Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in China, mainland
China, mainland: Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 50.43 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in China, mainland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in China, mainland is 50.43, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in China, mainland peaked at 1,077 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 35.13, in 2021.
China, mainland ranks 25th of 28 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 191.02 | — |
| 1962 | 188.35 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 182.99 | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 228.51 | +24.9% |
| 1965 | 395.79 | +73.2% |
| 1966 | 626.71 | +58.3% |
| 1967 | 658.4 | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 504.08 | -23.4% |
| 1969 | 379.25 | -24.8% |
| 1970 | 443.4 | +16.9% |
| 1971 | 318.01 | -28.3% |
| 1972 | 298.36 | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 267.64 | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 282.25 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 261.75 | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 261.59 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 299.66 | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 366.82 | +22.4% |
| 1979 | 424.63 | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 411.35 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 491.44 | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 550.84 | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 622.55 | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 569.16 | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 945.57 | +66.1% |
| 1986 | 780.76 | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 1,077 | +38.0% |
| 1988 | 834.38 | -22.6% |
| 1989 | 852.15 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 961.78 | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 1,009 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 876.19 | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 836.98 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 680.87 | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 498.66 | -26.8% |
| 1996 | 639.66 | +28.3% |
| 1997 | 519.06 | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 658.09 | +26.8% |
| 1999 | 710.02 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 845.71 | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 727.71 | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 737.01 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 713.3 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 687.16 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 601.04 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 515.92 | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 458.91 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 509.82 | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 453.2 | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 397.21 | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 473.6 | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 287.47 | -39.3% |
| 2013 | 129.77 | -54.9% |
| 2014 | 103.14 | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 102.54 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.31 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 81.09 | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 68.1 | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 90.51 | +32.9% |
| 2020 | 42.66 | -52.9% |
| 2021 | 35.13 | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 35.16 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 50.32 | +43.1% |
| 2024 | 50.43 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 372.79 | 182.99 | 658.4 | 9 |
| 1970s | 322.41 | 261.59 | 443.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 713.56 | 411.35 | 1,077 | 10 |
| 1990s | 739.01 | 498.66 | 1,009 | 10 |
| 2000s | 624.98 | 453.2 | 845.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 182.77 | 68.1 | 473.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.74 | 35.13 | 50.43 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in China, mainland?
- Castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number in China, mainland was 50.43 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,077 in 1987.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.13 in 2021.
- How does China, mainland rank for castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number?
- China, mainland ranks 25th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is castor oil seeds — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.