Safflower seed — Production in Argentina
Argentina: Safflower seed — Production was 9,184 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Safflower seed — Production in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for safflower seed — production in Argentina is 9,184 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 70.0% on the previous year and up 197.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, safflower seed — production in Argentina peaked at 108,250 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
That places Argentina 9th out of 24 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Safflower seed — Production in Argentina, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 0 t | — |
| 1964 | 0 t | — |
| 1965 | 0 t | — |
| 1966 | 0 t | — |
| 1967 | 0 t | — |
| 1968 | 7 t | — |
| 1969 | 10 t | +42.9% |
| 1970 | 105 t | +950.0% |
| 1971 | 1,308 t | +1145.7% |
| 1972 | 2,850 t | +117.9% |
| 1973 | 4,510 t | +58.2% |
| 1974 | 7,850 t | +74.1% |
| 1975 | 3,330 t | -57.6% |
| 1976 | 5,880 t | +76.6% |
| 1977 | 2,000 t | -66.0% |
| 1978 | 1,520 t | -24.0% |
| 1979 | 1,320 t | -13.2% |
| 1980 | 700 t | -47.0% |
| 1981 | 630 t | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 1,860 t | +195.2% |
| 1983 | 4,600 t | +147.3% |
| 1984 | 5,770 t | +25.4% |
| 1985 | 10,400 t | +80.2% |
| 1986 | 3,150 t | -69.7% |
| 1987 | 6,800 t | +115.9% |
| 1988 | 17,900 t | +163.2% |
| 1989 | 18,153 t | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 15,870 t | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 16,500 t | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 17,500 t | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 15,697 t | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 6,700 t | -57.3% |
| 1995 | 7,252 t | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 6,320 t | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 13,300 t | +110.4% |
| 1998 | 24,600 t | +85.0% |
| 1999 | 9,550 t | -61.2% |
| 2000 | 30,850 t | +223.0% |
| 2001 | 43,680 t | +41.6% |
| 2002 | 23,500 t | -46.2% |
| 2003 | 13,300 t | -43.4% |
| 2004 | 18,000 t | +35.3% |
| 2005 | 50,760 t | +182.0% |
| 2006 | 17,800 t | -64.9% |
| 2007 | 58,000 t | +225.8% |
| 2008 | 33,480 t | -42.3% |
| 2009 | 86,991 t | +159.8% |
| 2010 | 43,850 t | -49.6% |
| 2011 | 56,086 t | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 108,250 t | +93.0% |
| 2013 | 49,770 t | -54.0% |
| 2014 | 3,090 t | -93.8% |
| 2015 | 28,680 t | +828.2% |
| 2016 | 51,550 t | +79.7% |
| 2017 | 17,584 t | -65.9% |
| 2018 | 27,839 t | +58.3% |
| 2019 | 24,327 t | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 22,565 t | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 4,344 t | -80.7% |
| 2022 | 2,793 t | -35.7% |
| 2023 | 5,401 t | +93.4% |
| 2024 | 9,184 t | +70.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 9,184 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34,106 t, 27% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Safflower seed — Production in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +1145.7% | 105 t | 1,308 t |
| 1970 | +950.0% | 10 t | 105 t |
| 2015 | +828.2% | 3,090 t | 28,680 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.89 t | 0 t | 10 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,067 t | 105 t | 7,850 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,996 t | 630 t | 18,153 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,329 t | 6,320 t | 24,600 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,636 t | 13,300 t | 86,991 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,103 t | 3,090 t | 108,250 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,857 t | 2,793 t | 22,565 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 6 China 34,106 t compare
- 6 China, mainland 34,106 t compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 10,668 t compare
- 10 Ethiopia 8,716 t compare
- 11 USSR 6,500 t compare
- 12 Tajikistan 6,374 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is safflower seed — production in Argentina?
- Safflower seed — production in Argentina was 9,184 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest safflower seed — production recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 108,250 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest safflower seed — production recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Argentina rank for safflower seed — production?
- Argentina ranks 9th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is safflower seed — production rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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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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.