Safflower-seed oil, crude production in Portugal
In 2023 Portugal produced 444 t of safflower-seed oil, crude, the 11th largest in the world (0.57% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 64%. The record was 14,703 t in 1975.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 444 t
- World rank
- 11 of 16
- 10-year change
- +64%
- Record
- 14,703 t
- 1975
Safflower-seed oil, crude in Portugal, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Portugal compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.57%
- 0.23% in 2013
- 10-year change
- +64%
- world −35%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Argentina | 1,214 | 1.6% |
| 10 | Australia | 992 | 1.3% |
| 11 | Portugal | 444 | 0.57% |
| 12 | Denmark | 182 | 0.23% |
| 13 | Italy | 156 | 0.20% |
Map of world production of safflower-seed oil, crude
Share of the world total; Portugal is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 444 | +49% |
| 2022 | 297 | −42% |
| 2021 | 514 | −5.5% |
| 2020 | 544 | +10% |
| 2019 | 494 | +41% |
| 2018 | 351 | +22% |
| 2017 | 287 | −7.7% |
| 2016 | 311 | −1.3% |
| 2015 | 315 | −8.4% |
| 2014 | 344 | +27% |
| 2013 | 271 | +128% |
| 2012 | 119 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | −100% |
| 2006 | 226 | −9.2% |
| 2005 | 249 | −44% |
| 2004 | 441 | +27% |
| 2003 | 346 | +18% |
| 2002 | 293 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 284 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | 288 | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 263 | +62% |
| 1998 | 162 | −28% |
| 1997 | 226 | +19% |
| 1996 | 190 | −10% |
| 1995 | 212 | +15% |
| 1994 | 185 | −15% |
| 1993 | 218 | +27% |
| 1992 | 172 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 164 | +55% |
| 1990 | 106 | +68% |
| 1989 | 63 | +11% |
| 1988 | 57 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | −100% |
| 1986 | 192 | −94% |
| 1985 | 2,958 | −63% |
| 1984 | 8,069 | +15,125% |
| 1983 | 53 | −87% |
| 1982 | 407 | −83% |
| 1981 | 2,326 | +211% |
| 1980 | 747 | −95% |
| 1979 | 13,595 | +27% |
| 1978 | 10,698 | +338% |
| 1977 | 2,442 | −55% |
| 1976 | 5,446 | −63% |
| 1975 | 14,703 | +385% |
| 1974 | 3,030 | −60% |
| 1973 | 7,502 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 7,299 | +18% |
| 1971 | 6,191 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 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 Portugal?
Portugal produced 444 t in 2023, 0.57% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Portugal rank in the world for production of safflower-seed oil, crude?
Portugal ranked 11th 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 Portugal changed?
It rose by 64% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −35% for the world. The record was 14,703 t in 1975.
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 Portugal 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.