Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Europe
Europe: Seed cotton, unginned — Production was 831,286 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, seed cotton, unginned — production in Europe stood at 831,286 t.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — production in Europe peaked at 10.26 million t in 1981 and was at its lowest, 824,112 t, in 2023.
That places Europe 17th out of 26 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.19 million t | — |
| 1962 | 4.99 million t | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 5.88 million t | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 5.82 million t | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 6.22 million t | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 6.61 million t | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 6.55 million t | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 6.46 million t | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 6.30 million t | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 7.44 million t | +18.2% |
| 1971 | 7.65 million t | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 7.94 million t | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 8.23 million t | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 9.01 million t | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 8.45 million t | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 8.76 million t | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 9.32 million t | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 9.05 million t | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 9.66 million t | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 9.68 million t | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 10.26 million t | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 9.79 million t | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 9.79 million t | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 9.26 million t | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 9.50 million t | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 9.17 million t | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 8.97 million t | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 9.66 million t | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 9.61 million t | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 9.25 million t | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 8.67 million t | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 1.00 million t | -88.4% |
| 1993 | 1.09 million t | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 1.38 million t | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 1.44 million t | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 1.57 million t | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 1.71 million t | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 1.72 million t | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.73 million t | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.63 million t | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 1.70 million t | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.62 million t | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.39 million t | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million t | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 1.59 million t | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.19 million t | -25.2% |
| 2007 | 1.17 million t | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 954,746 t | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 908,312 t | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 827,249 t | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 998,442 t | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 987,242 t | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 million t | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million t | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million t | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 909,793 t | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million t | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million t | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million t | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million t | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.02 million t | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 930,755 t | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 824,112 t | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 831,286 t | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.00 million t | 4.99 million t | 6.61 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.55 million t | 7.44 million t | 9.66 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.57 million t | 8.97 million t | 10.26 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 million t | 1.00 million t | 9.25 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 million t | 908,312 t | 1.70 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million t | 827,249 t | 1.11 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 934,639 t | 824,112 t | 1.06 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — production in Europe?
- Seed cotton, unginned — production in Europe was 831,286 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — production recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 10.26 million t in 1981.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — production recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 824,112 t in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for seed cotton, unginned — production?
- Europe ranks 17th out of 26 regions with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — production rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe 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.