Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) by country
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.
Countries reporting
79
Highest
407.51
Azerbaijan
Lowest
1.91
Iraq
Median
86.15
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,926
What the numbers show
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 407.51 in Azerbaijan; the lowest is 1.91 in Iraq.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.15, and the mean is 98.31.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 213.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 460.8%), and the largest decrease in Viet Nam (down 99.4%).
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 407.51 | 2024 | up 440.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Philippines | 283.64 | 2024 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 281.36 | 2024 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Sudan | 242.01 | 2024 | up 145.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 236.56 | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 94.44 | 2024 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 216.43 | 2017 | up 460.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 207.64 | 2024 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 188.45 | 2024 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Paraguay | 154.2 | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Ghana | 149.94 | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 74.83 | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Uganda | 149.54 | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Argentina | 145.37 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 13 | Nicaragua | 142.58 | 2023 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Benin | 136.18 | 2024 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 0.99 | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Australia | 130.73 | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia and New Zealand | 130.44 | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 17 | South Africa | 127.09 | 2024 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Cameroon | 118.95 | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 112.34 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 20 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 111.9 | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 21 | China | 107.39 | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 22 | China, mainland | 107.33 | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 23 | Thailand | 103.11 | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Greece | 102.84 | 2017 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 25 | Albania | 101.56 | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Spain | 101.49 | 2017 | up 51.6% | falling |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 100.64 | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 99.34 | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Antigua and Barbuda | 97.33 | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Tunisia | 97.09 | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Egypt | 94.88 | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Honduras | 93.16 | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Nepal | 91.54 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Morocco | 90.69 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 90.13 | 2024 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 36 | Algeria | 88.48 | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Ecuador | 87.41 | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 86.3 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 39 | Haiti | 86.15 | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Botswana | 85.93 | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Mali | 85.44 | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Cambodia | 85.08 | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Guatemala | 84.94 | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Guinea | 84.64 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Eswatini | 84.2 | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Angola | 79.88 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 47 | India | 79.58 | 2024 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 48 | Gambia | 78.79 | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Somalia | 76.83 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 76.61 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 51 | Madagascar | 75.21 | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 75.04 | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Niger | 73.54 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Israel | 73.4 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Mozambique | 71.42 | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 70.14 | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 57 | Mexico | 68.37 | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 66.66 | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 59 | Nigeria | 64.71 | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 60 | Myanmar | 63.63 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Turkmenistan | 58.04 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 62 | Pakistan | 53.56 | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 63 | Grenada | 47.11 | 2024 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Togo | 43.25 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Senegal | 40.62 | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Kenya | 34.71 | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 34.69 | 2020 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Colombia | 34.29 | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Chad | 31.92 | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Peru | 28.95 | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Burundi | 23.87 | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | 23.48 | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Yemen | 20.51 | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Indonesia | 9.04 | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Zambia | 6.22 | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Iraq | 1.91 | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South America 189.2
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 147.24
- Northern Africa 153.98
- United Republic of Tanzania 106.87
- Oceania 128.29
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100
- Americas 124.4
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 96.76
- Southern Africa 123.22
- Eastern Asia 107.65
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 89.35
- Eastern Africa 96.11
- Middle Africa 89.27
- United States of America 95.67
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 88.69
- Northern America 95.27
- Asia 86.7
- World 95.24
- Africa 93.46
- Western Asia 93.46
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 67.47
- Syrian Arab Republic 67.21
- Caribbean 91.06
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 62.36
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 85.3
- Southern Europe 85.1
- Western Africa 84.99
- Europe 83.85
- European Union (27) 82.76
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 77.82
- Central Asia 73.71
- Southern Asia 73.55
- Côte d'Ivoire 70.34
- Eastern Europe 70.11
- Central America 68.42
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 67.75
- South-Eastern Asia 62.67
About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.