Safflower seed — Area harvested in South America
South America: Safflower seed — Area harvested was 12,740 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Safflower seed — Area harvested in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, safflower seed — area harvested in South America stood at 12,740 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.2% on the previous year and up 122.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, safflower seed — area harvested in South America peaked at 161,479 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
South America ranks 17th of 21 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Safflower seed — Area harvested in South America, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 10 ha | — |
| 1969 | 15 ha | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 150 ha | +900.0% |
| 1971 | 1,850 ha | +1133.3% |
| 1972 | 4,672 ha | +152.5% |
| 1973 | 7,274 ha | +55.7% |
| 1974 | 8,200 ha | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 3,922 ha | -52.2% |
| 1976 | 7,538 ha | +92.2% |
| 1977 | 2,700 ha | -64.2% |
| 1978 | 2,040 ha | -24.4% |
| 1979 | 1,550 ha | -24.0% |
| 1980 | 900 ha | -41.9% |
| 1981 | 650 ha | -27.8% |
| 1982 | 2,320 ha | +256.9% |
| 1983 | 9,300 ha | +300.9% |
| 1984 | 10,225 ha | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 13,960 ha | +36.5% |
| 1986 | 7,300 ha | -47.7% |
| 1987 | 13,800 ha | +89.0% |
| 1988 | 21,300 ha | +54.3% |
| 1989 | 24,205 ha | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 23,000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 20,500 ha | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 20,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 21,300 ha | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 11,650 ha | -45.3% |
| 1995 | 12,350 ha | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 10,425 ha | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 19,800 ha | +89.9% |
| 1998 | 27,000 ha | +36.4% |
| 1999 | 14,900 ha | -44.8% |
| 2000 | 34,400 ha | +130.9% |
| 2001 | 53,400 ha | +55.2% |
| 2002 | 29,500 ha | -44.8% |
| 2003 | 22,000 ha | -25.4% |
| 2004 | 30,400 ha | +38.2% |
| 2005 | 47,800 ha | +57.2% |
| 2006 | 25,250 ha | -47.2% |
| 2007 | 74,300 ha | +194.3% |
| 2008 | 44,100 ha | -40.6% |
| 2009 | 96,968 ha | +119.9% |
| 2010 | 66,100 ha | -31.8% |
| 2011 | 79,256 ha | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 161,479 ha | +103.7% |
| 2013 | 87,470 ha | -45.8% |
| 2014 | 5,724 ha | -93.5% |
| 2015 | 44,280 ha | +673.6% |
| 2016 | 79,956 ha | +80.6% |
| 2017 | 26,134 ha | -67.3% |
| 2018 | 34,799 ha | +33.2% |
| 2019 | 28,646 ha | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 27,349 ha | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 6,000 ha | -78.1% |
| 2022 | 4,553 ha | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 9,495 ha | +108.5% |
| 2024 | 12,740 ha | +34.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.78 ha | 0 ha | 15 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,990 ha | 150 ha | 8,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,396 ha | 650 ha | 24,205 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,092 ha | 10,425 ha | 27,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,812 ha | 22,000 ha | 96,968 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,384 ha | 5,724 ha | 161,479 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,027 ha | 4,553 ha | 27,349 ha | 5 |
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- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 4.58 million t (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield 13,552 kg/ha (2024)
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- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production 1.51 million t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 10,891 kg/ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 138,942 ha (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is safflower seed — area harvested in South America?
- Safflower seed — area harvested in South America was 12,740 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest safflower seed — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 161,479 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest safflower seed — area harvested recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does South America rank for safflower seed — area harvested?
- South America ranks 17th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is safflower seed — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.