Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Value in South America

South America: Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Value was 9.42 million 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.42 million 1000 USD
Change on year
up 14.7%
Rank
5th
of 25 groups
All-time high
9.42 million 1000 USD
in 2024
All-time low
1.84 million 1000 USD
in 1997
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Value in South America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.

Analysis

South America recorded 9.42 million 1000 USD for seed cotton, unginned — gross production value in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — gross production value in South America peaked at 9.42 million 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.84 million 1000 USD, in 1997.

South America ranks 5th of 25 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 Value in South America, year by year

Annual values for Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in South America, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 USD Change
1961 2.14 million 1000 USD
1962 2.54 million 1000 USD +18.3%
1963 2.38 million 1000 USD -6.1%
1964 2.36 million 1000 USD -0.7%
1965 2.21 million 1000 USD -6.4%
1966 2.47 million 1000 USD +11.5%
1967 2.49 million 1000 USD +1.0%
1968 2.91 million 1000 USD +16.6%
1969 3.10 million 1000 USD +6.6%
1970 2.99 million 1000 USD -3.5%
1971 3.02 million 1000 USD +1.2%
1972 2.93 million 1000 USD -3.2%
1973 3.31 million 1000 USD +13.1%
1974 3.13 million 1000 USD -5.6%
1975 2.93 million 1000 USD -6.2%
1976 2.29 million 1000 USD -21.8%
1977 3.15 million 1000 USD +37.3%
1978 2.74 million 1000 USD -12.9%
1979 2.69 million 1000 USD -1.8%
1980 2.81 million 1000 USD +4.2%
1981 2.86 million 1000 USD +1.7%
1982 2.79 million 1000 USD -2.3%
1983 2.23 million 1000 USD -20.1%
1984 3.19 million 1000 USD +43.1%
1985 4.14 million 1000 USD +29.8%
1986 3.48 million 1000 USD -16.1%
1987 2.62 million 1000 USD -24.7%
1988 4.03 million 1000 USD +54.0%
1989 3.18 million 1000 USD -21.0%
1990 3.36 million 1000 USD +5.6%
1991 3.74 million 1000 USD +11.3%
1992 3.17 million 1000 USD -15.2%
1993 2.03 million 1000 USD -35.9%
1994 2.40 million 1000 USD +18.2%
1995 2.73 million 1000 USD +13.4%
1996 2.39 million 1000 USD -12.4%
1997 1.84 million 1000 USD -22.8%
1998 2.11 million 1000 USD +14.5%
1999 2.29 million 1000 USD +8.5%
2000 2.71 million 1000 USD +18.6%
2001 3.41 million 1000 USD +25.5%
2002 2.67 million 1000 USD -21.7%
2003 2.72 million 1000 USD +1.8%
2004 4.68 million 1000 USD +72.2%
2005 4.55 million 1000 USD -2.8%
2006 3.64 million 1000 USD -20.0%
2007 4.94 million 1000 USD +35.8%
2008 4.64 million 1000 USD -6.0%
2009 3.37 million 1000 USD -27.4%
2010 3.59 million 1000 USD +6.4%
2011 6.00 million 1000 USD +67.3%
2012 5.72 million 1000 USD -4.7%
2013 3.96 million 1000 USD -30.7%
2014 5.05 million 1000 USD +27.3%
2015 4.67 million 1000 USD -7.4%
2016 4.02 million 1000 USD -13.9%
2017 4.29 million 1000 USD +6.8%
2018 5.56 million 1000 USD +29.5%
2019 7.63 million 1000 USD +37.3%
2020 7.81 million 1000 USD +2.3%
2021 6.41 million 1000 USD -17.9%
2022 7.12 million 1000 USD +11.0%
2023 8.21 million 1000 USD +15.3%
2024 9.42 million 1000 USD +14.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.51 million 1000 USD 2.14 million 1000 USD 3.10 million 1000 USD 9
1970s 2.92 million 1000 USD 2.29 million 1000 USD 3.31 million 1000 USD 10
1980s 3.13 million 1000 USD 2.23 million 1000 USD 4.14 million 1000 USD 10
1990s 2.61 million 1000 USD 1.84 million 1000 USD 3.74 million 1000 USD 10
2000s 3.73 million 1000 USD 2.67 million 1000 USD 4.94 million 1000 USD 10
2010s 5.05 million 1000 USD 3.59 million 1000 USD 7.63 million 1000 USD 10
2020s 7.79 million 1000 USD 6.41 million 1000 USD 9.42 million 1000 USD 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 2 Türkiye 2.45 million 1000 USD compare
  2. 3 India 11.83 million 1000 USD compare
  3. 4 Brazil 8.76 million 1000 USD compare
  4. 5 Australia 4.44 million 1000 USD compare
  5. 5 Australia and New Zealand 4.44 million 1000 USD compare
  6. 7 Pakistan 2.33 million 1000 USD compare
  7. 8 Argentina 575,465 1000 USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is seed cotton, unginned — gross production value in South America?
Seed cotton, unginned — gross production value in South America was 9.42 million 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — gross production value recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 9.42 million 1000 USD in 2024.
What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — gross production value recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.84 million 1000 USD in 1997.
How does South America rank for seed cotton, unginned — gross production value?
South America ranks 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is seed cotton, unginned — gross production value rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. 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 Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$)
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
93 places, 5,447 data points, 1961–2024
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