Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number was 95.41 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Southern Asia is 95.41, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Southern Asia peaked at 137.81 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.95, in 1965.
That places Southern Asia 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, 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 — Gross Production Index Number in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.38 | — |
| 1962 | 6.97 | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 7.18 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 7.57 | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 5.95 | -21.4% |
| 1966 | 7.98 | +34.1% |
| 1967 | 8.6 | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 8.21 | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 8.65 | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 9.49 | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 10.56 | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 9.99 | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 14.91 | +49.2% |
| 1974 | 13.7 | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 9.31 | -32.0% |
| 1976 | 11.65 | +25.1% |
| 1977 | 14.03 | +20.4% |
| 1978 | 16.12 | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 14.83 | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 13.43 | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 19.69 | +46.6% |
| 1982 | 22.24 | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 25.75 | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 29.5 | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 19.83 | -32.8% |
| 1986 | 14.48 | -27.0% |
| 1987 | 11.74 | -18.9% |
| 1988 | 25.44 | +116.7% |
| 1989 | 31.63 | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 43.54 | +37.7% |
| 1991 | 34.7 | -20.3% |
| 1992 | 37.71 | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 38.16 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 51.14 | +34.0% |
| 1995 | 47.12 | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 54.1 | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 50.16 | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 50.83 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 46.31 | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 52.95 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 39.12 | -26.1% |
| 2002 | 25.84 | -33.9% |
| 2003 | 47.9 | +85.4% |
| 2004 | 47.67 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 59.55 | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 45.85 | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 63.3 | +38.1% |
| 2008 | 70.45 | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 60.77 | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 81.15 | +33.5% |
| 2011 | 137.81 | +69.8% |
| 2012 | 117.97 | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 103.75 | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 112.25 | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 105.13 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 82.62 | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 94.08 | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 71.84 | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 110.49 | +53.8% |
| 2020 | 98.88 | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 97.27 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 118.95 | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 117.61 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 95.41 | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.61 | 5.95 | 8.65 | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.46 | 9.31 | 16.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.37 | 11.74 | 31.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.38 | 34.7 | 54.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.34 | 25.84 | 70.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.71 | 71.84 | 137.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.62 | 95.41 | 118.95 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Southern Asia?
- Castor oil seeds — gross production index number in Southern Asia was 95.41 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 137.81 in 2011.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — gross production index number recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 in 1965.
- How does Southern Asia rank for castor oil seeds — gross production index number?
- Southern Asia ranks 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is castor oil seeds — gross production index number rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.