Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Castor oil seeds — Area harvested was 264,731 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, castor oil seeds — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 264,731 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 268,193 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56,900 ha, in 1979.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90,227 ha | — |
| 1962 | 88,473 ha | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 91,199 ha | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 83,842 ha | -8.1% |
| 1965 | 90,114 ha | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 92,131 ha | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 92,857 ha | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 88,122 ha | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 85,930 ha | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 87,422 ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 85,877 ha | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 78,643 ha | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 70,096 ha | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 71,758 ha | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 71,448 ha | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 58,019 ha | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 57,072 ha | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 57,322 ha | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 56,900 ha | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 57,690 ha | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 57,737 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 58,080 ha | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 58,511 ha | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 59,055 ha | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 59,775 ha | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 63,200 ha | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 65,285 ha | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 67,354 ha | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 77,475 ha | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 86,440 ha | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 87,708 ha | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 93,479 ha | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 94,964 ha | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 103,166 ha | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 104,430 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 106,049 ha | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 104,301 ha | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 111,088 ha | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 114,891 ha | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 130,252 ha | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 147,180 ha | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 163,864 ha | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 175,334 ha | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 181,742 ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 188,704 ha | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 195,921 ha | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 209,671 ha | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 209,093 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 223,420 ha | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 248,690 ha | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 247,335 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 247,795 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 245,658 ha | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 246,080 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 265,752 ha | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 252,542 ha | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 256,646 ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 263,810 ha | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 268,193 ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 264,842 ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 265,149 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 266,123 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 264,478 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 264,731 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89,211 ha | 83,842 ha | 92,857 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 69,456 ha | 56,900 ha | 87,422 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,416 ha | 57,690 ha | 77,475 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 100,652 ha | 86,440 ha | 114,891 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 182,518 ha | 130,252 ha | 223,420 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 254,250 ha | 245,658 ha | 268,193 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 265,065 ha | 264,478 ha | 266,123 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is castor oil seeds — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Castor oil seeds — area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 264,731 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest castor oil seeds — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 268,193 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,900 ha in 1979.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for castor oil seeds — area harvested?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 8 regions with data for 2024.
- Is castor oil seeds — area harvested rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.