Safflower-seed oil, crude production in Argentina
In 2023 Argentina produced 1,214 t of safflower-seed oil, crude, the 9th largest in the world (1.57% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 92%. The record was 30,368 t in 2011.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 1,214 t
- World rank
- 9 of 16
- 10-year change
- −92%
- Record
- 30,368 t
- 2011
Safflower-seed oil, crude in Argentina, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Argentina compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 1.6%
- 12.5% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −92%
- world −35%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,500 | 3.2% |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 2,070 | 2.7% |
| 9 | Argentina | 1,214 | 1.6% |
| 10 | Australia | 992 | 1.3% |
| 11 | Portugal | 444 | 0.57% |
Map of world production of safflower-seed oil, crude
Share of the world total; Argentina is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,214 | −5.1% |
| 2022 | 1,279 | −55% |
| 2021 | 2,839 | −67% |
| 2020 | 8,704 | +77% |
| 2019 | 4,907 | −51% |
| 2018 | 10,000 | +70% |
| 2017 | 5,884 | −65% |
| 2016 | 16,647 | +83% |
| 2015 | 9,089 | +457% |
| 2014 | 1,631 | −89% |
| 2013 | 14,820 | −3.3% |
| 2012 | 15,318 | −50% |
| 2011 | 30,368 | +267% |
| 2010 | 8,284 | −51% |
| 2009 | 16,775 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 16,212 | +20% |
| 2007 | 13,551 | +3,772% |
| 2006 | 350 | −98% |
| 2005 | 14,024 | +168% |
| 2004 | 5,231 | +36% |
| 2003 | 3,850 | −48% |
| 2002 | 7,474 | −47% |
| 2001 | 14,040 | +49% |
| 2000 | 9,411 | +265% |
| 1999 | 2,581 | −64% |
| 1998 | 7,252 | +89% |
| 1997 | 3,841 | +123% |
| 1996 | 1,722 | −22% |
| 1995 | 2,201 | +13% |
| 1994 | 1,948 | −55% |
| 1993 | 4,362 | −20% |
| 1992 | 5,461 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 5,200 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 4,978 | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 4,588 | −18% |
| 1988 | 5,588 | +185% |
| 1987 | 1,963 | +146% |
| 1986 | 799 | −76% |
| 1985 | 3,354 | +136% |
| 1984 | 1,423 | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 1,332 | +180% |
| 1982 | 476 | +211% |
| 1981 | 153 | −33% |
| 1980 | 227 | −47% |
| 1979 | 425 | −12% |
| 1978 | 484 | −24% |
| 1977 | 637 | −67% |
| 1976 | 1,918 | +93% |
| 1975 | 994 | −61% |
| 1974 | 2,556 | +86% |
| 1973 | 1,377 | +64% |
| 1972 | 838 | +130% |
| 1971 | 364 | +5,100% |
| 1970 | 7 | +600% |
| 1969 | 1 | −50% |
| 1968 | 2 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of safflower-seed oil, crude in Argentina?
Argentina produced 1,214 t in 2023, 1.6% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Argentina rank in the world for production of safflower-seed oil, crude?
Argentina ranked 9th of 16 countries in 2023. The largest producer was United States with 29.5% of the world total.
How has the production of safflower-seed oil, crude in Argentina changed?
It fell by 92% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −35% for the world. The record was 30,368 t in 2011.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2023 figure for Argentina is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.