Safflower seed production in Mexico
In 2024 Mexico produced 70,634 t of safflower seed, the 3rd largest in the world (10.2% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 51%. The record was 634,724 t in 1979. Area harvested: 46,468 ha, yield 1.5 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 70,634 t
- World rank
- 3 of 17
- 10-year change
- −51%
- Record
- 634,724 t
- 1979
Safflower seed in Mexico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Mexico compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 10.2%
- 19.8% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.5
- world 0.8 (+83%)
- kg per person
- 0.54
- world 0.08
- 10-year change
- −51%
- world −5.2%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 228,717 | 33.0% |
| 2 | Russia | 159,610 | 23.0% |
| 3 | Mexico | 70,634 | 10.2% |
| 4 | United States | 58,780 | 8.5% |
| 5 | India | 50,214 | 7.3% |
Map of world production of safflower seed
Share of the world total; Mexico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70,634 | +7.4% | 46,468 | 1.52 |
| 2023 | 65,760 | −15% | 33,802 | 1.95 |
| 2022 | 77,137 | +47% | 40,268 | 1.92 |
| 2021 | 52,553 | −39% | 31,095 | 1.69 |
| 2020 | 86,793 | +68% | 50,414 | 1.72 |
| 2019 | 51,655 | −12% | 27,828 | 1.86 |
| 2018 | 58,675 | −17% | 26,709 | 2.20 |
| 2017 | 70,387 | −42% | 44,986 | 1.56 |
| 2016 | 121,767 | −3.7% | 65,755 | 1.85 |
| 2015 | 126,395 | −12% | 128,357 | 0.98 |
| 2014 | 144,412 | +57% | 114,574 | 1.26 |
| 2013 | 91,788 | −64% | 80,454 | 1.14 |
| 2012 | 257,451 | +97% | 172,866 | 1.49 |
| 2011 | 130,922 | +35% | 62,800 | 2.08 |
| 2010 | 97,078 | +26% | 83,948 | 1.16 |
| 2009 | 76,750 | −20% | 65,344 | 1.17 |
| 2008 | 96,413 | −15% | 65,000 | 1.48 |
| 2007 | 113,334 | +54% | 93,141 | 1.22 |
| 2006 | 73,536 | −22% | 69,883 | 1.05 |
| 2005 | 94,422 | −59% | 86,957 | 1.09 |
| 2004 | 230,866 | +15% | 212,000 | 1.09 |
| 2003 | 200,587 | +280% | 146,600 | 1.37 |
| 2002 | 52,855 | −53% | 52,758 | 1.00 |
| 2001 | 111,459 | +16% | 112,945 | 0.99 |
| 2000 | 96,438 | −63% | 84,705 | 1.14 |
| 1999 | 262,743 | +53% | 168,358 | 1.56 |
| 1998 | 171,219 | +4.8% | 123,140 | 1.39 |
| 1997 | 163,391 | −10% | 93,152 | 1.75 |
| 1996 | 181,589 | +60% | 120,544 | 1.51 |
| 1995 | 113,267 | +77% | 96,795 | 1.17 |
| 1994 | 63,924 | +0.1% | 57,676 | 1.11 |
| 1993 | 63,885 | +56% | 73,443 | 0.87 |
| 1992 | 41,033 | −53% | 81,102 | 0.51 |
| 1991 | 88,173 | −45% | 93,704 | 0.94 |
| 1990 | 159,384 | +12% | 157,199 | 1.01 |
| 1989 | 142,108 | −43% | 148,898 | 0.95 |
| 1988 | 247,642 | +13% | 201,206 | 1.23 |
| 1987 | 219,785 | +34% | 277,211 | 0.79 |
| 1986 | 164,218 | +8.3% | 206,192 | 0.80 |
| 1985 | 151,585 | −29% | 234,004 | 0.65 |
| 1984 | 212,324 | −24% | 226,710 | 0.94 |
| 1983 | 278,936 | +17% | 348,838 | 0.80 |
| 1982 | 239,108 | −26% | 190,140 | 1.26 |
| 1981 | 324,170 | −32% | 398,820 | 0.81 |
| 1980 | 479,692 | −24% | 416,250 | 1.15 |
| 1979 | 634,724 | +3.1% | 528,357 | 1.20 |
| 1978 | 615,556 | +19% | 429,062 | 1.43 |
| 1977 | 518,444 | +116% | 403,713 | 1.28 |
| 1976 | 240,318 | −55% | 184,937 | 1.30 |
| 1975 | 532,297 | +95% | 363,051 | 1.47 |
| 1974 | 272,443 | −8.6% | 191,654 | 1.42 |
| 1973 | 298,170 | +9.9% | 197,992 | 1.51 |
| 1972 | 271,285 | −34% | 198,837 | 1.36 |
| 1971 | 410,734 | +42% | 264,932 | 1.55 |
| 1970 | 288,493 | +38% | 175,391 | 1.64 |
| 1969 | 208,873 | +104% | 144,782 | 1.44 |
| 1968 | 102,145 | −31% | 85,748 | 1.19 |
| 1967 | 149,043 | −37% | 100,314 | 1.49 |
| 1966 | 236,243 | +197% | 164,933 | 1.43 |
| 1965 | 79,626 | +69% | 58,805 | 1.35 |
| 1964 | 47,150 | −0.0% | 35,597 | 1.32 |
| 1963 | 47,159 | +0.8% | 36,326 | 1.30 |
| 1962 | 46,777 | +13% | 36,826 | 1.27 |
| 1961 | 41,394 | — | 32,861 | 1.26 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of safflower seed in Mexico?
Mexico produced 70,634 t in 2024, 10.2% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Mexico rank in the world for production of safflower seed?
Mexico ranked 3rd of 17 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Kazakhstan with 33.0% of the world total.
How has the production of safflower seed in Mexico changed?
It fell by 51% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −5.2% for the world. The record was 634,724 t in 1979.
What is the yield of safflower seed in Mexico?
1.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (70,634 t from 46,468 ha), against a world average of 0.8 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
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.