Safflower seed — Production in South America

South America: Safflower seed — Production was 9,184 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
9,184 t
Change on year
up 70.0%
Rank
14th
of 18 groups
All-time high
108,250 t
in 2012
All-time low
0 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Safflower seed — Production in South America, 1961–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for safflower seed — production in South America 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 South America peaked at 108,250 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 South America

  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. 14 Australia and New Zealand 3,620 t compare
  6. 16 Uzbekistan 3,569 t compare
  7. 17 Portugal 600 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is safflower seed — production in South America?
Safflower seed — production in South America 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 South America?
The highest recorded value was 108,250 t in 2012.
What is the lowest safflower seed — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
How does South America rank for safflower seed — production?
South America ranks 14th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
Is safflower seed — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 197.2%. 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 — 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.