Seed cotton, unginned — Gross 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
77
Highest
430.52
Azerbaijan
Lowest
2.4
Iraq
Median
101.83
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,926
What the numbers show
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 430.52 in Azerbaijan; the lowest is 2.4 in Iraq.
The median across all reporting countries is 101.83, and the mean is 114.27.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 179.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 480.1%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 99.1%).
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 430.52 | 2024 | up 480.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 322.84 | 2024 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Philippines | 313.43 | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Sudan | 305.24 | 2024 | up 218.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 274.3 | 2024 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 237.37 | 2024 | up 181.4% | falling |
| 6 | Türkiye | 103.52 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 218.4 | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 214.33 | 2017 | up 423.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 198.9 | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Ghana | 179.94 | 2024 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Paraguay | 173.57 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Benin | 173.12 | 2024 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Nicaragua | 158.17 | 2023 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Argentina | 153.05 | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | 151.82 | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia | 146.06 | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia and New Zealand | 146.06 | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 18 | South Africa | 143.72 | 2024 | up 106.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 142.96 | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Mali | 112.31 | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Egypt | 111.67 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 111.33 | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 23 | China | 109.16 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 109.16 | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 23 | China, mainland | 109.16 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 108.17 | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Angola | 107.62 | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 107.17 | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 106.36 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 30 | Guinea | 106.13 | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Somalia | 105.68 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 104.75 | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Tunisia | 104.56 | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Algeria | 103.51 | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 102.69 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 102.12 | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Greece | 102.1 | 2017 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Spain | 101.83 | 2017 | up 56.1% | flat |
| 39 | Morocco | 99.77 | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Niger | 99.71 | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 41 | Botswana | 98.33 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 42 | Guatemala | 97.97 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Gambia | 97.82 | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Albania | 97.77 | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Nepal | 97.58 | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Ecuador | 97.47 | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Haiti | 96.4 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Cambodia | 96.07 | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Madagascar | 94.63 | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 94.27 | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Mozambique | 93.95 | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Eswatini | 91.54 | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 90.68 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 54 | India | 86.98 | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Israel | 85.54 | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 84.13 | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 81.9 | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 58 | Nigeria | 79.03 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Mexico | 74.08 | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 69.79 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 61 | Myanmar | 67.9 | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Pakistan | 62.05 | 2024 | down 48.6% | rising |
| 63 | Senegal | 51.44 | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Togo | 51.42 | 2024 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Grenada | 48.17 | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Chad | 44.15 | 2024 | down 51.1% | rising |
| 67 | Kenya | 41.56 | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 68 | Colombia | 38.61 | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 69 | El Salvador | 35 | 2020 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Peru | 32.59 | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Burundi | 30.44 | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | 30.11 | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Yemen | 26.82 | 2024 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 74 | Indonesia | 9.79 | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Zambia | 8.1 | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Iraq | 2.4 | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South America 201.38
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 165.52
- Northern Africa 180.75
- United Republic of Tanzania 141.59
- Oceania 146.06
- Middle Africa 118.45
- Southern Africa 139.88
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 110.29
- Americas 132.87
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 104.31
- Eastern Africa 122.18
- Africa 116.16
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 100.86
- Western Asia 109.4
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100
- Eastern Asia 109.12
- Asia 93.02
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 107.4
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 91.9
- Western Africa 105.49
- Syrian Arab Republic 83.75
- World 104.12
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 76.79
- Northern America 101.33
- United States of America 101.33
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 69.15
- Viet Nam 1.09
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 95.75
- Caribbean 94.82
- Côte d'Ivoire 89.21
- Central Asia 87
- Southern Europe 83.99
- Europe 83.96
- European Union (27) 83.95
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 81.3
- Southern Asia 81.15
- Central America 74.99
- South-Eastern Asia 67.86
- Eastern Europe 67.73
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.