Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in World
World: Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number was 104.12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in World, 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 World is 104.12, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in World peaked at 119.64 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.3, in 1961.
World ranks 12th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.3 | — |
| 1962 | 42.06 | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 46.44 | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 48.37 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 51.23 | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 48.31 | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 47.32 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 51.26 | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 49.32 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 50.9 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 53.22 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 55.75 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 58.25 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 59.29 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 51.75 | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 50.35 | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 58.61 | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 55.68 | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 60.15 | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 59.19 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 65.1 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 63.51 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 61.63 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 78.28 | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 72.79 | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 63.8 | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 69.62 | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 76.21 | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 71.73 | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 77.58 | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 85.84 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 73.41 | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 67.4 | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 75.4 | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 80.75 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 78.77 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 77.83 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 74.65 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 75.86 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 75.62 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 85.9 | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 76.83 | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 79.36 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 100.88 | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 99.43 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 101.82 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 105.08 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 94.11 | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 87.92 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 98.95 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 113.68 | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 113.03 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 103.5 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 108.85 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 94.2 | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 96.95 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 105.79 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 103.29 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 119.64 | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 104.32 | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 106.98 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 102.79 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 105.39 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 104.12 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.07 | 39.3 | 51.26 | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.4 | 50.35 | 60.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.19 | 59.19 | 78.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.75 | 67.4 | 85.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.7 | 75.62 | 105.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.79 | 94.2 | 119.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.72 | 102.79 | 106.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in World?
- Seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number in World was 104.12 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 119.64 in 2019.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3 in 1961.
- How does World rank for seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number?
- World ranks 12th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — gross production index number rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.