Safflower seed — Production in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Safflower seed — Production was 55,065 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
55,065 t
Change on year
down 41.9%
Rank
10th
of 21 groups
All-time high
523,283 t
in 1994
All-time low
29,598 t
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Safflower seed — Production in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for safflower seed — production in Southern Asia is 55,065 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 41.9% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, safflower seed — production in Southern Asia peaked at 523,283 t in 1994 and was at its lowest, 29,598 t, in 2019.

That places Southern Asia 10th 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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Safflower seed — Production in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 66,000 t —
1962 67,000 t +1.5%
1963 68,000 t +1.5%
1964 62,000 t -8.8%
1965 71,500 t +15.3%
1966 69,000 t -3.5%
1967 72,000 t +4.3%
1968 77,757 t +8.0%
1969 93,906 t +20.8%
1970 143,100 t +52.4%
1971 154,366 t +7.9%
1972 130,538 t -15.4%
1973 81,857 t -37.3%
1974 191,055 t +133.4%
1975 211,950 t +10.9%
1976 238,348 t +12.5%
1977 219,645 t -7.8%
1978 187,839 t -14.5%
1979 209,215 t +11.4%
1980 279,642 t +33.7%
1981 337,262 t +20.6%
1982 425,901 t +26.3%
1983 400,347 t -6.0%
1984 502,531 t +25.5%
1985 516,378 t +2.8%
1986 350,825 t -32.1%
1987 353,390 t +0.7%
1988 462,672 t +30.9%
1989 445,002 t -3.8%
1990 486,734 t +9.4%
1991 320,640 t -34.1%
1992 203,508 t -36.5%
1993 349,187 t +71.6%
1994 523,283 t +49.9%
1995 423,979 t -19.0%
1996 386,145 t -8.9%
1997 434,465 t +12.5%
1998 122,685 t -71.8%
1999 245,576 t +100.2%
2000 261,743 t +6.6%
2001 204,625 t -21.8%
2002 233,456 t +14.1%
2003 182,239 t -21.9%
2004 138,512 t -24.0%
2005 178,187 t +28.6%
2006 235,060 t +31.9%
2007 246,433 t +4.8%
2008 230,697 t -6.4%
2009 192,244 t -16.7%
2010 183,969 t -4.3%
2011 153,297 t -16.7%
2012 154,299 t +0.7%
2013 119,534 t -22.5%
2014 114,544 t -4.2%
2015 95,179 t -16.9%
2016 58,751 t -38.3%
2017 98,050 t +66.9%
2018 60,288 t -38.5%
2019 29,598 t -50.9%
2020 48,639 t +64.3%
2021 40,779 t -16.2%
2022 66,120 t +62.1%
2023 94,816 t +43.4%
2024 55,065 t -41.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 71,907 t 62,000 t 93,906 t 9
1970s 176,791 t 81,857 t 238,348 t 10
1980s 407,395 t 279,642 t 516,378 t 10
1990s 349,620 t 122,685 t 523,283 t 10
2000s 210,320 t 138,512 t 261,743 t 10
2010s 106,751 t 29,598 t 183,969 t 10
2020s 61,084 t 40,779 t 94,816 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 8 Kyrgyzstan 10,668 t compare
  2. 9 Argentina 9,184 t compare
  3. 10 Ethiopia 8,716 t compare
  4. 11 USSR 6,500 t compare
  5. 12 Tajikistan 6,374 t compare
  6. 13 Spain 5,034 t compare

See the full ranking of 50 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is safflower seed — production in Southern Asia?
Safflower seed — production in Southern Asia was 55,065 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest safflower seed — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 523,283 t in 1994.
What is the lowest safflower seed — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 29,598 t in 2019.
How does Southern Asia rank for safflower seed — production?
Southern Asia ranks 10th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
Is safflower seed — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.