Castor oil seeds — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Castor oil seeds — Production was 20 t in 1999. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1999)
20 t
Change on year
down 60.8%
Rank
20th
of 24 groups
All-time high
23,512 t
in 1961
All-time low
20 t
in 1999
Years of data
39
1961–1999

Castor oil seeds — Production in European Union (27), 1961–1999

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1961198019991961: 23.5k t1962: 13.8k t1963: 15.7k t1964: 13.1k t1965: 9.8k t1966: 20.7k t1967: 16.7k t1968: 9.0k t1969: 18.3k t1970: 12.8k t1971: 10.2k t1972: 9.7k t1973: 10.0k t1974: 9.1k t1975: 11.8k t1976: 5.2k t1977: 4.6k t1978: 5.7k t1979: 4.7k t1980: 2.4k t1981: 5.1k t1982: 8.1k t1983: 6.4k t1984: 8.0k t1985: 5.8k t1986: 8.2k t1987: 4.4k t1988: 5.8k t1989: 6.6k t1990: 1.6k t1991: 636 t1992: 570 t1993: 216 t1994: 50 t1995: 40 t1996: 142 t1997: 25 t1998: 51 t1999: 20 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for castor oil seeds — production in European Union (27) is 20 t, measured in 1999. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.8% on the previous year and down 99.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — production in European Union (27) peaked at 23,512 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20 t, in 1999.

That places European Union (27) 20th out of 24 groups with data for 1999, 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 European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Castor oil seeds — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 1999.
Year t Change
1961 23,512 t
1962 13,812 t -41.3%
1963 15,675 t +13.5%
1964 13,078 t -16.6%
1965 9,815 t -25.0%
1966 20,709 t +111.0%
1967 16,738 t -19.2%
1968 8,987 t -46.3%
1969 18,266 t +103.2%
1970 12,846 t -29.7%
1971 10,178 t -20.8%
1972 9,705 t -4.6%
1973 9,990 t +2.9%
1974 9,102 t -8.9%
1975 11,800 t +29.6%
1976 5,200 t -55.9%
1977 4,600 t -11.5%
1978 5,700 t +23.9%
1979 4,700 t -17.5%
1980 2,400 t -48.9%
1981 5,100 t +112.5%
1982 8,100 t +58.8%
1983 6,400 t -21.0%
1984 8,000 t +25.0%
1985 5,800 t -27.5%
1986 8,200 t +41.4%
1987 4,400 t -46.3%
1988 5,800 t +31.8%
1989 6,600 t +13.8%
1990 1,643 t -75.1%
1991 636 t -61.3%
1992 570 t -10.4%
1993 216 t -62.1%
1994 50 t -76.9%
1995 40 t -20.0%
1996 142 t +255.0%
1997 25 t -82.4%
1998 51 t +104.0%
1999 20 t -60.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15,621 t 8,987 t 23,512 t 9
1970s 8,382 t 4,600 t 12,846 t 10
1980s 6,080 t 2,400 t 8,200 t 10
1990s 339.3 t 20 t 1,643 t 10

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 17 Madagascar 2,821 t compare
  2. 18 Haiti 1,606 t compare
  3. 19 Cabo Verde 71.9 t compare
  4. 19 Cambodia 1,285 t compare
  5. 20 Sudan 1,000 t
  6. 20 Sudan (former) 1,000 t compare
  7. 20 Uganda 1,000 t compare
  8. 23 Benin 641.88 t compare

See the full ranking of 77 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is castor oil seeds — production in European Union (27)?
Castor oil seeds — production in European Union (27) was 20 t in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest castor oil seeds — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 23,512 t in 1961.
What is the lowest castor oil seeds — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 20 t in 1999.
How does European Union (27) rank for castor oil seeds — production?
European Union (27) ranks 20th out of 24 groups with data for 1999.
Is castor oil seeds — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this European Union (27) 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.

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Indicator
Castor oil seeds — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
77 places, 4,153 data points, 1961–2024
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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.