> In 2024 Indonesia produced 518 t of castor oil seeds, the 23rd largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 60%.

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# Castor oil seeds production in Indonesia

In 2024 Indonesia produced 518 t of castor oil seeds, the 23rd largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 60%. The record was 5,062 t in 1970. Area harvested: 4,746 ha, yield 0.1 t/ha.

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Production, 2024518 t
World rank23 of 31
10-year change−60%
Record5,062 t1970

## Castor oil seeds in Indonesia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Indonesia compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.03%0.06% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.1world 1.5 (−93%)
kg per person0.00world 0.22
10-year change−60%world −13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 21 | [Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/uganda/) | 1,000 | 0.06% |
| 22 | [Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/benin/) | 642 | 0.04% |
| 23 | **Indonesia** | 518 | 0.03% |
| 24 | [Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/bangladesh/) | 278 | 0.02% |
| 25 | [Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/russia/) | 177 | 0.01% |

[Full ranking of 31 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/)

### Map of world production of castor oil seeds

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Share of the world total; Indonesia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 518 | −4.8% | 4,746 | 0.11 |
| 2023 | 544 | −5.9% | 4,959 | 0.11 |
| 2022 | 578 | −49% | 5,507 | 0.10 |
| 2021 | 1,127 | −7.8% | 4,861 | 0.23 |
| 2020 | 1,222 | −13% | 4,059 | 0.30 |
| 2019 | 1,411 | −1.5% | 3,417 | 0.41 |
| 2018 | 1,433 | +2.4% | 3,363 | 0.43 |
| 2017 | 1,400 | 0.0% | 3,322 | 0.42 |
| 2016 | 1,400 | −6.7% | 3,567 | 0.39 |
| 2015 | 1,500 | +15% | 3,200 | 0.47 |
| 2014 | 1,300 | −7.1% | 3,200 | 0.41 |
| 2013 | 1,400 | −13% | 4,300 | 0.33 |
| 2012 | 1,600 | −30% | 4,800 | 0.33 |
| 2011 | 2,300 | +35% | 8,800 | 0.26 |
| 2010 | 1,700 | −25% | 3,800 | 0.45 |
| 2009 | 2,270 | +0.2% | 5,673 | 0.40 |
| 2008 | 2,265 | +116% | 5,274 | 0.43 |
| 2007 | 1,047 | +14% | 6,043 | 0.17 |
| 2006 | 917 | −7.8% | 6,043 | 0.15 |
| 2005 | 995 | −42% | 6,936 | 0.14 |
| 2004 | 1,713 | −23% | 8,154 | 0.21 |
| 2003 | 2,225 | −0.2% | 12,978 | 0.17 |
| 2002 | 2,229 | −23% | 7,000 | 0.32 |
| 2001 | 2,908 | +93% | 14,000 | 0.21 |
| 2000 | 1,504 | −16% | 8,000 | 0.19 |
| 1999 | 1,800 | −58% | 9,000 | 0.20 |
| 1998 | 4,300 | +258% | 15,000 | 0.29 |
| 1997 | 1,200 | −10% | 5,480 | 0.22 |
| 1996 | 1,335 | +33% | 5,944 | 0.22 |
| 1995 | 1,001 | +1.0% | 2,909 | 0.34 |
| 1994 | 991 | −41% | 2,336 | 0.42 |
| 1993 | 1,686 | −8.2% | 5,234 | 0.32 |
| 1992 | 1,836 | +1.8% | 5,255 | 0.35 |
| 1991 | 1,804 | −11% | 6,086 | 0.30 |
| 1990 | 2,020 | −28% | 6,690 | 0.30 |
| 1989 | 2,794 | +150% | 5,610 | 0.50 |
| 1988 | 1,119 | −21% | 3,618 | 0.31 |
| 1987 | 1,411 | +14% | 3,965 | 0.36 |
| 1986 | 1,239 | −66% | 3,004 | 0.41 |
| 1985 | 3,621 | +629% | 8,726 | 0.41 |
| 1984 | 497 | +14% | 1,748 | 0.28 |
| 1983 | 436 | −33% | 881 | 0.49 |
| 1982 | 654 | −0.5% | 1,190 | 0.55 |
| 1981 | 657 | +2.5% | 1,297 | 0.51 |
| 1980 | 641 | −24% | 1,276 | 0.50 |
| 1979 | 843 | +56% | 1,527 | 0.55 |
| 1978 | 539 | −55% | 1,833 | 0.29 |
| 1977 | 1,193 | +207% | 3,657 | 0.33 |
| 1976 | 388 | −87% | 2,087 | 0.19 |
| 1975 | 3,032 | −29% | 10,563 | 0.29 |
| 1974 | 4,277 | +56% | 13,692 | 0.31 |
| 1973 | 2,739 | −5.3% | 12,004 | 0.23 |
| 1972 | 2,892 | +21% | 15,855 | 0.18 |
| 1971 | 2,400 | −53% | 8,837 | 0.27 |
| 1970 | 5,062 | +50% | 13,096 | 0.39 |
| 1969 | 3,380 | +69% | 8,875 | 0.38 |
| 1968 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.33 |
| 1967 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.33 |
| 1966 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.33 |
| 1965 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.33 |
| 1964 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.33 |
| 1963 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.33 |
| 1962 | 2,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 0.33 |
| 1961 | 2,000 | — | 6,000 | 0.33 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of castor oil seeds in Indonesia?

Indonesia produced 518 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Indonesia rank in the world for production of castor oil seeds?

Indonesia ranked 23rd of 31 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 87.5% of the world total.

### How has the production of castor oil seeds in Indonesia changed?

It fell by 60% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −13% for the world. The record was 5,062 t in 1970.

### What is the yield of castor oil seeds in Indonesia?

0.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (518 t from 4,746 ha), against a world average of 1.5 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/india/)[Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/mozambique/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/brazil/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/china/)[Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/kenya/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/myanmar/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/thailand/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/ethiopia/)[Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/vietnam/)[South Africa](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/south-africa/)[Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/angola/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/pakistan/)
[All countries producing castor oil seeds](https://husfarm.com/production/castor-oil-seeds/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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