Safflower seed — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Safflower seed — Area harvested was 53,477 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
53,477 ha
Change on year
down 6.2%
Rank
8th
of 21 groups
All-time high
99,346 ha
in 2008
All-time low
8,060 ha
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Safflower seed — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, safflower seed — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 53,477 ha.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safflower seed — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 99,346 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8,060 ha, in 1993.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th of 21 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Safflower seed — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Safflower seed — Area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 51,000 ha
1962 51,500 ha +1.0%
1963 53,500 ha +3.9%
1964 54,500 ha +1.9%
1965 56,000 ha +2.8%
1966 57,200 ha +2.1%
1967 58,500 ha +2.3%
1968 59,800 ha +2.2%
1969 61,100 ha +2.2%
1970 62,400 ha +2.1%
1971 63,800 ha +2.2%
1972 62,500 ha -2.0%
1973 63,800 ha +2.1%
1974 64,000 ha +0.3%
1975 64,000 ha +0.0%
1976 64,000 ha +0.0%
1977 64,000 ha +0.0%
1978 64,000 ha +0.0%
1979 64,000 ha +0.0%
1980 65,000 ha +1.6%
1981 65,000 ha +0.0%
1982 66,000 ha +1.5%
1983 66,000 ha +0.0%
1984 66,000 ha +0.0%
1985 66,000 ha +0.0%
1986 66,500 ha +0.8%
1987 67,000 ha +0.8%
1988 67,500 ha +0.7%
1989 68,000 ha +0.7%
1990 74,093 ha +9.0%
1991 68,500 ha -7.5%
1992 71,754 ha +4.8%
1993 8,060 ha -88.8%
1994 20,664 ha +156.4%
1995 50,683 ha +145.3%
1996 64,096 ha +26.5%
1997 69,696 ha +8.7%
1998 92,761 ha +33.1%
1999 92,823 ha +0.1%
2000 66,735 ha -28.1%
2001 49,252 ha -26.2%
2002 43,392 ha -11.9%
2003 63,810 ha +47.1%
2004 80,453 ha +26.1%
2005 71,740 ha -10.8%
2006 56,781 ha -20.9%
2007 60,031 ha +5.7%
2008 99,346 ha +65.5%
2009 88,743 ha -10.7%
2010 82,944 ha -6.5%
2011 76,781 ha -7.4%
2012 79,406 ha +3.4%
2013 91,956 ha +15.8%
2014 81,399 ha -11.5%
2015 87,258 ha +7.2%
2016 85,799 ha -1.7%
2017 74,206 ha -13.5%
2018 55,424 ha -25.3%
2019 66,641 ha +20.2%
2020 64,347 ha -3.4%
2021 54,912 ha -14.7%
2022 56,870 ha +3.6%
2023 57,035 ha +0.3%
2024 53,477 ha -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 55,900 ha 51,000 ha 61,100 ha 9
1970s 63,650 ha 62,400 ha 64,000 ha 10
1980s 66,300 ha 65,000 ha 68,000 ha 10
1990s 61,313 ha 8,060 ha 92,823 ha 10
2000s 68,028 ha 43,392 ha 99,346 ha 10
2010s 78,181 ha 55,424 ha 91,956 ha 10
2020s 57,328 ha 53,477 ha 64,347 ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 5 Mexico 46,468 ha compare
  2. 6 China 23,231 ha compare
  3. 6 China, mainland 23,231 ha compare
  4. 8 Argentina 12,740 ha compare
  5. 9 USSR 12,000 ha compare
  6. 10 Kyrgyzstan 9,804 ha compare
  7. 11 Ethiopia 7,268 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is safflower seed — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Safflower seed — area harvested in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 53,477 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest safflower seed — area harvested recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 99,346 ha in 2008.
What is the lowest safflower seed — area harvested recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 8,060 ha in 1993.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for safflower seed — area harvested?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
Is safflower seed — area harvested rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Safflower seed — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Safflower seed — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
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Coverage
50 places, 2,471 data points, 1961–2024
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