Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Greece
Greece: Seed cotton, unginned — Production was 699,069 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — production in Greece is 699,069 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — production in Greece peaked at 1.38 million t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 225,000 t, in 1964.
That places Greece 12th out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Greece, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 288,703 t | — |
| 1962 | 270,391 t | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 305,000 t | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 225,000 t | -26.2% |
| 1965 | 228,043 t | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 260,082 t | +14.0% |
| 1967 | 285,371 t | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 227,704 t | -20.2% |
| 1969 | 338,004 t | +48.4% |
| 1970 | 328,216 t | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 360,216 t | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 395,307 t | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 361,043 t | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 370,451 t | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 365,446 t | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 329,198 t | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 382,506 t | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 407,586 t | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 324,925 t | -20.3% |
| 1980 | 357,042 t | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 385,000 t | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 308,480 t | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 407,000 t | +31.9% |
| 1984 | 432,500 t | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 498,070 t | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 625,871 t | +25.7% |
| 1987 | 578,578 t | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 709,000 t | +22.5% |
| 1989 | 812,700 t | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 670,000 t | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 594,000 t | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 784,000 t | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 997,971 t | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 1.23 million t | +23.6% |
| 1995 | 1.33 million t | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 1.28 million t | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.34 million t | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.38 million t | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.33 million t | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.32 million t | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.37 million t | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.31 million t | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million t | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million t | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 1.24 million t | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million t | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 1.04 million t | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 897,621 t | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 827,871 t | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 710,533 t | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 814,500 t | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 795,536 t | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 874,652 t | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 820,275 t | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 817,574 t | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 739,122 t | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 808,930 t | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 859,600 t | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 900,746 t | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 868,608 t | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 847,389 t | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 813,049 t | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 699,069 t | -14.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 699,069 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 412.22 t, 1695.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Greece's 699,069 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47,718 t, 14.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 269,811 t | 225,000 t | 338,004 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 362,489 t | 324,925 t | 407,586 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 511,424 t | 308,480 t | 812,700 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 million t | 594,000 t | 1.38 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million t | 827,871 t | 1.37 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 814,147 t | 710,533 t | 900,746 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 807,029 t | 699,069 t | 868,608 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 30,480 t compare
- 10 Argentina 1.27 million t compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6,400 t compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 769,440 t compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,877 t compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,450 t compare
- 13 Mali 640,000 t compare
- 14 Benin 635,976 t compare
- 14 Viet Nam 19 t compare
- 15 Turkmenistan 600,238 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — production in Greece?
- Seed cotton, unginned — production in Greece was 699,069 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — production recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million t in 1998.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — production recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 225,000 t in 1964.
- How does Greece rank for seed cotton, unginned — production?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — production rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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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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.