Cotton seed — Production in Western Africa

Western Africa: Cotton seed — Production was 1.49 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.49 million t
Change on year
up 12.4%
Rank
14th
of 28 groups
All-time high
1.78 million t
in 2021
All-time low
119,642 t
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cotton seed — Production in Western Africa, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cotton seed — production in Western Africa is 1.49 million t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cotton seed — production in Western Africa peaked at 1.78 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 119,642 t, in 1963.

Western Africa ranks 14th of 28 groups on this measure, 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 Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cotton seed — Production in Western Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 125,367 t
1962 131,277 t +4.7%
1963 119,642 t -8.9%
1964 132,876 t +11.1%
1965 128,009 t -3.7%
1966 137,979 t +7.8%
1967 167,504 t +21.4%
1968 151,166 t -9.8%
1969 220,733 t +46.0%
1970 287,703 t +30.3%
1971 198,318 t -31.1%
1972 212,966 t +7.4%
1973 223,329 t +4.9%
1974 193,028 t -13.6%
1975 254,872 t +32.0%
1976 308,493 t +21.0%
1977 338,090 t +9.6%
1978 288,691 t -14.6%
1979 326,456 t +13.1%
1980 281,466 t -13.8%
1981 279,895 t -0.6%
1982 303,747 t +8.5%
1983 324,240 t +6.7%
1984 342,995 t +5.8%
1985 418,782 t +22.1%
1986 529,477 t +26.4%
1987 536,293 t +1.3%
1988 624,336 t +16.4%
1989 636,114 t +1.9%
1990 760,507 t +19.6%
1991 798,296 t +5.0%
1992 804,182 t +0.7%
1993 680,709 t -15.4%
1994 786,422 t +15.5%
1995 850,128 t +8.1%
1996 1.02 million t +19.5%
1997 1.15 million t +12.7%
1998 1.14 million t -0.2%
1999 1.11 million t -3.0%
2000 971,898 t -12.4%
2001 1.23 million t +26.3%
2002 1.39 million t +12.8%
2003 1.45 million t +4.7%
2004 1.41 million t -2.5%
2005 1.50 million t +6.2%
2006 1.36 million t -9.5%
2007 1.06 million t -22.0%
2008 1.03 million t -3.2%
2009 870,439 t -15.2%
2010 1.09 million t +25.6%
2011 1.29 million t +18.2%
2012 1.31 million t +1.5%
2013 1.39 million t +5.7%
2014 1.54 million t +11.2%
2015 1.39 million t -10.0%
2016 1.60 million t +15.6%
2017 1.71 million t +6.8%
2018 1.61 million t -6.2%
2019 1.69 million t +5.2%
2020 1.47 million t -13.3%
2021 1.78 million t +21.4%
2022 1.32 million t -25.8%
2023 1.49 million t +12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 146,061 t 119,642 t 220,733 t 9
1970s 263,195 t 193,028 t 338,090 t 10
1980s 427,734 t 279,895 t 636,114 t 10
1990s 909,498 t 680,709 t 1.15 million t 10
2000s 1.23 million t 870,439 t 1.50 million t 10
2010s 1.46 million t 1.09 million t 1.71 million t 10
2020s 1.51 million t 1.32 million t 1.78 million t 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 11 Argentina 430,000 t compare
  2. 12 Turkmenistan 364,000 t compare
  3. 13 Greece 360,000 t compare
  4. 14 Benin 340,000 t compare
  5. 15 Mexico 330,000 t compare
  6. 16 Mali 314,583 t compare
  7. 17 Cameroon 280,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cotton seed — production in Western Africa?
Cotton seed — production in Western Africa was 1.49 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cotton seed — production recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.78 million t in 2021.
What is the lowest cotton seed — production recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 119,642 t in 1963.
How does Western Africa rank for cotton seed — production?
Western Africa ranks 14th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is cotton seed — production rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western 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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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.