production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,358 t in 1965.
- How does Africa rank for sunflower-seed oil, crude — production?
- Africa ranks 11th out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sunflower-seed oil, crude — production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower-seed oil, crude — 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.