Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in Africa

Africa: Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number was 116.16 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
116.16
Change on year
up 10.6%
Rank
7th
of 26 groups
All-time high
135.51
in 2021
All-time low
51.16
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024

050100150196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

Africa recorded 116.16 for seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in Africa peaked at 135.51 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.16, in 1961.

Africa ranks 7th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 51.16
1962 64.79 +26.6%
1963 63.51 -2.0%
1964 64.48 +1.5%
1965 70.52 +9.4%
1966 69.97 -0.8%
1967 70.89 +1.3%
1968 70.63 -0.4%
1969 89.17 +26.2%
1970 89.12 -0.1%
1971 85.7 -3.8%
1972 86.55 +1.0%
1973 81.07 -6.3%
1974 81.89 +1.0%
1975 75.7 -7.6%
1976 68.33 -9.7%
1977 71.45 +4.6%
1978 77.5 +8.5%
1979 73.99 -4.5%
1980 75.54 +2.1%
1981 70.87 -6.2%
1982 72.68 +2.6%
1983 73.46 +1.1%
1984 78.15 +6.4%
1985 86.49 +10.7%
1986 84.41 -2.4%
1987 85.26 +1.0%
1988 87.82 +3.0%
1989 84.85 -3.4%
1990 85.52 +0.8%
1991 80.79 -5.5%
1992 79.28 -1.9%
1993 75.83 -4.4%
1994 71.27 -6.0%
1995 77.12 +8.2%
1996 101.06 +31.0%
1997 102.66 +1.6%
1998 93.4 -9.0%
1999 95.23 +2.0%
2000 85.9 -9.8%
2001 111.33 +29.6%
2002 104.22 -6.4%
2003 104.25 +0.0%
2004 119.16 +14.3%
2005 116.02 -2.6%
2006 107.74 -7.1%
2007 94.76 -12.0%
2008 84.05 -11.3%
2009 69.56 -17.2%
2010 79.35 +14.1%
2011 95.3 +20.1%
2012 100.8 +5.8%
2013 99 -1.8%
2014 107.16 +8.2%
2015 94.79 -11.5%
2016 98.04 +3.4%
2017 107.96 +10.1%
2018 112.81 +4.5%
2019 124.01 +9.9%
2020 113.51 -8.5%
2021 135.51 +19.4%
2022 114.06 -15.8%
2023 105.02 -7.9%
2024 116.16 +10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 68.35 51.16 89.17 9
1970s 79.13 68.33 89.12 10
1980s 79.95 70.87 87.82 10
1990s 86.22 71.27 102.66 10
2000s 99.7 69.56 119.16 10
2010s 101.92 79.35 124.01 10
2020s 116.85 105.02 135.51 5

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 4 Sudan 305.24 compare
  2. 5 Zimbabwe 274.3 compare
  3. 6 Afghanistan 237.37 compare
  4. 6 Türkiye 103.52 compare
  5. 7 Brazil 218.4 compare
  6. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 100.86 compare
  7. 8 Bulgaria 214.33 compare
  8. 9 Uganda 198.9 compare
  9. 10 Ghana 179.94 compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Africa

All data for Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in Africa?
Seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in Africa was 116.16 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 135.51 in 2021.
What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 51.16 in 1961.
How does Africa rank for seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number?
Africa ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in Africa. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/seed-cotton-unginned-gross-production-index-number-2014-2016-100/africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/seed-cotton-unginned-gross-production-index-number-2014-2016-100/africa/">Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in Africa</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
116 places, 6,926 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.