Cottonseed oil — Production in Argentina
Argentina: Cottonseed oil — Production was 22,976 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cottonseed oil — Production in Argentina, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cottonseed oil — production in Argentina stood at 22,976 t.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cottonseed oil — production in Argentina peaked at 66,659 t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4,099 t, in 2008.
That places Argentina 17th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cottonseed oil — Production in Argentina, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26,038 t | — |
| 1962 | 24,344 t | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 25,482 t | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 21,812 t | -14.4% |
| 1965 | 31,416 t | +44.0% |
| 1966 | 25,926 t | -17.5% |
| 1967 | 24,600 t | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 18,738 t | -23.8% |
| 1969 | 27,612 t | +47.4% |
| 1970 | 33,949 t | +23.0% |
| 1971 | 21,909 t | -35.5% |
| 1972 | 19,244 t | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 27,916 t | +45.1% |
| 1974 | 22,974 t | -17.7% |
| 1975 | 46,706 t | +103.3% |
| 1976 | 33,309 t | -28.7% |
| 1977 | 39,391 t | +18.3% |
| 1978 | 53,974 t | +37.0% |
| 1979 | 49,182 t | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 53,583 t | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 21,033 t | -60.7% |
| 1982 | 35,376 t | +68.2% |
| 1983 | 27,206 t | -23.1% |
| 1984 | 40,562 t | +49.1% |
| 1985 | 38,083 t | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 23,477 t | -38.4% |
| 1987 | 21,094 t | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 55,971 t | +165.3% |
| 1989 | 37,283 t | -33.4% |
| 1990 | 50,831 t | +36.3% |
| 1991 | 62,354 t | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 55,934 t | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 31,489 t | -43.7% |
| 1994 | 47,783 t | +51.7% |
| 1995 | 64,902 t | +35.8% |
| 1996 | 66,659 t | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 41,900 t | -37.1% |
| 1998 | 49,118 t | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 44,400 t | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 26,200 t | -41.0% |
| 2001 | 30,300 t | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 13,100 t | -56.8% |
| 2003 | 7,000 t | -46.6% |
| 2004 | 10,100 t | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 19,750 t | +95.5% |
| 2006 | 6,800 t | -65.6% |
| 2007 | 11,600 t | +70.6% |
| 2008 | 4,099 t | -64.7% |
| 2009 | 5,822 t | +42.0% |
| 2010 | 19,943 t | +242.5% |
| 2011 | 23,360 t | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 17,041 t | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 14,532 t | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 26,700 t | +83.7% |
| 2015 | 18,400 t | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 9,900 t | -46.2% |
| 2017 | 7,300 t | -26.3% |
| 2018 | 20,100 t | +175.3% |
| 2019 | 15,304 t | -23.9% |
| 2020 | 20,361 t | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 20,110 t | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 21,425 t | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 22,976 t | +7.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 22,976 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.13 t, 241.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 22,976 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.78 t, 746.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,108 t | 18,738 t | 31,416 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,855 t | 19,244 t | 53,974 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,367 t | 21,033 t | 55,971 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,537 t | 31,489 t | 66,659 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,477 t | 4,099 t | 30,300 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,258 t | 7,300 t | 26,700 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,218 t | 20,110 t | 22,976 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 14 Benin 27,000 t compare
- 15 Turkmenistan 26,241 t compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 24,038 t compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 22,800 t compare
- 19 Egypt 22,300 t compare
- 20 Greece 21,500 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cottonseed oil — production in Argentina?
- Cottonseed oil — production in Argentina was 22,976 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cottonseed oil — production recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 66,659 t in 1996.
- What is the lowest cottonseed oil — production recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,099 t in 2008.
- How does Argentina rank for cottonseed oil — production?
- Argentina ranks 17th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cottonseed oil — production rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cottonseed oil — 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.