Based on a comparison of 20 countries in 2018, Kazakhstan ranked the highest in safflower seed production with 214,149 tonnes followed by USA and Mexico. On the other end of the scale was Israel with 3.00 tonnes, Hungary with 7.00 tonnes and Pakistan with 13.0 tonnes.
Total safflower seed production reached 627,653 tonnes in 2018 in the World according to Faostat. This is 17.7 % less than in the previous year and -1.72 % less 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 1.15 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Kazakhstan, accounted for 34.1 % of safflower seed production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 60.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 93.4 % in 2018.
Data for more countries are available at Safflower Seed Production indicator page.
| Safflower Seed Production | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Argentina | tonnes | 108,250 | 49,770 | 3,090 | 28,680 | 51,550 | ||||||||||||||||
| Australia | tonnes | 4,800 | 4,600 | 5,152 | 4,851 | 4,868 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | tonnes | 32,015 | 32,201 | 32,985 | 33,105 | 32,624 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | tonnes | 13,279 | 8,347 | 6,325 | 7,420 | 7,954 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | tonnes | 145,000 | 109,000 | 113,000 | 90,000 | 53,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | tonnes | 9,264 | 10,511 | 1,523 | 5,037 | 5,942 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | tonnes | 127,206 | 174,905 | 135,430 | 148,839 | 167,243 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | tonnes | 12,306 | 12,863 | 10,634 | 13,608 | 11,057 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | tonnes | 257,451 | 91,788 | 144,412 | 126,395 | 121,767 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | tonnes | 7,041 | 41,766 | 81,747 | 153,710 | 283,863 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | tonnes | 1,966 | 4,196 | 3,862 | 3,341 | 4,456 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | tonnes | 1,476 | 2,335 | 2,550 | 1,301 | 1,917 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | tonnes | 12,700 | 13,000 | 13,471 | 14,105 | 14,600 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | tonnes | 19,500 | 45,000 | 62,000 | 70,000 | 58,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | tonnes | 78,900 | 95,360 | 94,640 | 97,180 | 99,170 |
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