Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Western Africa
Western Africa: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 2.95 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Western Africa stood at 2.95 million ha.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Western Africa peaked at 3.09 million ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 455,368 ha, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 10th of 26 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.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 455,368 ha | — |
| 1962 | 481,289 ha | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 517,361 ha | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 539,239 ha | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 527,451 ha | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 524,160 ha | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 566,759 ha | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 602,207 ha | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 664,187 ha | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 728,267 ha | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 716,175 ha | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 713,697 ha | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 759,388 ha | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 808,788 ha | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 840,734 ha | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 909,621 ha | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 1.06 million ha | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 1.03 million ha | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 938,756 ha | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 874,739 ha | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 810,498 ha | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 830,708 ha | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 827,744 ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 893,528 ha | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 786,253 ha | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 936,142 ha | +19.1% |
| 1987 | 983,348 ha | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.13 million ha | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 1.14 million ha | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1.43 million ha | +25.2% |
| 1991 | 1.62 million ha | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 1.57 million ha | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.22 million ha | -22.1% |
| 1994 | 1.47 million ha | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 1.56 million ha | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 1.90 million ha | +22.4% |
| 1997 | 2.13 million ha | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 2.29 million ha | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 2.12 million ha | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.86 million ha | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 2.25 million ha | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 2.32 million ha | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.47 million ha | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 2.60 million ha | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 2.50 million ha | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.45 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million ha | -25.5% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million ha | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.38 million ha | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million ha | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 1.76 million ha | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 2.16 million ha | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 2.52 million ha | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 2.64 million ha | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.42 million ha | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 2.65 million ha | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 3.08 million ha | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 2.70 million ha | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 2.92 million ha | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 2.46 million ha | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 3.09 million ha | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 3.01 million ha | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.94 million ha | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 2.95 million ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 542,002 ha | 455,368 ha | 664,187 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 849,834 ha | 713,697 ha | 1.06 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 921,341 ha | 786,253 ha | 1.14 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 2.29 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 million ha | 1.38 million ha | 2.60 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 million ha | 1.58 million ha | 3.08 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 million ha | 2.46 million ha | 3.09 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 7 Uzbekistan 963,072 ha compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 651,844 ha compare
- 9 Mali 623,042 ha compare
- 10 Argentina 622,327 ha compare
- 11 Nigeria 588,813 ha compare
- 12 Turkmenistan 580,030 ha compare
- 13 Benin 535,579 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Western Africa?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Western Africa was 2.95 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 million ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 455,368 ha in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Western Africa ranks 10th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 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.