Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in Mexico
Mexico: Castor oil seeds — Area harvested was 5 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Castor oil seeds — Area harvested in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 5 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 93.2% on the previous year and down 85.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — area harvested in Mexico peaked at 12,340 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2013.
That places Mexico 32nd out of 44 countries 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,021 ha | — |
| 1962 | 12,340 ha | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 12,320 ha | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 12,134 ha | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 9,492 ha | -21.8% |
| 1966 | 9,434 ha | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 8,939 ha | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 9,282 ha | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 9,563 ha | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 9,166 ha | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 9,429 ha | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 10,458 ha | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 10,471 ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 10,298 ha | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 10,331 ha | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 10,326 ha | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 10,203 ha | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 8,240 ha | -19.2% |
| 1979 | 7,757 ha | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 3,663 ha | -52.8% |
| 1981 | 464 ha | -87.3% |
| 1982 | 548 ha | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 6,000 ha | +994.9% |
| 1984 | 1,868 ha | -68.9% |
| 1985 | 1,861 ha | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2,435 ha | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 2,450 ha | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 2,460 ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 814 ha | -66.9% |
| 1990 | 850 ha | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1,016 ha | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 1,014 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 950 ha | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 1,032 ha | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 1,895 ha | +83.6% |
| 1996 | 1,895 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,327 ha | +75.6% |
| 1998 | 1,500 ha | -54.9% |
| 1999 | 1,400 ha | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1,800 ha | +28.6% |
| 2001 | 1,900 ha | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1,500 ha | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 990 ha | -34.0% |
| 2004 | 736 ha | -25.7% |
| 2005 | 1,000 ha | +35.9% |
| 2006 | 500 ha | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 5 ha | -99.0% |
| 2008 | 6 ha | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 5 ha | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 7 ha | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 5 ha | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 866 ha | +17220.0% |
| 2013 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 ha | — |
| 2015 | 1,018 ha | — |
| 2016 | 6,622 ha | +550.5% |
| 2017 | 1,768 ha | -73.3% |
| 2018 | 102 ha | -94.2% |
| 2019 | 34 ha | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 953 ha | +2702.9% |
| 2021 | 700 ha | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 74 ha | -89.4% |
| 2023 | 74 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 ha | -93.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,503 ha | 8,939 ha | 12,340 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,668 ha | 7,757 ha | 10,471 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,256 ha | 464 ha | 6,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,488 ha | 850 ha | 3,327 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 844.2 ha | 5 ha | 1,900 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,042 ha | 0 ha | 6,622 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 361.2 ha | 5 ha | 953 ha | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.88 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.88 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is castor oil seeds — area harvested in Mexico?
- Castor oil seeds — area harvested in Mexico was 5 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest castor oil seeds — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 12,340 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — area harvested recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for castor oil seeds — area harvested?
- Mexico ranks 32nd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Mexico 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.