Cotton seed — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Cotton seed — Production was 72,000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
72,000 t
Change on year
down 4.0%
Rank
6th
of 14 regions
All-time high
400,000 t
in 1974
All-time low
65,000 t
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cotton seed — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2023

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 72,000 t for cotton seed — production in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cotton seed — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 400,000 t in 1974 and was at its lowest, 65,000 t, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Cotton seed — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Cotton seed — Production in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 208,175 t
1962 168,557 t -19.0%
1963 224,341 t +33.1%
1964 218,416 t -2.6%
1965 273,490 t +25.2%
1966 206,813 t -24.4%
1967 211,223 t +2.1%
1968 288,000 t +36.3%
1969 300,000 t +4.2%
1970 288,000 t -4.0%
1971 257,000 t -10.8%
1972 336,000 t +30.7%
1973 344,000 t +2.4%
1974 400,000 t +16.3%
1975 263,000 t -34.2%
1976 286,000 t +8.7%
1977 300,000 t +4.9%
1978 239,000 t -20.3%
1979 166,000 t -30.5%
1980 115,000 t -30.7%
1981 139,000 t +20.9%
1982 201,000 t +44.6%
1983 166,000 t -17.4%
1984 203,000 t +22.3%
1985 188,000 t -7.4%
1986 210,000 t +11.7%
1987 204,300 t -2.7%
1988 228,000 t +11.6%
1989 237,000 t +3.9%
1990 262,000 t +10.5%
1991 247,000 t -5.7%
1992 198,068 t -19.8%
1993 165,021 t -16.7%
1994 232,077 t +40.6%
1995 313,957 t +35.3%
1996 365,000 t +16.3%
1997 250,000 t -31.5%
1998 250,000 t +0.0%
1999 265,000 t +6.0%
2000 290,000 t +9.4%
2001 247,000 t -14.8%
2002 207,000 t -16.2%
2003 211,000 t +1.9%
2004 252,000 t +19.4%
2005 218,000 t -13.5%
2006 156,800 t -28.1%
2007 184,000 t +17.3%
2008 177,000 t -3.8%
2009 152,000 t -14.1%
2010 90,410 t -40.5%
2011 146,237 t +61.7%
2012 113,400 t -22.5%
2013 102,381 t -9.7%
2014 99,358 t -3.0%
2015 90,000 t -9.4%
2016 97,000 t +7.8%
2017 88,000 t -9.3%
2018 68,000 t -22.7%
2019 75,000 t +10.3%
2020 65,000 t -13.3%
2021 75,000 t +15.4%
2022 75,000 t +0.0%
2023 72,000 t -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 233,224 t 168,557 t 300,000 t 9
1970s 287,900 t 166,000 t 400,000 t 10
1980s 189,130 t 115,000 t 237,000 t 10
1990s 254,812 t 165,021 t 365,000 t 10
2000s 209,480 t 152,000 t 290,000 t 10
2010s 96,979 t 68,000 t 146,237 t 10
2020s 71,750 t 65,000 t 75,000 t 4

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 4 USSR 4.58 million t compare
  2. 5 Brazil 4.49 million t compare
  3. 6 Pakistan 3.17 million t compare
  4. 7 Uzbekistan 2.04 million t compare
  5. 8 Australia 1.44 million t compare
  6. 8 Australia and New Zealand 1.44 million t compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cotton seed — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Cotton seed — production in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 72,000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cotton seed — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 400,000 t in 1974.
What is the lowest cotton seed — production recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 65,000 t in 2020.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for cotton seed — production?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 6th out of 14 regions with data for 2023.
Is cotton seed — production rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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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Indicator
Cotton seed — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
153 places, 7,831 data points, 1961–2023
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