Safflower seed — Production in Central America
Central America: Safflower seed — Production was 70,634 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Safflower seed — Production in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Central America recorded 70,634 t for safflower seed — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, safflower seed — production in Central America peaked at 634,724 t in 1979 and was at its lowest, 41,033 t, in 1992.
That places Central America 7th out of 21 groups 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 Central America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41,394 t | — |
| 1962 | 46,777 t | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 47,159 t | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 47,150 t | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 79,626 t | +68.9% |
| 1966 | 236,243 t | +196.7% |
| 1967 | 149,043 t | -36.9% |
| 1968 | 102,145 t | -31.5% |
| 1969 | 208,873 t | +104.5% |
| 1970 | 288,493 t | +38.1% |
| 1971 | 410,734 t | +42.4% |
| 1972 | 271,285 t | -34.0% |
| 1973 | 298,170 t | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 272,443 t | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 532,297 t | +95.4% |
| 1976 | 240,318 t | -54.9% |
| 1977 | 518,444 t | +115.7% |
| 1978 | 615,556 t | +18.7% |
| 1979 | 634,724 t | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 479,692 t | -24.4% |
| 1981 | 324,170 t | -32.4% |
| 1982 | 239,108 t | -26.2% |
| 1983 | 278,936 t | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 212,324 t | -23.9% |
| 1985 | 151,585 t | -28.6% |
| 1986 | 164,218 t | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 219,785 t | +33.8% |
| 1988 | 247,642 t | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 142,108 t | -42.6% |
| 1990 | 159,384 t | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 88,173 t | -44.7% |
| 1992 | 41,033 t | -53.5% |
| 1993 | 63,885 t | +55.7% |
| 1994 | 63,924 t | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 113,267 t | +77.2% |
| 1996 | 181,589 t | +60.3% |
| 1997 | 163,391 t | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 171,219 t | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 262,743 t | +53.5% |
| 2000 | 96,438 t | -63.3% |
| 2001 | 111,459 t | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 52,855 t | -52.6% |
| 2003 | 200,587 t | +279.5% |
| 2004 | 230,866 t | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 94,422 t | -59.1% |
| 2006 | 73,536 t | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 113,334 t | +54.1% |
| 2008 | 96,413 t | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 76,750 t | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 97,078 t | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 130,922 t | +34.9% |
| 2012 | 257,451 t | +96.6% |
| 2013 | 91,788 t | -64.3% |
| 2014 | 144,412 t | +57.3% |
| 2015 | 126,395 t | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 121,767 t | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 70,388 t | -42.2% |
| 2018 | 58,675 t | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 51,655 t | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 86,793 t | +68.0% |
| 2021 | 52,553 t | -39.4% |
| 2022 | 77,138 t | +46.8% |
| 2023 | 65,760 t | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 70,634 t | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106,490 t | 41,394 t | 236,243 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 408,246 t | 240,318 t | 634,724 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 245,957 t | 142,108 t | 479,692 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 130,861 t | 41,033 t | 262,743 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 114,666 t | 52,855 t | 230,866 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,053 t | 51,655 t | 257,451 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,576 t | 52,553 t | 86,793 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 4 India 50,214 t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 14,361 t compare
- 5 Ethiopia PDR 35,000 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4,851 t compare
- 6 China 34,106 t compare
- 6 China, mainland 34,106 t compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 10,668 t compare
- 9 Argentina 9,184 t compare
- 10 Ethiopia 8,716 t compare
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- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.7054 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 6.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.4048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is safflower seed — production in Central America?
- Safflower seed — production in Central America was 70,634 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest safflower seed — production recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 634,724 t in 1979.
- What is the lowest safflower seed — production recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,033 t in 1992.
- How does Central America rank for safflower seed — production?
- Central America ranks 7th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is safflower seed — production rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America 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.