Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Italy
Italy: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 47 ha in 1990. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Italy, 1961–1990
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Italy is 47 ha, measured in 1990. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Italy peaked at 21,984 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 47 ha, in 1990.
That places Italy 77th out of 94 countries with data for 1990, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,941 ha | — |
| 1962 | 21,984 ha | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 16,238 ha | -26.1% |
| 1964 | 15,369 ha | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 14,244 ha | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 10,660 ha | -25.2% |
| 1967 | 8,990 ha | -15.7% |
| 1968 | 7,168 ha | -20.3% |
| 1969 | 6,867 ha | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 4,778 ha | -30.4% |
| 1971 | 5,153 ha | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 3,600 ha | -30.1% |
| 1973 | 3,159 ha | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 4,952 ha | +56.8% |
| 1975 | 4,652 ha | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 2,537 ha | -45.5% |
| 1977 | 3,633 ha | +43.2% |
| 1978 | 2,942 ha | -19.0% |
| 1979 | 2,210 ha | -24.9% |
| 1980 | 2,940 ha | +33.0% |
| 1981 | 1,694 ha | -42.4% |
| 1982 | 738 ha | -56.4% |
| 1983 | 90 ha | -87.8% |
| 1984 | 56 ha | -37.8% |
| 1985 | 80 ha | +42.9% |
| 1986 | 60 ha | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 160 ha | +166.7% |
| 1988 | 145 ha | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 52 ha | -64.1% |
| 1990 | 47 ha | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,718 ha | 6,867 ha | 21,984 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,762 ha | 2,210 ha | 5,153 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 601.5 ha | 52 ha | 2,940 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 47 ha | 47 ha | 47 ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 74 Morocco 107 ha compare
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- 79 Republic of Korea 10 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Italy?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Italy was 47 ha in 1990, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 21,984 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 ha in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Italy ranks 77th out of 94 countries with data for 1990.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.