Mustard seed — Production in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Mustard seed — Production was 43,168 t in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
43,168 t
Change on year
down 6.1%
Rank
12th
of 22 groups
All-time high
99,710 t
in 2003
All-time low
7,587 t
in 1976
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Mustard seed — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2017

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for mustard seed — production in European Union (27) is 43,168 t, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mustard seed — production in European Union (27) peaked at 99,710 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7,587 t, in 1976.

That places European Union (27) 12th out of 22 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Mustard seed — Production in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Mustard seed — Production in European Union (27), 1961 to 2017.
Year t Change
1961 64,781 t
1962 72,667 t +12.2%
1963 57,209 t -21.3%
1964 58,460 t +2.2%
1965 32,893 t -43.7%
1966 31,370 t -4.6%
1967 31,059 t -1.0%
1968 33,501 t +7.9%
1969 26,510 t -20.9%
1970 19,298 t -27.2%
1971 18,177 t -5.8%
1972 14,666 t -19.3%
1973 21,072 t +43.7%
1974 44,456 t +111.0%
1975 13,362 t -69.9%
1976 7,587 t -43.2%
1977 15,515 t +104.5%
1978 17,860 t +15.1%
1979 20,687 t +15.8%
1980 16,227 t -21.6%
1981 14,904 t -8.2%
1982 11,955 t -19.8%
1983 9,730 t -18.6%
1984 14,035 t +44.2%
1985 13,409 t -4.5%
1986 10,709 t -20.1%
1987 9,194 t -14.1%
1988 12,593 t +37.0%
1989 16,182 t +28.5%
1990 45,531 t +181.4%
1991 36,456 t -19.9%
1992 47,397 t +30.0%
1993 42,299 t -10.8%
1994 34,976 t -17.3%
1995 34,934 t -0.1%
1996 45,279 t +29.6%
1997 47,641 t +5.2%
1998 48,337 t +1.5%
1999 88,117 t +82.3%
2000 45,191 t -48.7%
2001 48,770 t +7.9%
2002 61,493 t +26.1%
2003 99,710 t +62.1%
2004 81,343 t -18.4%
2005 44,849 t -44.9%
2006 36,786 t -18.0%
2007 29,348 t -20.2%
2008 52,951 t +80.4%
2009 82,536 t +55.9%
2010 53,401 t -35.3%
2011 55,570 t +4.1%
2012 49,674 t -10.6%
2013 47,597 t -4.2%
2014 56,971 t +19.7%
2015 51,352 t -9.9%
2016 45,962 t -10.5%
2017 43,168 t -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 45,383 t 26,510 t 72,667 t 9
1970s 19,268 t 7,587 t 44,456 t 10
1980s 12,894 t 9,194 t 16,227 t 10
1990s 47,097 t 34,934 t 88,117 t 10
2000s 58,298 t 29,348 t 99,710 t 10
2010s 50,462 t 43,168 t 56,971 t 8

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 10 Kazakhstan 18,543 t compare
  2. 11 France 16,300 t compare
  3. 12 Czechia 9,542 t compare
  4. 13 Germany 8,194 t compare
  5. 14 Czechoslovakia 3,600 t compare
  6. 15 Hungary 3,505 t compare

See the full ranking of 58 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mustard seed — production in European Union (27)?
Mustard seed — production in European Union (27) was 43,168 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mustard seed — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 99,710 t in 2003.
What is the lowest mustard seed — production recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 7,587 t in 1976.
How does European Union (27) rank for mustard seed — production?
European Union (27) ranks 12th out of 22 groups with data for 2017.
Is mustard seed — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. 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 Mustard seed — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mustard seed — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
58 places, 2,713 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.