Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Central America
Central America: Seed cotton, unginned — Production was 493,960 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — production in Central America is 493,960 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 20.1% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — production in Central America peaked at 2.40 million t in 1965 and was at its lowest, 131,952 t, in 2002.
Central America ranks 21st of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Central America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.48 million t | — |
| 1962 | 1.73 million t | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 2.01 million t | +16.4% |
| 1964 | 2.20 million t | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 2.40 million t | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 2.12 million t | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 1.96 million t | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 2.21 million t | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 1.69 million t | -23.6% |
| 1970 | 1.42 million t | -16.2% |
| 1971 | 1.59 million t | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 1.81 million t | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 1.78 million t | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.36 million t | +32.5% |
| 1975 | 1.45 million t | -38.6% |
| 1976 | 1.38 million t | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 2.21 million t | +59.7% |
| 1978 | 2.17 million t | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 2.14 million t | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.83 million t | -14.4% |
| 1981 | 1.69 million t | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 1.07 million t | -37.0% |
| 1983 | 1.17 million t | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 1.36 million t | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 1.08 million t | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 768,840 t | -28.9% |
| 1987 | 1.02 million t | +32.7% |
| 1988 | 1.08 million t | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 680,088 t | -37.0% |
| 1990 | 749,984 t | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 758,228 t | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 289,384 t | -61.8% |
| 1993 | 154,074 t | -46.8% |
| 1994 | 391,124 t | +153.9% |
| 1995 | 671,848 t | +71.8% |
| 1996 | 789,650 t | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 643,783 t | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 723,393 t | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 441,981 t | -38.9% |
| 2000 | 234,158 t | -47.0% |
| 2001 | 286,297 t | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 131,952 t | -53.9% |
| 2003 | 217,987 t | +65.2% |
| 2004 | 398,320 t | +82.7% |
| 2005 | 413,390 t | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 457,437 t | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 388,299 t | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 375,394 t | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 288,088 t | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 450,095 t | +56.2% |
| 2011 | 757,444 t | +68.3% |
| 2012 | 680,068 t | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 598,372 t | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 872,860 t | +45.9% |
| 2015 | 603,655 t | -30.8% |
| 2016 | 499,486 t | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million t | +104.4% |
| 2018 | 1.17 million t | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 930,696 t | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 688,344 t | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 826,681 t | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 923,330 t | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 618,039 t | -33.1% |
| 2024 | 493,960 t | -20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 million t | 1.48 million t | 2.40 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.83 million t | 1.38 million t | 2.36 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 million t | 680,088 t | 1.83 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 561,345 t | 154,074 t | 789,650 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 319,132 t | 131,952 t | 457,437 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 758,777 t | 450,095 t | 1.17 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 710,071 t | 493,960 t | 923,330 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 18 Sudan 358,800 t compare
- 19 Myanmar 320,000 t compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 301,661 t compare
- 21 Tajikistan 253,182 t compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 237,651 t compare
- 23 Egypt 228,179 t compare
- 24 Nigeria 223,000 t compare
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- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight 3,367 kg/An (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — production in Central America?
- Seed cotton, unginned — production in Central America was 493,960 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — production recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.40 million t in 1965.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — production recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,952 t in 2002.
- How does Central America rank for seed cotton, unginned — production?
- Central America ranks 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — production rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.