Cotton seed — Production in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Cotton seed — Production was 374,589 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
374,589 t
Change on year
down 31.1%
Rank
19th
of 28 groups
All-time high
909,840 t
in 1999
All-time low
298,470 t
in 1982
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cotton seed — Production in Southern Europe, 1961–2023

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cotton seed — production in Southern Europe is 374,589 t, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 31.1% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cotton seed — production in Southern Europe peaked at 909,840 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 298,470 t, in 1982.

That places Southern Europe 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Cotton seed — Production in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Cotton seed — Production in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 402,902 t
1962 402,399 t -0.1%
1963 399,574 t -0.7%
1964 309,506 t -22.5%
1965 324,987 t +5.0%
1966 353,497 t +8.8%
1967 330,554 t -6.5%
1968 301,760 t -8.7%
1969 347,773 t +15.2%
1970 330,234 t -5.0%
1971 332,190 t +0.6%
1972 387,113 t +16.5%
1973 343,413 t -11.3%
1974 364,351 t +6.1%
1975 345,188 t -5.3%
1976 314,150 t -9.0%
1977 351,340 t +11.8%
1978 340,680 t -3.0%
1979 298,940 t -12.3%
1980 343,653 t +15.0%
1981 380,040 t +10.6%
1982 298,470 t -21.5%
1983 339,685 t +13.8%
1984 376,757 t +10.9%
1985 435,485 t +15.6%
1986 543,046 t +24.7%
1987 523,548 t -3.6%
1988 652,606 t +24.7%
1989 599,667 t -8.1%
1990 503,335 t -16.1%
1991 499,298 t -0.8%
1992 514,438 t +3.0%
1993 502,145 t -2.4%
1994 634,140 t +26.3%
1995 774,710 t +22.2%
1996 676,413 t -12.7%
1997 765,421 t +13.2%
1998 818,714 t +7.0%
1999 909,840 t +11.1%
2000 847,710 t -6.8%
2001 884,752 t +4.4%
2002 831,872 t -6.0%
2003 732,244 t -12.0%
2004 791,441 t +8.1%
2005 823,490 t +4.0%
2006 579,816 t -29.6%
2007 550,964 t -5.0%
2008 525,966 t -4.5%
2009 483,040 t -8.2%
2010 441,095 t -8.7%
2011 562,365 t +27.5%
2012 501,289 t -10.9%
2013 564,547 t +12.6%
2014 561,040 t -0.6%
2015 485,060 t -13.5%
2016 425,779 t -12.2%
2017 469,101 t +10.2%
2018 569,830 t +21.5%
2019 688,448 t +20.8%
2020 583,575 t -15.2%
2021 583,039 t -0.1%
2022 543,666 t -6.8%
2023 374,589 t -31.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 352,550 t 301,760 t 402,902 t 9
1970s 340,760 t 298,940 t 387,113 t 10
1980s 449,296 t 298,470 t 652,606 t 10
1990s 659,845 t 499,298 t 909,840 t 10
2000s 705,130 t 483,040 t 884,752 t 10
2010s 526,855 t 425,779 t 688,448 t 10
2020s 521,217 t 374,589 t 583,575 t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 16 Mali 314,583 t compare
  2. 17 Cameroon 280,000 t compare
  3. 18 Egypt 194,879 t compare
  4. 19 Tajikistan 192,000 t compare
  5. 20 Kazakhstan 180,253 t compare
  6. 21 Azerbaijan 177,000 t compare
  7. 22 Myanmar 160,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cotton seed — production in Southern Europe?
Cotton seed — production in Southern Europe was 374,589 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cotton seed — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 909,840 t in 1999.
What is the lowest cotton seed — production recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 298,470 t in 1982.
How does Southern Europe rank for cotton seed — production?
Southern Europe ranks 19th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is cotton seed — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe 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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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.