Cottonseed oil — Production in Northern America

Northern America: Cottonseed oil — Production was 170,000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
170,000 t
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
12th
of 28 groups
All-time high
906,726 t
in 1965
All-time low
170,000 t
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cottonseed oil — Production in Northern America, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 170,000 t for cottonseed oil — production in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cottonseed oil — production in Northern America peaked at 906,726 t in 1965 and was at its lowest, 170,000 t, in 2023.

Northern America ranks 12th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Cottonseed oil — Production in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Cottonseed oil — Production in Northern America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 820,000 t
1962 845,949 t +3.2%
1963 880,872 t +4.1%
1964 898,562 t +2.0%
1965 906,726 t +0.9%
1966 860,000 t -5.2%
1967 571,977 t -33.5%
1968 469,919 t -17.8%
1969 646,366 t +37.5%
1970 581,502 t -10.0%
1971 549,300 t -5.5%
1972 578,300 t +5.3%
1973 696,300 t +20.4%
1974 703,500 t +1.0%
1975 611,000 t -13.1%
1976 416,400 t -31.8%
1977 543,400 t +30.5%
1978 659,100 t +21.3%
1979 581,500 t -11.8%
1980 645,500 t +11.0%
1981 542,000 t -16.0%
1982 703,500 t +29.8%
1983 514,400 t -26.9%
1984 352,000 t -31.6%
1985 533,000 t +51.4%
1986 485,000 t -9.0%
1987 354,000 t -27.0%
1988 546,000 t +54.2%
1989 564,000 t +3.3%
1990 471,000 t -16.5%
1991 523,000 t +11.0%
1992 580,000 t +10.9%
1993 516,000 t -11.0%
1994 507,600 t -1.6%
1995 595,000 t +17.2%
1996 557,000 t -6.4%
1997 552,000 t -0.9%
1998 555,000 t +0.5%
1999 377,000 t -32.1%
2000 384,000 t +1.9%
2001 398,000 t +3.6%
2002 329,000 t -17.3%
2003 396,000 t +20.4%
2004 434,000 t +9.6%
2005 431,000 t -0.7%
2006 385,100 t -10.6%
2007 388,300 t +0.8%
2008 303,500 t -21.8%
2009 279,900 t -7.8%
2010 378,255 t +35.1%
2011 378,750 t +0.1%
2012 363,000 t -4.2%
2013 345,000 t -5.0%
2014 277,000 t -19.7%
2015 211,000 t -23.8%
2016 246,000 t +16.6%
2017 263,000 t +6.9%
2018 225,000 t -14.4%
2019 218,000 t -3.1%
2020 188,000 t -13.8%
2021 193,000 t +2.7%
2022 172,000 t -10.9%
2023 170,000 t -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 766,708 t 469,919 t 906,726 t 9
1970s 592,030 t 416,400 t 703,500 t 10
1980s 523,940 t 352,000 t 703,500 t 10
1990s 523,360 t 377,000 t 595,000 t 10
2000s 372,880 t 279,900 t 434,000 t 10
2010s 290,500 t 211,000 t 378,750 t 10
2020s 180,750 t 170,000 t 193,000 t 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 9 Mexico 43,700 t compare
  2. 10 Cameroon 35,100 t compare
  3. 11 Australia 33,900 t compare
  4. 11 Australia and New Zealand 33,900 t compare
  5. 13 Tajikistan 33,100 t compare
  6. 14 Benin 27,000 t compare
  7. 15 Turkmenistan 26,241 t compare

See the full ranking of 138 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cottonseed oil — production in Northern America?
Cottonseed oil — production in Northern America was 170,000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cottonseed oil — production recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 906,726 t in 1965.
What is the lowest cottonseed oil — production recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 170,000 t in 2023.
How does Northern America rank for cottonseed oil — production?
Northern America ranks 12th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is cottonseed oil — production rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America 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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Indicator
Cottonseed oil — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
138 places, 7,941 data points, 1961–2023
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