Castor oil seeds — Production in Philippines
Philippines: Castor oil seeds — Production was 31.6 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Castor oil seeds — Production in Philippines, 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 Philippines is 31.6 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — production in Philippines peaked at 23,000 t in 1981 and was at its lowest, 31.6 t, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 31st of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Castor oil seeds — Production in Philippines, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 t | — |
| 1962 | 650 t | +30.0% |
| 1963 | 200 t | -69.2% |
| 1964 | 142 t | -29.0% |
| 1965 | 129 t | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 130 t | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 130 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 220 t | +69.2% |
| 1969 | 550 t | +150.0% |
| 1970 | 250 t | -54.5% |
| 1971 | 300 t | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 250 t | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 750 t | +200.0% |
| 1974 | 4,000 t | +433.3% |
| 1975 | 8,000 t | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 5,000 t | -37.5% |
| 1977 | 17,000 t | +240.0% |
| 1978 | 9,000 t | -47.1% |
| 1979 | 11,000 t | +22.2% |
| 1980 | 18,000 t | +63.6% |
| 1981 | 23,000 t | +27.8% |
| 1982 | 19,000 t | -17.4% |
| 1983 | 14,000 t | -26.3% |
| 1984 | 18,000 t | +28.6% |
| 1985 | 19,000 t | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 11,600 t | -38.9% |
| 1987 | 7,792 t | -32.8% |
| 1988 | 7,631 t | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 6,029 t | -21.0% |
| 1990 | 6,707 t | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 6,368 t | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 7,000 t | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 7,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,000 t | -42.9% |
| 1995 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,700 t | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 3,400 t | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 3,100 t | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 2,800 t | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 2,500 t | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 2,200 t | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 1,900 t | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 1,600 t | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 1,300 t | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 1,000 t | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 700 t | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 100 t | -85.7% |
| 2009 | 84 t | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 77 t | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 57 t | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 49 t | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 47 t | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 44.17 t | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 43.24 t | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 38.78 t | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 38.85 t | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 39.9 t | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 38.5 t | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 37.44 t | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 37.24 t | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 35.65 t | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 33.67 t | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 31.6 t | -6.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 31.6 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50 t, 63% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 31.6 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,643 t, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Castor oil seeds — Production in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +433.3% | 750 t | 4,000 t |
| 1977 | +240.0% | 5,000 t | 17,000 t |
| 1973 | +200.0% | 250 t | 750 t |
| 1969 | +150.0% | 220 t | 550 t |
| 1975 | +100.0% | 4,000 t | 8,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 294.56 t | 129 t | 650 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,555 t | 250 t | 17,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,405 t | 6,029 t | 23,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,928 t | 3,100 t | 7,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,418 t | 84 t | 2,800 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.34 t | 38.5 t | 77 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.12 t | 31.6 t | 37.44 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 28 Togo 81.37 t compare
- 29 Yugoslav SFR 81 t compare
- 30 Ukraine 50 t compare
- 32 Mexico 15 t compare
- 33 Republic of Korea 0.13 t compare
- 34 Argentina 0 t compare
- 34 Bulgaria 0 t compare
- 34 Burundi 0 t compare
- 34 China, Taiwan Province of 0 t compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0 t compare
- 34 El Salvador 0 t compare
- 34 Hungary 0 t compare
- 34 Italy 0 t compare
- 34 Libya 0 t compare
- 34 Nicaragua 0 t compare
- 34 Peru 0 t compare
- 34 Romania 0 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is castor oil seeds — production in Philippines?
- Castor oil seeds — production in Philippines was 31.6 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest castor oil seeds — production recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 23,000 t in 1981.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — production recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6 t in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for castor oil seeds — production?
- Philippines ranks 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is castor oil seeds — production rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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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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.