Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in South America
South America: Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number was 201.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in South America stood at 201.38. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in South America peaked at 201.38 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.25, in 1961.
That places South America 1st out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.25 | — |
| 1962 | 54.67 | +15.7% |
| 1963 | 52.94 | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 51.59 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 50.17 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 53.74 | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 52.58 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 59.97 | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 65.36 | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 64.02 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 63.12 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 61.45 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 72.38 | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 68.12 | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 66.05 | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 51.16 | -22.5% |
| 1977 | 69.96 | +36.7% |
| 1978 | 65.87 | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 62.89 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 63.54 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 62.68 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 64.02 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 52.1 | -18.6% |
| 1984 | 74.3 | +42.6% |
| 1985 | 93.72 | +26.1% |
| 1986 | 77.85 | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 57.99 | -25.5% |
| 1988 | 95.57 | +64.8% |
| 1989 | 78.12 | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 84.94 | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 86.41 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 71.48 | -17.3% |
| 1993 | 48.19 | -32.6% |
| 1994 | 58.45 | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 71.33 | +22.0% |
| 1996 | 65.61 | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 48.66 | -25.8% |
| 1998 | 54.67 | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 53.89 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 60.66 | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 76.08 | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 56.09 | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 57.54 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 99.41 | +72.8% |
| 2005 | 96.13 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 78.45 | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 104.61 | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 97.99 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 71 | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 79.18 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 130.04 | +64.2% |
| 2012 | 121.05 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 84.59 | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 111.31 | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 101.45 | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 87.24 | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 92.26 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 119.67 | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 161.38 | +34.9% |
| 2020 | 167.01 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 139.2 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 154.13 | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 173.33 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 201.38 | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.25 | 47.25 | 65.36 | 9 |
| 1970s | 64.5 | 51.16 | 72.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.99 | 52.1 | 95.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.36 | 48.19 | 86.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.8 | 56.09 | 104.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.82 | 79.18 | 161.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.01 | 139.2 | 201.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 1 Azerbaijan 430.52 compare
- 2 Central African Republic 322.84 compare
- 3 Philippines 313.43 compare
- 4 Sudan 305.24 compare
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- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 0.9882 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.1424 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in South America?
- Seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in South America was 201.38 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 201.38 in 2024.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.25 in 1961.
- How does South America rank for seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number?
- South America ranks 1st out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.