> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 202470,634 t
World rank3 of 17
10-year change−51%
Record634,724 t1979

## Safflower seed in Mexico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Mexico compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total10.2%19.8% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.5world 0.8 (+83%)
kg per person0.54world 0.08
10-year change−51%world −5.2%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/kazakhstan/) | 228,717 | 33.0% |
| 2 | [Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/russia/) | 159,610 | 23.0% |
| 3 | **Mexico** | 70,634 | 10.2% |
| 4 | [United States](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/united-states/) | 58,780 | 8.5% |
| 5 | [India](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/india/) | 50,214 | 7.3% |

[Full ranking of 17 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/)

### Map of world production of safflower seed

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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

[Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/kazakhstan/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/russia/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/united-states/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/china/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/turkey/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/tanzania/)[Kyrgyzstan](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/kyrgyzstan/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/argentina/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/ethiopia/)[Tajikistan](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/tajikistan/)[Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/iran/)
[All countries producing safflower seed](https://husfarm.com/production/safflower-seed/)

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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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