Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Castor oil seeds — Area harvested was 20 ha in 1999. ◆ Volatile
Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–1999
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 1999, castor oil seeds — area harvested in European Union (27) stood at 20 ha. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 84.3% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 28,341 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20 ha, in 1999.
That places European Union (27) 20th out of 24 groups with data for 1999, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28,341 ha | — |
| 1962 | 23,441 ha | -17.3% |
| 1963 | 23,966 ha | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 21,712 ha | -9.4% |
| 1965 | 18,507 ha | -14.8% |
| 1966 | 21,082 ha | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 22,529 ha | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 22,436 ha | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 22,620 ha | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 20,866 ha | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 16,628 ha | -20.3% |
| 1972 | 19,023 ha | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 18,577 ha | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 20,504 ha | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 19,800 ha | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 17,100 ha | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 12,500 ha | -26.9% |
| 1978 | 12,300 ha | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 11,800 ha | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 12,500 ha | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 16,300 ha | +30.4% |
| 1982 | 18,900 ha | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 20,100 ha | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 19,400 ha | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 19,500 ha | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 22,300 ha | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 19,300 ha | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 24,500 ha | +26.9% |
| 1989 | 26,300 ha | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 5,500 ha | -79.1% |
| 1991 | 1,000 ha | -81.8% |
| 1992 | 1,086 ha | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 395 ha | -63.6% |
| 1994 | 100 ha | -74.7% |
| 1995 | 99 ha | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 504 ha | +409.1% |
| 1997 | 25 ha | -95.0% |
| 1998 | 127 ha | +408.0% |
| 1999 | 20 ha | -84.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,737 ha | 18,507 ha | 28,341 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,910 ha | 11,800 ha | 20,866 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,910 ha | 12,500 ha | 26,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 885.6 ha | 20 ha | 5,500 ha | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is castor oil seeds — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Castor oil seeds — area harvested in European Union (27) was 20 ha in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest castor oil seeds — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 28,341 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 ha in 1999.
- How does European Union (27) rank for castor oil seeds — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 20th out of 24 groups with data for 1999.
- Is castor oil seeds — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.