Mustard seed — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Mustard seed — Production was 249,694 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
249,694 t
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
2nd
of 4 groups
All-time high
271,452 t
in 2022
All-time low
52,605 t
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Mustard seed — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

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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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 249,694 t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mustard seed — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 271,452 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52,605 t, in 1966.

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

Mustard seed — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Mustard seed — Production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 71,800 t —
1962 71,380 t -0.6%
1963 71,880 t +0.7%
1964 72,005 t +0.2%
1965 52,830 t -26.6%
1966 52,605 t -0.4%
1967 57,902 t +10.1%
1968 54,002 t -6.7%
1969 55,903 t +3.5%
1970 59,642 t +6.7%
1971 57,865 t -3.0%
1972 60,190 t +4.0%
1973 62,607 t +4.0%
1974 66,635 t +6.4%
1975 69,051 t +3.6%
1976 72,215 t +4.6%
1977 66,431 t -8.0%
1978 83,030 t +25.0%
1979 97,217 t +17.1%
1980 67,431 t -30.6%
1981 83,039 t +23.1%
1982 85,646 t +3.1%
1983 77,294 t -9.8%
1984 84,306 t +9.1%
1985 95,435 t +13.2%
1986 88,032 t -7.8%
1987 92,117 t +4.6%
1988 102,944 t +11.8%
1989 107,593 t +4.5%
1990 105,760 t -1.7%
1991 97,840 t -7.5%
1992 93,740 t -4.2%
1993 100,190 t +6.9%
1994 117,135 t +16.9%
1995 126,000 t +7.6%
1996 126,176 t +0.1%
1997 130,940 t +3.8%
1998 125,531 t -4.1%
1999 142,760 t +13.7%
2000 154,812 t +8.4%
2001 167,830 t +8.4%
2002 173,491 t +3.4%
2003 166,116 t -4.3%
2004 177,796 t +7.0%
2005 194,866 t +9.6%
2006 198,942 t +2.1%
2007 204,420 t +2.8%
2008 219,781 t +7.5%
2009 223,217 t +1.6%
2010 245,150 t +9.8%
2011 239,202 t -2.4%
2012 198,773 t -16.9%
2013 195,920 t -1.4%
2014 203,364 t +3.8%
2015 205,334 t +1.0%
2016 223,119 t +8.7%
2017 205,727 t -7.8%
2018 227,471 t +10.6%
2019 253,786 t +11.6%
2020 254,892 t +0.4%
2021 258,709 t +1.5%
2022 271,452 t +4.9%
2023 248,465 t -8.5%
2024 249,694 t +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 62,256 t 52,605 t 72,005 t 9
1970s 69,488 t 57,865 t 97,217 t 10
1980s 88,384 t 67,431 t 107,593 t 10
1990s 116,607 t 93,740 t 142,760 t 10
2000s 188,127 t 154,812 t 223,217 t 10
2010s 219,785 t 195,920 t 253,786 t 10
2020s 256,642 t 248,465 t 271,452 t 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 Nepal 210,324 t compare
  2. 2 Canada 192,297 t compare
  3. 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.22 t compare
  4. 3 Malaysia 157,391 t compare
  5. 4 Russian Federation 146,746 t compare
  6. 4 Türkiye 0 t compare
  7. 5 USSR 95,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 58 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mustard seed — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Mustard seed — production in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 249,694 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mustard seed — production recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 271,452 t in 2022.
What is the lowest mustard seed — production recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 52,605 t in 1966.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for mustard seed — production?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 4 groups with data for 2024.
Is mustard seed — production rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.