Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador
El Salvador: Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 34.69 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador is 34.69, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.1% on the previous year and down 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador peaked at 810,305 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 22.62, in 2015.
That places El Salvador 67th out of 76 countries with data for 2020, 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 — Gross per capita Production Index Number in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 492,683 | — |
| 1962 | 658,904 | +33.7% |
| 1963 | 773,246 | +17.4% |
| 1964 | 776,172 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 810,305 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 513,968 | -36.6% |
| 1967 | 370,184 | -28.0% |
| 1968 | 325,188 | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 406,119 | +24.9% |
| 1970 | 411,215 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 468,314 | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 574,027 | +22.6% |
| 1973 | 566,971 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 646,852 | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 611,825 | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 464,866 | -24.0% |
| 1977 | 538,066 | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 603,576 | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 527,540 | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 477,935 | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 298,230 | -37.6% |
| 1982 | 285,903 | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 269,972 | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 187,758 | -30.5% |
| 1985 | 190,293 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 112,537 | -40.9% |
| 1987 | 69,602 | -38.2% |
| 1988 | 59,351 | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 54,645 | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 30,565 | -44.1% |
| 1991 | 21,226 | -30.6% |
| 1992 | 20,862 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 19,984 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 5,680 | -71.6% |
| 1995 | 8,699 | +53.2% |
| 1996 | 401.6 | -95.4% |
| 1998 | 6,938 | +1627.5% |
| 1999 | 6,899 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 6,221 | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 962.95 | -84.5% |
| 2002 | 1,028 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 396.43 | -61.4% |
| 2004 | 9,066 | +2186.9% |
| 2005 | 7,228 | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 1,626 | -77.5% |
| 2007 | 91.16 | -94.4% |
| 2008 | 307.41 | +237.2% |
| 2009 | 131.06 | -57.4% |
| 2010 | 317.84 | +142.5% |
| 2011 | 916.85 | +188.5% |
| 2012 | 1,403 | +53.1% |
| 2013 | 275.34 | -80.4% |
| 2014 | 168.34 | -38.9% |
| 2015 | 22.62 | -86.6% |
| 2016 | 109.04 | +382.1% |
| 2017 | 206.37 | +89.3% |
| 2018 | 206.16 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 108.66 | -47.3% |
| 2020 | 34.69 | -68.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 569,641 | 325,188 | 810,305 | 9 |
| 1970s | 541,325 | 411,215 | 646,852 | 10 |
| 1980s | 200,623 | 54,645 | 477,935 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,473 | 401.6 | 30,565 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,706 | 91.16 | 9,066 | 10 |
| 2010s | 373.45 | 22.62 | 1,403 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.69 | 34.69 | 34.69 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador?
- Seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number in El Salvador was 34.69 in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 810,305 in 1965.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.62 in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number?
- El Salvador ranks 67th out of 76 countries with data for 2020.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.