Cotton seed — Production in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Cotton seed — Production was 308,722 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cotton seed — Production in Northern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 308,722 t for cotton seed — production in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.3% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton seed — production in Northern Africa peaked at 1.39 million t in 1971 and was at its lowest, 134,398 t, in 2016.
That places Northern Africa 21st out of 28 groups 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 881,598 t | — |
| 1962 | 1.26 million t | +42.4% |
| 1963 | 1.18 million t | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 1.13 million t | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 1.27 million t | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 1.13 million t | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 1.12 million t | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.11 million t | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.36 million t | +22.3% |
| 1970 | 1.33 million t | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.39 million t | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 1.35 million t | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.23 million t | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 1.16 million t | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 1.08 million t | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 896,417 t | -17.1% |
| 1977 | 997,595 t | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 1.10 million t | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 1.06 million t | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.08 million t | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 997,240 t | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 1.04 million t | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 1.05 million t | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.05 million t | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.11 million t | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 954,540 t | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 967,040 t | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 895,221 t | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 789,892 t | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 675,526 t | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 638,041 t | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 689,902 t | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 749,026 t | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 505,498 t | -32.5% |
| 1995 | 552,730 t | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 722,502 t | +30.7% |
| 1997 | 716,837 t | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 493,858 t | -31.1% |
| 1999 | 463,463 t | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 426,314 t | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 645,303 t | +51.4% |
| 2002 | 491,867 t | -23.8% |
| 2003 | 488,342 t | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 602,821 t | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 539,080 t | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 500,622 t | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 478,436 t | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 264,021 t | -44.8% |
| 2009 | 255,556 t | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 191,981 t | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 223,000 t | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 327,908 t | +47.0% |
| 2013 | 188,959 t | -42.4% |
| 2014 | 238,363 t | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 168,879 t | -29.2% |
| 2016 | 134,398 t | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 173,346 t | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 254,956 t | +47.1% |
| 2019 | 219,367 t | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 245,302 t | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 300,990 t | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 382,474 t | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 308,722 t | -19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 million t | 881,598 t | 1.36 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 million t | 896,417 t | 1.39 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 993,076 t | 789,892 t | 1.11 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 620,738 t | 463,463 t | 749,026 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 469,236 t | 255,556 t | 645,303 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 212,116 t | 134,398 t | 327,908 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 309,372 t | 245,302 t | 382,474 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 18 Egypt 194,879 t compare
- 19 Tajikistan 192,000 t compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 180,253 t compare
- 21 Azerbaijan 177,000 t compare
- 22 Myanmar 160,000 t compare
- 23 Nigeria 124,000 t compare
- 24 Sudan 110,000 t compare
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- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.6785 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6.65 million An (2024)
- Oranges — Area harvested 308,761 ha (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 8.19 million t (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield 29,350 kg/ha (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 279,075 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton seed — production in Northern Africa?
- Cotton seed — production in Northern Africa was 308,722 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton seed — production recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million t in 1971.
- What is the lowest cotton seed — production recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 134,398 t in 2016.
- How does Northern Africa rank for cotton seed — production?
- Northern Africa ranks 21st out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cotton seed — production rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.