Safflower seed — Production in Americas

Americas: Safflower seed — Production was 138,598 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
138,598 t
Change on year
up 6.3%
Rank
6th
of 21 groups
All-time high
821,044 t
in 1979
All-time low
116,637 t
in 2021
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Safflower seed — Production in Americas, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, safflower seed — production in Americas stood at 138,598 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safflower seed — production in Americas peaked at 821,044 t in 1979 and was at its lowest, 116,637 t, in 2021.

Americas ranks 6th of 21 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Safflower seed — Production in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Safflower seed — Production in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 204,687 t —
1962 390,600 t +90.8%
1963 405,497 t +3.8%
1964 298,440 t -26.4%
1965 350,874 t +17.6%
1966 545,593 t +55.5%
1967 401,240 t -26.5%
1968 264,538 t -34.1%
1969 405,742 t +53.4%
1970 458,653 t +13.0%
1971 649,724 t +41.7%
1972 507,835 t -21.8%
1973 481,760 t -5.1%
1974 440,293 t -8.6%
1975 715,627 t +62.5%
1976 315,198 t -56.0%
1977 679,444 t +115.6%
1978 785,076 t +15.5%
1979 821,044 t +4.6%
1980 585,392 t -28.7%
1981 416,800 t -28.8%
1982 349,139 t -16.2%
1983 368,536 t +5.6%
1984 346,694 t -5.9%
1985 297,485 t -14.2%
1986 316,368 t +6.3%
1987 373,585 t +18.1%
1988 415,542 t +11.2%
1989 321,761 t -22.6%
1990 295,815 t -8.1%
1991 219,628 t -25.8%
1992 243,659 t +10.9%
1993 323,162 t +32.6%
1994 265,224 t -17.9%
1995 323,138 t +21.8%
1996 368,873 t +14.2%
1997 355,501 t -3.6%
1998 384,119 t +8.1%
1999 459,693 t +19.7%
2000 262,148 t -43.0%
2001 267,021 t +1.9%
2002 197,906 t -25.9%
2003 338,514 t +71.0%
2004 335,668 t -0.8%
2005 244,516 t -27.2%
2006 180,673 t -26.1%
2007 266,881 t +47.7%
2008 270,703 t +1.4%
2009 273,501 t +1.0%
2010 241,328 t -11.8%
2011 263,968 t +9.4%
2012 444,601 t +68.4%
2013 236,918 t -46.7%
2014 242,142 t +2.2%
2015 252,255 t +4.2%
2016 272,487 t +8.0%
2017 167,811 t -38.4%
2018 193,684 t +15.4%
2019 163,482 t -15.6%
2020 178,358 t +9.1%
2021 116,637 t -34.6%
2022 153,160 t +31.3%
2023 130,391 t -14.9%
2024 138,598 t +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 363,023 t 204,687 t 545,593 t 9
1970s 585,465 t 315,198 t 821,044 t 10
1980s 379,130 t 297,485 t 585,392 t 10
1990s 323,881 t 219,628 t 459,693 t 10
2000s 263,753 t 180,673 t 338,514 t 10
2010s 247,868 t 163,482 t 444,601 t 10
2020s 143,429 t 116,637 t 178,358 t 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 3 Mexico 70,634 t compare
  2. 4 India 50,214 t compare
  3. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 14,361 t compare
  4. 5 Ethiopia PDR 35,000 t compare
  5. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4,851 t compare
  6. 6 China 34,106 t compare
  7. 6 China, mainland 34,106 t compare
  8. 8 Kyrgyzstan 10,668 t compare
  9. 9 Argentina 9,184 t compare

See the full ranking of 50 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is safflower seed — production in Americas?
Safflower seed — production in Americas was 138,598 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest safflower seed — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 821,044 t in 1979.
What is the lowest safflower seed — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 116,637 t in 2021.
How does Americas rank for safflower seed — production?
Americas ranks 6th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
Is safflower seed — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Safflower seed — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Safflower seed — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
50 places, 2,471 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.