Castor oil seeds — Yield in Madagascar
Madagascar: Castor oil seeds — Yield was 357.4 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Castor oil seeds — Yield in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, castor oil seeds — yield in Madagascar stood at 357.4 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, castor oil seeds — yield in Madagascar peaked at 360 kg/ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 135 kg/ha, in 1975.
Madagascar ranks 36th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Castor oil seeds — Yield in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 180 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 205.9 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 216.7 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 147.5 kg/ha | -31.9% |
| 1965 | 161.6 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 143.4 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1967 | 179.9 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1968 | 173.7 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 138.5 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 1970 | 200 kg/ha | +44.4% |
| 1971 | 200 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 260 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1973 | 176.5 kg/ha | -32.1% |
| 1974 | 280 kg/ha | +58.6% |
| 1975 | 135 kg/ha | -51.8% |
| 1976 | 260 kg/ha | +92.6% |
| 1977 | 222.2 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 260 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1979 | 260 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 260 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 260 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 260 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 260 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 260.2 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 258.6 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 283.3 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 295.1 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 306.5 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 312.5 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 318.2 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 321.6 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 322.6 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 323.5 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 323.7 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 323.6 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 318.8 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 328.6 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 330.3 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 338 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 328.6 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 331.6 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 333.6 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 335.4 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 337.7 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 340.5 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 347.2 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 360 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 351.2 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 352 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 352.3 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 352.2 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 353.3 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 346.7 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 351 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 355 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 355.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 355.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 355.5 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 355.8 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 356.2 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 357.2 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 356.5 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 357 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 357.4 kg/ha | +0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 357.4 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 361.4 kg/ha, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 357.4 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 365.4 kg/ha, 98% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Castor oil seeds — Yield in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +92.6% | 135 kg/ha | 260 kg/ha |
| 1974 | +58.6% | 176.5 kg/ha | 280 kg/ha |
| 1975 | -51.8% | 280 kg/ha | 135 kg/ha |
| 1970 | +44.4% | 138.5 kg/ha | 200 kg/ha |
| 1973 | -32.1% | 260 kg/ha | 176.5 kg/ha |
| 1964 | -31.9% | 216.7 kg/ha | 147.5 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 171.91 kg/ha | 138.5 kg/ha | 216.7 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 225.37 kg/ha | 135 kg/ha | 280 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 275.62 kg/ha | 258.6 kg/ha | 312.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 324.89 kg/ha | 318.2 kg/ha | 338 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 341.78 kg/ha | 328.6 kg/ha | 360 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 353.2 kg/ha | 346.7 kg/ha | 355.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 356.86 kg/ha | 356.2 kg/ha | 357.4 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 35 Mozambique 365.4 kg/ha compare
- 37 Russian Federation 347.1 kg/ha compare
- 38 El Salvador 333.3 kg/ha compare
- 38 Uganda 333.3 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is castor oil seeds — yield in Madagascar?
- Castor oil seeds — yield in Madagascar was 357.4 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest castor oil seeds — yield recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 360 kg/ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest castor oil seeds — yield recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 135 kg/ha in 1975.
- How does Madagascar rank for castor oil seeds — yield?
- Madagascar ranks 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is castor oil seeds — yield rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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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.