Safflower seed — Production in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Safflower seed — Production was 3,620 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3,620 t
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 24 countries
All-time high
57,721 t
in 1978
All-time low
782 t
in 2003
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Safflower seed — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 3,620 t for safflower seed — production in 2024.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safflower seed — production in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 57,721 t in 1978 and was at its lowest, 782 t, in 2003.

That places Australia and New Zealand 14th 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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Safflower seed — Production in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 1,560 t
1962 1,633 t +4.7%
1963 5,496 t +236.6%
1964 12,644 t +130.1%
1965 9,977 t -21.1%
1966 24,834 t +148.9%
1967 15,927 t -35.9%
1968 10,340 t -35.1%
1969 4,172 t -59.7%
1970 9,351 t +124.1%
1971 15,398 t +64.7%
1972 4,173 t -72.9%
1973 6,860 t +64.4%
1974 30,502 t +344.6%
1975 18,163 t -40.5%
1976 6,300 t -65.3%
1977 26,300 t +317.5%
1978 57,721 t +119.5%
1979 29,974 t -48.1%
1980 8,111 t -72.9%
1981 19,644 t +142.2%
1982 5,281 t -73.1%
1983 30,627 t +479.9%
1984 32,335 t +5.6%
1985 27,704 t -14.3%
1986 19,442 t -29.8%
1987 25,312 t +30.2%
1988 30,984 t +22.4%
1989 20,891 t -32.6%
1990 10,477 t -49.8%
1991 10,477 t +0.0%
1992 25,701 t +145.3%
1993 23,344 t -9.2%
1994 45,000 t +92.8%
1995 14,500 t -67.8%
1996 29,800 t +105.5%
1997 21,300 t -28.5%
1998 7,600 t -64.3%
1999 17,100 t +125.0%
2000 36,700 t +114.6%
2001 9,000 t -75.5%
2002 1,850 t -79.4%
2003 782 t -57.7%
2004 7,203 t +821.1%
2005 10,117 t +40.5%
2006 13,942 t +37.8%
2007 2,040 t -85.4%
2008 7,500 t +267.6%
2009 6,242 t -16.8%
2010 4,900 t -21.5%
2011 6,056 t +23.6%
2012 4,800 t -20.7%
2013 4,600 t -4.2%
2014 3,369 t -26.8%
2015 3,460 t +2.7%
2016 3,810 t +10.1%
2017 3,546 t -6.9%
2018 3,605 t +1.7%
2019 3,654 t +1.3%
2020 3,602 t -1.4%
2021 3,620 t +0.5%
2022 3,625 t +0.1%
2023 3,616 t -0.3%
2024 3,620 t +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,620 t 1,560 t 24,834 t 9
1970s 20,474 t 4,173 t 57,721 t 10
1980s 22,033 t 5,281 t 32,335 t 10
1990s 20,530 t 7,600 t 45,000 t 10
2000s 9,538 t 782 t 36,700 t 10
2010s 4,180 t 3,369 t 6,056 t 10
2020s 3,617 t 3,602 t 3,625 t 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 11 USSR 6,500 t compare
  2. 12 Tajikistan 6,374 t compare
  3. 13 Spain 5,034 t compare
  4. 14 Australia 3,620 t compare
  5. 16 Uzbekistan 3,569 t compare
  6. 17 Portugal 600 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is safflower seed — production in Australia and New Zealand?
Safflower seed — production in Australia and New Zealand was 3,620 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest safflower seed — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 57,721 t in 1978.
What is the lowest safflower seed — production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 782 t in 2003.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for safflower seed — production?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
Is safflower seed — production rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.