Safflower seed — Area harvested in Australia
Australia: Safflower seed — Area harvested was 6,229 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Safflower seed — Area harvested in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, safflower seed — area harvested in Australia stood at 6,229 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, safflower seed — area harvested in Australia peaked at 74,668 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2,304 ha, in 1962.
Australia ranks 16th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,623 ha | 2,304 ha | 42,337 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,068 ha | 10,624 ha | 74,668 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,730 ha | 11,534 ha | 54,854 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,714 ha | 15,300 ha | 54,400 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,376 ha | 3,289 ha | 44,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,258 ha | 5,785 ha | 10,404 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,222 ha | 6,195 ha | 6,237 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 13 Ethiopia 7,268 ha compare
- 14 Spain 6,704 ha compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 6,565 ha compare
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 6,229 ha compare
- 18 Tajikistan 3,919 ha compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,668 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture share gdp 2.27 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.27 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 368,735 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is safflower seed — area harvested in Australia?
- Safflower seed — area harvested in Australia was 6,229 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest safflower seed — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 74,668 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest safflower seed — area harvested recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,304 ha in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for safflower seed — area harvested?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is safflower seed — area harvested rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Safflower seed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.