Based on a comparison of 18 countries in 2022, Kazakhstan ranked the highest in safflower seed production with 447,457 tonnes followed by Russia and USA. On the other end of the scale was Israel with 2.09 tonnes, Ukraine with 109 tonnes and Pakistan with 268 tonnes.
Total safflower seed production reached 995,508 tonnes in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 36.9 % more than in the previous year and 15.2 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total safflower seed production reached an all time high of 1,110,535 tonnes in 1979 and an all time low of 326,997 tonnes in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 1.84 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Kazakhstan, accounted for 44.9 % of safflower seed production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 74.8 % share while the ten largest countries some 97.7 % in 2022.
Data for more countries are available at Safflower Seed Production indicator page.
| Safflower Seed Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Argentina | tonnes | 51,550 | 17,584 | 27,839 | 24,327 | 22,565 | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | tonnes | 3,810 | 3,546 | 3,605 | 3,654 | 3,602 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | tonnes | 33,420 | 33,592 | 33,793 | 33,882 | 33,509 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | tonnes | 7,954 | 9,577 | 8,039 | 8,928 | 9,469 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | tonnes | 53,000 | 93,900 | 55,280 | 24,640 | 43,670 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | tonnes | 5,730 | 4,137 | 5,008 | 4,958 | 4,701 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | tonnes | 167,243 | 224,809 | 214,149 | 199,789 | 226,739 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | tonnes | 11,057 | 11,819 | 12,291 | 12,374 | 9,870 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | tonnes | 121,767 | 70,387 | 58,675 | 51,655 | 86,793 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | tonnes | 283,863 | 100,885 | 25,259 | 81,189 | 96,636 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | tonnes | 1,917 | 1,677 | 4,342 | 9,238 | 8,879 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | tonnes | 13,531 | 13,943 | 14,249 | 13,908 | 14,033 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | tonnes | 58,000 | 50,000 | 35,000 | 21,883 | 21,325 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | tonnes | 99,170 | 79,840 | 107,170 | 87,500 | 69,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | tonnes | 31,184 | 14,701 | 4,212 | 8,637 | 8,885 |
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