Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Castor oil seeds — Area harvested was 511 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for castor oil seeds — area harvested in Eastern Europe is 511 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 114.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — area harvested in Eastern Europe peaked at 240,866 ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 55 ha, in 2016.
That places Eastern Europe 17th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 101,336 ha | — |
| 1962 | 124,438 ha | +22.8% |
| 1963 | 133,963 ha | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 171,708 ha | +28.2% |
| 1965 | 197,505 ha | +15.0% |
| 1966 | 186,080 ha | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 195,527 ha | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 206,436 ha | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 197,620 ha | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 240,866 ha | +21.9% |
| 1971 | 212,628 ha | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 231,023 ha | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 224,577 ha | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 217,504 ha | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 229,800 ha | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 200,100 ha | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 193,500 ha | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 164,300 ha | -15.1% |
| 1979 | 195,800 ha | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 197,500 ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 155,300 ha | -21.4% |
| 1982 | 167,900 ha | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 162,100 ha | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 156,400 ha | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 153,500 ha | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 154,300 ha | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 149,300 ha | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 143,500 ha | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 111,300 ha | -22.4% |
| 1990 | 73,500 ha | -34.0% |
| 1991 | 34,400 ha | -53.2% |
| 1992 | 11,840 ha | -65.6% |
| 1993 | 10,705 ha | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 4,460 ha | -58.3% |
| 1995 | 2,099 ha | -52.9% |
| 1996 | 3,450 ha | +64.4% |
| 1997 | 2,425 ha | -29.7% |
| 1998 | 2,727 ha | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 2,720 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,400 ha | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 2,060 ha | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 2,090 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,640 ha | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 680 ha | -58.5% |
| 2005 | 980 ha | +44.1% |
| 2006 | 1,200 ha | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 610 ha | -49.2% |
| 2008 | 1,520 ha | +149.2% |
| 2009 | 600 ha | -60.5% |
| 2010 | 400 ha | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 300 ha | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 500 ha | +66.7% |
| 2016 | 55 ha | -89.0% |
| 2017 | 141 ha | +156.4% |
| 2018 | 60 ha | -57.4% |
| 2019 | 468 ha | +680.0% |
| 2020 | 251 ha | -46.4% |
| 2021 | 287 ha | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 107 ha | -62.7% |
| 2023 | 238 ha | +122.4% |
| 2024 | 511 ha | +114.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 168,290 ha | 101,336 ha | 206,436 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 211,010 ha | 164,300 ha | 240,866 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 155,110 ha | 111,300 ha | 197,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,833 ha | 2,099 ha | 73,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,378 ha | 600 ha | 2,400 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 274.86 ha | 55 ha | 500 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 278.8 ha | 107 ha | 511 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is castor oil seeds — area harvested in Eastern Europe?
- Castor oil seeds — area harvested in Eastern Europe was 511 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest castor oil seeds — area harvested recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 240,866 ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — area harvested recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 ha in 2016.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for castor oil seeds — area harvested?
- Eastern Europe ranks 17th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is castor oil seeds — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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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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.