Based on a comparison of 31 countries in 2022, India ranked the highest in castor oil seed production with 1,618,760 tonnes followed by Mozambique and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was South Korea with 0.130 tonnes, Iran with 27.3 tonnes and Philippines with 35.7 tonnes.
Total castor oil seed production reached 1,829,522 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.78 % less than in the previous year and -22.8 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, total castor oil seed production reached an all time high of 2,742,492 tonnes in 2011 and an all time low of 580,010 tonnes in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 1.90 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, India, accounted for 88.5 % of castor oil seed production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 93.9 % share while the ten largest countries some 98.2 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Castor Oil Seed Production indicator page.
Castor Oil Seed Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Angola | tonnes | 4,098 | 4,113 | 4,124 | 4,160 | 4,164 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | tonnes | 24,620 | 13,481 | 14,224 | 27,412 | 35,800 | ||||||||||||||||
China | tonnes | 37,000 | 32,000 | 27,000 | 36,000 | 17,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Ecuador | tonnes | 3,000 | 3,068 | 3,132 | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | tonnes | 10,000 | 8,000 | 12,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | ||||||||||||||||
India | tonnes | 1,376,000 | 1,376,420 | 1,567,560 | 1,196,680 | 1,842,020 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | tonnes | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | tonnes | 70,968 | 73,046 | 74,890 | 72,968 | 73,634 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | tonnes | 12,003 | 11,831 | 12,247 | 12,027 | 12,035 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | tonnes | 1,801 | 1,801 | 1,598 | 1,107 | 2,530 | ||||||||||||||||
Paraguay | tonnes | 6,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | tonnes | 6,334 | 6,360 | 6,407 | 6,367 | 6,378 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | tonnes | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | tonnes | 11,000 | 11,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | tonnes | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 6,000 |