Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya
Kenya: Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number was 41.56 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in Kenya is 41.56, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 61.3% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in Kenya peaked at 254.2 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 8.67, in 2021.
Kenya ranks 67th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.46 | — |
| 1962 | 34.67 | -42.7% |
| 1963 | 59.06 | +70.3% |
| 1964 | 65.3 | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 90.98 | +39.3% |
| 1966 | 91.7 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 84.92 | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 97.27 | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 114.08 | +17.3% |
| 1970 | 93.45 | -18.1% |
| 1971 | 111.76 | +19.6% |
| 1972 | 113.21 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 107.85 | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 100.16 | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 107.47 | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 105.36 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 138.61 | +31.6% |
| 1978 | 181.27 | +30.8% |
| 1979 | 183.99 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 254.2 | +38.2% |
| 1981 | 169.9 | -33.2% |
| 1982 | 162.39 | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 172.01 | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 152.01 | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 253.34 | +66.7% |
| 1986 | 182.87 | -27.8% |
| 1987 | 158.67 | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 126.67 | -20.2% |
| 1989 | 186.67 | +47.4% |
| 1990 | 182.21 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 202.88 | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 112 | -44.8% |
| 1993 | 108.67 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 121.34 | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 162.67 | +34.1% |
| 1996 | 223.34 | +37.3% |
| 1997 | 148.56 | -33.5% |
| 1998 | 156.27 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 158.01 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 133.34 | -15.6% |
| 2001 | 163.34 | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 133.34 | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 133.34 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 133.34 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 133.34 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 149.95 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 166.63 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 100.62 | -39.6% |
| 2009 | 99.24 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 78.82 | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 147.37 | +87.0% |
| 2012 | 78.48 | -46.7% |
| 2013 | 85.82 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 89.82 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 104.84 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 105.34 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.67 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 39.49 | -59.1% |
| 2019 | 40.51 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 41.12 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 8.67 | -78.9% |
| 2022 | 25.08 | +189.3% |
| 2023 | 25.76 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 41.56 | +61.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.6 | 34.67 | 114.08 | 9 |
| 1970s | 124.31 | 93.45 | 183.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 181.87 | 126.67 | 254.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 157.59 | 108.67 | 223.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 134.65 | 99.24 | 166.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.72 | 39.49 | 147.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.44 | 8.67 | 41.56 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in Kenya?
- Seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in Kenya was 41.56 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 254.2 in 1980.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.67 in 2021.
- How does Kenya rank for seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number?
- Kenya ranks 67th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.
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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.