Castor oil seeds — Production in Central America
Central America: Castor oil seeds — Production was 15 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Castor oil seeds — Production in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for castor oil seeds — production in Central America is 15 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 95.0% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — production in Central America peaked at 9,322 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 2007.
That places Central America 21st out of 24 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 — Production in Central America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,520 t | — |
| 1962 | 8,391 t | +11.6% |
| 1963 | 8,320 t | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 8,008 t | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 5,378 t | -32.8% |
| 1966 | 4,684 t | -12.9% |
| 1967 | 3,872 t | -17.3% |
| 1968 | 4,021 t | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 4,474 t | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 5,828 t | +30.3% |
| 1971 | 4,030 t | -30.9% |
| 1972 | 3,526 t | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 4,119 t | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 4,323 t | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 4,653 t | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 4,537 t | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 4,481 t | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 3,626 t | -19.1% |
| 1979 | 4,257 t | +17.4% |
| 1980 | 3,446 t | -19.1% |
| 1981 | 1,200 t | -65.2% |
| 1982 | 1,579 t | +31.6% |
| 1983 | 3,550 t | +124.8% |
| 1984 | 927 t | -73.9% |
| 1985 | 954 t | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 2,045 t | +114.4% |
| 1987 | 2,150 t | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 2,190 t | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 393 t | -82.1% |
| 1990 | 425 t | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 525 t | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 175 t | -66.7% |
| 1993 | 494 t | +182.3% |
| 1994 | 786 t | +59.1% |
| 1995 | 1,042 t | +32.6% |
| 1996 | 1,042 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,830 t | +75.6% |
| 1998 | 450 t | -75.4% |
| 1999 | 448 t | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 576 t | +28.6% |
| 2001 | 665 t | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 525 t | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 400 t | -23.8% |
| 2004 | 300 t | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 200 t | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 100 t | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 1 t | -99.0% |
| 2008 | 9 t | +800.0% |
| 2009 | 4 t | -55.6% |
| 2010 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 897.26 t | +22331.5% |
| 2015 | 1,819 t | +102.7% |
| 2016 | 9,322 t | +412.5% |
| 2017 | 3,478 t | -62.7% |
| 2018 | 281.64 t | -91.9% |
| 2019 | 119 t | -57.7% |
| 2020 | 3,123 t | +2524.5% |
| 2021 | 2,588 t | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 297.32 t | -88.5% |
| 2023 | 301.91 t | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 15 t | -95.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,074 t | 3,872 t | 8,391 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,338 t | 3,526 t | 5,828 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,843 t | 393 t | 3,550 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 721.7 t | 175 t | 1,830 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 278 t | 1 t | 665 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,991 t | 4 t | 9,322 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,265 t | 15 t | 3,123 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.5695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 167,359 ha (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight 4 kg/An (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production 12,410 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is castor oil seeds — production in Central America?
- Castor oil seeds — production in Central America was 15 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest castor oil seeds — production recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 9,322 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — production recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 2007.
- How does Central America rank for castor oil seeds — production?
- Central America ranks 21st out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is castor oil seeds — production rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Castor oil seeds — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.