Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 21,865 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Southern Africa is 21,865 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 100.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Southern Africa peaked at 211,252 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8,491 ha, in 2010.
Southern Africa ranks 24th of 26 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,515 ha | — |
| 1962 | 27,809 ha | +23.5% |
| 1963 | 43,364 ha | +55.9% |
| 1964 | 63,436 ha | +46.3% |
| 1965 | 56,050 ha | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 87,985 ha | +57.0% |
| 1967 | 89,143 ha | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 88,077 ha | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 94,928 ha | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 95,908 ha | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 35,445 ha | -63.0% |
| 1972 | 94,130 ha | +165.6% |
| 1973 | 94,753 ha | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 99,100 ha | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 67,100 ha | -32.3% |
| 1976 | 43,100 ha | -35.8% |
| 1977 | 77,100 ha | +78.9% |
| 1978 | 102,100 ha | +32.4% |
| 1979 | 119,789 ha | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 143,900 ha | +20.1% |
| 1981 | 136,100 ha | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 121,100 ha | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 121,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 116,100 ha | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 124,100 ha | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 145,100 ha | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 174,100 ha | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 210,100 ha | +20.7% |
| 1989 | 211,252 ha | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 151,872 ha | -28.1% |
| 1991 | 119,425 ha | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 69,417 ha | -41.9% |
| 1993 | 52,480 ha | -24.4% |
| 1994 | 81,696 ha | +55.7% |
| 1995 | 66,114 ha | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 107,731 ha | +62.9% |
| 1997 | 116,700 ha | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 126,400 ha | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 137,950 ha | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 84,145 ha | -39.0% |
| 2001 | 70,512 ha | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 53,992 ha | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 28,324 ha | -47.5% |
| 2004 | 47,456 ha | +67.5% |
| 2005 | 27,455 ha | -42.1% |
| 2006 | 19,798 ha | -27.9% |
| 2007 | 12,869 ha | -35.0% |
| 2008 | 11,556 ha | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 9,014 ha | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 8,491 ha | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 16,535 ha | +94.7% |
| 2012 | 12,347 ha | -25.3% |
| 2013 | 9,797 ha | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 10,908 ha | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 19,328 ha | +77.2% |
| 2016 | 10,339 ha | -46.5% |
| 2017 | 20,899 ha | +102.1% |
| 2018 | 39,821 ha | +90.5% |
| 2019 | 46,198 ha | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 31,176 ha | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 19,039 ha | -38.9% |
| 2022 | 20,894 ha | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 20,977 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 21,865 ha | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,701 ha | 22,515 ha | 94,928 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 82,852 ha | 35,445 ha | 119,789 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 150,295 ha | 116,100 ha | 211,252 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 102,978 ha | 52,480 ha | 151,872 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,512 ha | 9,014 ha | 84,145 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,466 ha | 8,491 ha | 46,198 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,790 ha | 19,039 ha | 31,176 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 21 Chad 136,000 ha compare
- 22 Tajikistan 123,037 ha compare
- 23 Mexico 118,469 ha compare
- 24 Central African Republic 117,525 ha compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 106,411 ha compare
- 26 Uganda 97,000 ha compare
- 27 Mozambique 96,523 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Southern Africa?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Southern Africa was 21,865 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 211,252 ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,491 ha in 2010.
- How does Southern Africa rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Southern Africa ranks 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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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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.