Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number in Americas
Americas: Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number was 93.34 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Americas recorded 93.34 for castor oil seeds — gross production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Americas peaked at 1,232 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 50.18, in 2018.
Americas ranks 17th of 20 groups 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 Production Index Number in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 540.95 | — |
| 1962 | 580.72 | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 629.56 | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 762.41 | +21.1% |
| 1965 | 826.2 | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 770.88 | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 789.63 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 845.69 | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 857.79 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 765.35 | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 813.34 | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 848.49 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 1,011 | +19.2% |
| 1974 | 1,232 | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 730.66 | -40.7% |
| 1976 | 496.74 | -32.0% |
| 1977 | 504.12 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 672.56 | +33.4% |
| 1979 | 693.78 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 603.36 | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 610.48 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 437.14 | -28.4% |
| 1983 | 408.33 | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 509.42 | +24.8% |
| 1985 | 857.8 | +68.4% |
| 1986 | 561.06 | -34.6% |
| 1987 | 257.65 | -54.1% |
| 1988 | 336.84 | +30.7% |
| 1989 | 302.45 | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 338.95 | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 299 | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 235.51 | -21.2% |
| 1993 | 139.68 | -40.7% |
| 1994 | 152.19 | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 114.39 | -24.8% |
| 1996 | 116 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 230.46 | +98.7% |
| 1998 | 78.51 | -65.9% |
| 1999 | 90.53 | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 248.27 | +174.2% |
| 2001 | 226.73 | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 169.95 | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 189.74 | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 293.12 | +54.5% |
| 2005 | 352.37 | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 208.92 | -40.7% |
| 2007 | 216.86 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 267.62 | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 207.98 | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 202.32 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 250.19 | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 79.24 | -68.3% |
| 2013 | 53.68 | -32.3% |
| 2014 | 97.85 | +82.3% |
| 2015 | 116.97 | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 85.18 | -27.2% |
| 2017 | 54.72 | -35.8% |
| 2018 | 50.18 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 72.97 | +45.4% |
| 2020 | 94.81 | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 94.56 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.68 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 99.51 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 93.34 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 733.76 | 540.95 | 857.79 | 9 |
| 1970s | 776.84 | 496.74 | 1,232 | 10 |
| 1980s | 488.45 | 257.65 | 857.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 179.52 | 78.51 | 338.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 238.16 | 169.95 | 352.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.33 | 50.18 | 250.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.18 | 93.34 | 99.51 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Americas?
- Castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Americas was 93.34 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest castor oil seeds — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1,232 in 1974.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — gross production index number recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.18 in 2018.
- How does Americas rank for castor oil seeds — gross production index number?
- Americas ranks 17th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is castor oil seeds — gross production index number rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.