Castor oil seeds — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Castor oil seeds — Yield was 442.4 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
442.4 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
19th
of 24 groups
All-time high
652.3 kg/ha
in 1975
All-time low
347.4 kg/ha
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Castor oil seeds — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

0200400600196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, castor oil seeds — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 442.4 kg/ha.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 652.3 kg/ha in 1975 and was at its lowest, 347.4 kg/ha, in 2002.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 19th of 24 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Castor oil seeds — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Castor oil seeds — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 506.7 kg/ha
1962 470.2 kg/ha -7.2%
1963 490.4 kg/ha +4.3%
1964 487.4 kg/ha -0.6%
1965 532.9 kg/ha +9.3%
1966 609.7 kg/ha +14.4%
1967 616.4 kg/ha +1.1%
1968 541.2 kg/ha -12.2%
1969 593.8 kg/ha +9.7%
1970 539 kg/ha -9.2%
1971 601.6 kg/ha +11.6%
1972 582.8 kg/ha -3.1%
1973 560.6 kg/ha -3.8%
1974 551 kg/ha -1.7%
1975 652.3 kg/ha +18.4%
1976 626.7 kg/ha -3.9%
1977 480.9 kg/ha -23.3%
1978 476.5 kg/ha -0.9%
1979 521.6 kg/ha +9.5%
1980 519.9 kg/ha -0.3%
1981 543 kg/ha +4.4%
1982 541.8 kg/ha -0.2%
1983 542.7 kg/ha +0.2%
1984 540.7 kg/ha -0.4%
1985 535.6 kg/ha -0.9%
1986 533.1 kg/ha -0.5%
1987 521.3 kg/ha -2.2%
1988 518.6 kg/ha -0.5%
1989 499.3 kg/ha -3.7%
1990 513.5 kg/ha +2.8%
1991 482.4 kg/ha -6.1%
1992 464.2 kg/ha -3.8%
1993 419.5 kg/ha -9.6%
1994 393.3 kg/ha -6.2%
1995 398.4 kg/ha +1.3%
1996 383.1 kg/ha -3.8%
1997 379.3 kg/ha -1.0%
1998 378.5 kg/ha -0.2%
1999 370.8 kg/ha -2.0%
2000 354.2 kg/ha -4.5%
2001 349.5 kg/ha -1.3%
2002 347.4 kg/ha -0.6%
2003 358.1 kg/ha +3.1%
2004 372.1 kg/ha +3.9%
2005 383.5 kg/ha +3.1%
2006 374 kg/ha -2.5%
2007 390.4 kg/ha +4.4%
2008 391.2 kg/ha +0.2%
2009 386.6 kg/ha -1.2%
2010 386.6 kg/ha +0.0%
2011 394.8 kg/ha +2.1%
2012 410.1 kg/ha +3.9%
2013 421.1 kg/ha +2.7%
2014 414.3 kg/ha -1.6%
2015 410.3 kg/ha -1.0%
2016 408.4 kg/ha -0.5%
2017 400.8 kg/ha -1.9%
2018 413.9 kg/ha +3.3%
2019 398.5 kg/ha -3.7%
2020 423.9 kg/ha +6.4%
2021 426.7 kg/ha +0.7%
2022 440.6 kg/ha +3.3%
2023 438.8 kg/ha -0.4%
2024 442.4 kg/ha +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 538.74 kg/ha 470.2 kg/ha 616.4 kg/ha 9
1970s 559.3 kg/ha 476.5 kg/ha 652.3 kg/ha 10
1980s 529.6 kg/ha 499.3 kg/ha 543 kg/ha 10
1990s 418.3 kg/ha 370.8 kg/ha 513.5 kg/ha 10
2000s 370.7 kg/ha 347.4 kg/ha 391.2 kg/ha 10
2010s 405.88 kg/ha 386.6 kg/ha 421.1 kg/ha 10
2020s 434.48 kg/ha 423.9 kg/ha 442.4 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 16 Brazil 858 kg/ha compare
  2. 17 Thailand 857.1 kg/ha compare
  3. 18 Myanmar 816.6 kg/ha compare
  4. 19 Kenya 750 kg/ha compare
  5. 20 South Africa 731.8 kg/ha compare
  6. 21 Benin 727.7 kg/ha compare
  7. 22 Bangladesh 711.3 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 75 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is castor oil seeds — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Castor oil seeds — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 442.4 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest castor oil seeds — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 652.3 kg/ha in 1975.
What is the lowest castor oil seeds — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 347.4 kg/ha in 2002.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for castor oil seeds — yield?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is castor oil seeds — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Castor oil seeds — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Castor oil seeds — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
75 places, 3,839 data points, 1961–2024
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