Castor oil seeds — Production in USSR

USSR: Castor oil seeds — Production was 20,700 t in 1991. ▬ Flat

Latest (1991)
20,700 t
Change on year
down 56.7%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
89,000 t
in 1968
All-time low
13,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Castor oil seeds — Production in USSR, 1961–1991

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1961197619911961: 13.0k t1962: 20.0k t1963: 35.0k t1964: 45.0k t1965: 70.0k t1966: 68.0k t1967: 82.0k t1968: 89.0k t1969: 67.0k t1970: 64.6k t1971: 70.0k t1972: 53.2k t1973: 89.0k t1974: 76.0k t1975: 66.0k t1976: 43.0k t1977: 45.0k t1978: 43.0k t1979: 62.0k t1980: 31.0k t1981: 42.0k t1982: 89.0k t1983: 60.0k t1984: 61.0k t1985: 63.0k t1986: 68.0k t1987: 66.0k t1988: 60.0k t1989: 43.0k t1990: 47.8k t1991: 20.7k t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for castor oil seeds — production in USSR is 20,700 t, measured in 1991.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.7% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — production in USSR peaked at 89,000 t in 1968 and was at its lowest, 13,000 t, in 1961.

That places USSR 4th out of 45 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the top 10%.

Castor oil seeds — Production in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Castor oil seeds — Production in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year t Change
1961 13,000 t —
1962 20,000 t +53.8%
1963 35,000 t +75.0%
1964 45,000 t +28.6%
1965 70,000 t +55.6%
1966 68,000 t -2.9%
1967 82,000 t +20.6%
1968 89,000 t +8.5%
1969 67,000 t -24.7%
1970 64,600 t -3.6%
1971 70,000 t +8.4%
1972 53,200 t -24.0%
1973 89,000 t +67.3%
1974 76,000 t -14.6%
1975 66,000 t -13.2%
1976 43,000 t -34.8%
1977 45,000 t +4.7%
1978 43,000 t -4.4%
1979 62,000 t +44.2%
1980 31,000 t -50.0%
1981 42,000 t +35.5%
1982 89,000 t +111.9%
1983 60,000 t -32.6%
1984 61,000 t +1.7%
1985 63,000 t +3.3%
1986 68,000 t +7.9%
1987 66,000 t -2.9%
1988 60,000 t -9.1%
1989 43,000 t -28.3%
1990 47,800 t +11.2%
1991 20,700 t -56.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 54,333 t 13,000 t 89,000 t 9
1970s 61,180 t 43,000 t 89,000 t 10
1980s 58,300 t 31,000 t 89,000 t 10
1990s 34,250 t 20,700 t 47,800 t 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 1 India 1.59 million t compare
  2. 2 Mozambique 73,598 t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 39,844 t compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 7,000 t compare
  5. 5 China 20,000 t compare
  6. 5 China, mainland 20,000 t compare
  7. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 3,000 t compare
  8. 7 Kenya 15,000 t compare
  9. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 1,568 t compare

See the full ranking of 77 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is castor oil seeds — production in USSR?
Castor oil seeds — production in USSR was 20,700 t in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest castor oil seeds — production recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was 89,000 t in 1968.
What is the lowest castor oil seeds — production recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 13,000 t in 1961.
How does USSR rank for castor oil seeds — production?
USSR ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 1991.
Is castor oil seeds — production rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this USSR 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.