Cotton seed — Production in Guinea
Guinea: Cotton seed — Production was 23,409 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cotton seed — Production in Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton seed — production in Guinea is 23,409 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton seed — production in Guinea peaked at 27,500 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
That places Guinea 38th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton seed — Production in Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 0 t | — |
| 1964 | 0 t | — |
| 1965 | 0 t | — |
| 1966 | 0 t | — |
| 1967 | 0 t | — |
| 1968 | 0 t | — |
| 1969 | 0 t | — |
| 1970 | 0 t | — |
| 1971 | 0 t | — |
| 1972 | 0 t | — |
| 1973 | 0 t | — |
| 1974 | 0 t | — |
| 1975 | 0 t | — |
| 1976 | 0 t | — |
| 1977 | 0 t | — |
| 1978 | 0 t | — |
| 1979 | 0 t | — |
| 1980 | 0 t | — |
| 1981 | 0 t | — |
| 1982 | 0 t | — |
| 1983 | 30 t | — |
| 1984 | 40 t | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 90 t | +125.0% |
| 1986 | 330 t | +266.7% |
| 1987 | 950 t | +187.9% |
| 1988 | 1,300 t | +36.8% |
| 1989 | 1,600 t | +23.1% |
| 1990 | 2,300 t | +43.8% |
| 1991 | 5,500 t | +139.1% |
| 1992 | 9,300 t | +69.1% |
| 1993 | 10,720 t | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 9,500 t | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 8,000 t | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 5,000 t | -37.5% |
| 1997 | 9,000 t | +80.0% |
| 1998 | 14,000 t | +55.6% |
| 1999 | 20,000 t | +42.9% |
| 2000 | 25,000 t | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 27,500 t | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 20,000 t | -27.3% |
| 2003 | 21,500 t | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 23,000 t | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 24,000 t | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 20,500 t | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 21,000 t | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 21,500 t | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 19,500 t | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 19,754 t | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 21,000 t | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 22,000 t | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 22,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22,080 t | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 23,100 t | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 22,820 t | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 22,905 t | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 22,822 t | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 22,788 t | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 23,134 t | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 23,309 t | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 23,409 t | +0.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 23,409 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25,957 t, 90% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 23,409 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23,409 t, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton seed — Production in Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +266.7% | 90 t | 330 t |
| 1987 | +187.9% | 330 t | 950 t |
| 1991 | +139.1% | 2,300 t | 5,500 t |
| 1985 | +125.0% | 40 t | 90 t |
| 1997 | +80.0% | 5,000 t | 9,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 434 t | 0 t | 1,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,332 t | 2,300 t | 20,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,350 t | 19,500 t | 27,500 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,048 t | 19,754 t | 23,100 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,160 t | 22,788 t | 23,409 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 35 Togo 28,505 t compare
- 36 South Africa 26,452 t compare
- 37 Mozambique 23,516 t compare
- 39 Israel 22,680 t compare
- 40 Paraguay 22,000 t compare
- 41 Ethiopia PDR 20,000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 587.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6148 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 31.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton seed — production in Guinea?
- Cotton seed — production in Guinea was 23,409 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton seed — production recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 27,500 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest cotton seed — production recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Guinea rank for cotton seed — production?
- Guinea ranks 38th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton seed — production rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton seed — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.