Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Australia
Australia: Seed cotton, unginned — Yield was 5,064 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, seed cotton, unginned — yield in Australia stood at 5,064 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 33.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — yield in Australia peaked at 6,468 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 320.3 kg/ha, in 1963.
Australia ranks 3rd of 94 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 473.3 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 512.8 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 320.3 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1964 | 442.3 kg/ha | +38.1% |
| 1965 | 1,693 kg/ha | +282.7% |
| 1966 | 2,383 kg/ha | +40.8% |
| 1967 | 2,163 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1968 | 2,775 kg/ha | +28.3% |
| 1969 | 2,735 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 2,303 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1971 | 1,362 kg/ha | -40.9% |
| 1972 | 2,716 kg/ha | +99.4% |
| 1973 | 1,814 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 1974 | 1,875 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 2,252 kg/ha | +20.1% |
| 1976 | 2,198 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 2,113 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 2,796 kg/ha | +32.3% |
| 1979 | 2,643 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 2,920 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 3,114 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 3,417 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 2,645 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 1984 | 2,413 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 3,600 kg/ha | +49.2% |
| 1986 | 3,668 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 3,536 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 2,878 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 3,670 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 1990 | 3,329 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 4,061 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 4,178 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 3,276 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 1994 | 2,833 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 3,450 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 3,343 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 3,712 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 3,667 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 3,079 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 3,848 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 3,715 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 4,295 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 4,156 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 4,254 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4,853 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 4,296 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 4,799 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 5,113 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 4,848 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 4,508 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 3,731 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 4,957 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 5,532 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 5,478 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 6,468 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 5,416 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 4,148 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 5,050 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 3,789 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 4,150 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 5,270 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 5,103 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 3,787 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 5,064 kg/ha | +33.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 5,064 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,232 kg/ha, 4.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Australia's 5,064 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,661 kg/ha, 3.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +282.7% | 442.3 kg/ha | 1,693 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,500 kg/ha | 320.3 kg/ha | 2,775 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,207 kg/ha | 1,362 kg/ha | 2,796 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,186 kg/ha | 2,413 kg/ha | 3,670 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,493 kg/ha | 2,833 kg/ha | 4,178 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,418 kg/ha | 3,715 kg/ha | 5,113 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,908 kg/ha | 3,731 kg/ha | 6,468 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,675 kg/ha | 3,787 kg/ha | 5,270 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 China 6,588 kg/ha compare
- 1 China, mainland 6,588 kg/ha compare
- 1 Türkiye 4,804 kg/ha compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 2,797 kg/ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,400 kg/ha compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 5,064 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brazil 4,282 kg/ha compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,993 kg/ha compare
- 6 Bangladesh 4,279 kg/ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,715 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — yield in Australia?
- Seed cotton, unginned — yield in Australia was 5,064 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — yield recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,468 kg/ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — yield recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 320.3 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Australia rank for seed cotton, unginned — yield?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — yield rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Yield. 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.