Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in Asia

Asia: Castor oil seeds — Area harvested was 886,663 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
886,663 ha
Change on year
down 19.4%
Rank
1st
of 8 regions
All-time high
1.71 million ha
in 2011
All-time low
627,694 ha
in 1975
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in Asia, 1961–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922024

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 886,663 ha for castor oil seeds — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — area harvested in Asia peaked at 1.71 million ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 627,694 ha, in 1975.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 661,139 ha
1962 662,151 ha +0.2%
1963 686,463 ha +3.7%
1964 657,131 ha -4.3%
1965 663,550 ha +1.0%
1966 712,253 ha +7.3%
1967 753,077 ha +5.7%
1968 677,187 ha -10.1%
1969 667,778 ha -1.4%
1970 716,843 ha +7.3%
1971 723,839 ha +1.0%
1972 699,733 ha -3.3%
1973 812,390 ha +16.1%
1974 846,526 ha +4.2%
1975 627,694 ha -25.9%
1976 743,636 ha +18.5%
1977 641,775 ha -13.7%
1978 750,745 ha +17.0%
1979 726,595 ha -3.2%
1980 792,986 ha +9.1%
1981 860,165 ha +8.5%
1982 886,859 ha +3.1%
1983 935,625 ha +5.5%
1984 976,896 ha +4.4%
1985 976,812 ha -0.0%
1986 915,956 ha -6.2%
1987 808,424 ha -11.7%
1988 995,779 ha +23.2%
1989 1.06 million ha +6.6%
1990 1.17 million ha +10.4%
1991 1.07 million ha -9.0%
1992 981,282 ha -8.0%
1993 1.03 million ha +5.1%
1994 1.07 million ha +3.5%
1995 1.02 million ha -4.2%
1996 971,288 ha -5.0%
1997 903,930 ha -6.9%
1998 945,349 ha +4.6%
1999 1.09 million ha +15.7%
2000 1.41 million ha +28.9%
2001 1.03 million ha -26.8%
2002 896,011 ha -13.2%
2003 1.03 million ha +15.3%
2004 1.05 million ha +1.6%
2005 1.15 million ha +9.3%
2006 905,294 ha -21.2%
2007 1.05 million ha +15.5%
2008 1.14 million ha +9.0%
2009 989,157 ha -13.2%
2010 1.12 million ha +13.1%
2011 1.71 million ha +53.1%
2012 1.39 million ha -18.8%
2013 1.15 million ha -17.0%
2014 1.17 million ha +1.0%
2015 1.12 million ha -4.1%
2016 873,651 ha -21.9%
2017 886,723 ha +1.5%
2018 811,184 ha -8.5%
2019 1.11 million ha +36.9%
2020 943,886 ha -15.0%
2021 886,943 ha -6.0%
2022 1.08 million ha +21.5%
2023 1.10 million ha +2.1%
2024 886,663 ha -19.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 682,303 ha 657,131 ha 753,077 ha 9
1970s 728,978 ha 627,694 ha 846,526 ha 10
1980s 921,087 ha 792,986 ha 1.06 million ha 10
1990s 1.03 million ha 903,930 ha 1.17 million ha 10
2000s 1.06 million ha 896,011 ha 1.41 million ha 10
2010s 1.13 million ha 811,184 ha 1.71 million ha 10
2020s 979,070 ha 886,663 ha 1.10 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 India 827,889 ha compare
  2. 2 Mozambique 201,430 ha compare
  3. 3 Brazil 46,440 ha compare
  4. 4 USSR 33,400 ha compare

See the full ranking of 76 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is castor oil seeds — area harvested in Asia?
Castor oil seeds — area harvested in Asia was 886,663 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest castor oil seeds — area harvested recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.71 million ha in 2011.
What is the lowest castor oil seeds — area harvested recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 627,694 ha in 1975.
How does Asia rank for castor oil seeds — area harvested?
Asia ranks 1st out of 8 regions with data for 2024.
Is castor oil seeds — area harvested rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Castor oil seeds — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Castor oil seeds — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
76 places, 4,121 data points, 1961–2024
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