Cotton seed — Production in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Cotton seed — Production was 109,850 t in 2009. ▼ Falling

Latest (2009)
109,850 t
Change on year
up 57.9%
World rank
25th
of 111 countries
All-time high
470,399 t
in 1971
All-time low
69,550 t
in 2008
Years of data
49
1961–2009

Cotton seed — Production in Sudan (former), 1961–2009

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

Analysis

In 2009, cotton seed — production in Sudan (former) stood at 109,850 t.

That represents a change of up 57.9% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cotton seed — production in Sudan (former) peaked at 470,399 t in 1971 and was at its lowest, 69,550 t, in 2008.

That places Sudan (former) 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Cotton seed — Production in Sudan (former), year by year

Annual values for Cotton seed — Production in Sudan (former), 1961 to 2009.
Year t Change
1961 217,783 t —
1962 390,161 t +79.2%
1963 308,374 t -21.0%
1964 203,162 t -34.1%
1965 288,800 t +42.2%
1966 288,870 t +0.0%
1967 345,315 t +19.5%
1968 339,090 t -1.8%
1969 421,730 t +24.4%
1970 434,420 t +3.0%
1971 470,399 t +8.3%
1972 440,868 t -6.3%
1973 357,589 t -18.9%
1974 395,000 t +10.5%
1975 418,340 t +5.9%
1976 204,000 t -51.2%
1977 297,000 t +45.6%
1978 348,000 t +17.2%
1979 259,000 t -25.6%
1980 216,000 t -16.6%
1981 182,000 t -15.7%
1982 289,000 t +58.8%
1983 373,000 t +29.1%
1984 402,000 t +7.8%
1985 385,000 t -4.2%
1986 263,000 t -31.7%
1987 360,000 t +36.9%
1988 343,000 t -4.7%
1989 272,000 t -20.7%
1990 152,000 t -44.1%
1991 140,000 t -7.9%
1992 112,000 t -20.0%
1993 98,667 t -11.9%
1994 90,000 t -8.8%
1995 170,000 t +88.9%
1996 157,440 t -7.4%
1997 152,000 t -3.5%
1998 105,600 t -30.5%
1999 94,080 t -10.9%
2000 95,000 t +1.0%
2001 148,480 t +56.3%
2002 110,720 t -25.4%
2003 162,000 t +46.3%
2004 154,700 t -4.5%
2005 202,150 t +30.7%
2006 163,200 t -19.3%
2007 156,200 t -4.3%
2008 69,550 t -55.5%
2009 109,850 t +57.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 311,476 t 203,162 t 421,730 t 9
1970s 362,462 t 204,000 t 470,399 t 10
1980s 308,500 t 182,000 t 402,000 t 10
1990s 127,179 t 90,000 t 170,000 t 10
2000s 137,185 t 69,550 t 202,150 t 10

Countries ranked near Sudan (former)

  1. 22 Côte d'Ivoire 180,000 t compare
  2. 22 Myanmar 160,000 t compare
  3. 23 Nigeria 124,000 t compare
  4. 24 Sudan 110,000 t
  5. 26 Ethiopia 105,000 t compare
  6. 26 Caribbean 613.75 t compare
  7. 27 Chad 80,000 t compare
  8. 27 Uganda 80,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cotton seed — production in Sudan (former)?
Cotton seed — production in Sudan (former) was 109,850 t in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cotton seed — production recorded in Sudan (former)?
The highest recorded value was 470,399 t in 1971.
What is the lowest cotton seed — production recorded in Sudan (former)?
The lowest recorded value was 69,550 t in 2008.
How does Sudan (former) rank for cotton seed — production?
Sudan (former) ranks 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2009.
Is cotton seed — production rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sudan (former) 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.