Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Italy
Italy: Seed cotton, unginned — Yield was 2,128 kg/ha in 1990. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Italy, 1961–1990
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 1990, seed cotton, unginned — yield in Italy stood at 2,128 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 412.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — yield in Italy peaked at 2,128 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 147.6 kg/ha, in 1981.
That places Italy 23rd out of 94 countries with data for 1990, 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 — Yield in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 638.1 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 477.6 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 1963 | 868.3 kg/ha | +81.8% |
| 1964 | 839.4 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 828.4 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 647.3 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1967 | 711.9 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 627.8 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 669.9 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 565.1 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 1971 | 601.6 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 611.1 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 665.4 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 490.3 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 1975 | 374 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 1976 | 638.5 kg/ha | +70.7% |
| 1977 | 421.1 kg/ha | -34.0% |
| 1978 | 360.3 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 448 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1980 | 415 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 147.6 kg/ha | -64.4% |
| 1982 | 216.8 kg/ha | +46.9% |
| 1983 | 333.3 kg/ha | +53.7% |
| 1984 | 357.1 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 625 kg/ha | +75.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 kg/ha | +60.0% |
| 1987 | 706.3 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 1988 | 827.6 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1989 | 1,923 kg/ha | +132.4% |
| 1990 | 2,128 kg/ha | +10.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2,128 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,232 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2,128 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,093 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 700.97 kg/ha | 477.6 kg/ha | 868.3 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 517.54 kg/ha | 360.3 kg/ha | 665.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 655.18 kg/ha | 147.6 kg/ha | 1,923 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,128 kg/ha | 2,128 kg/ha | 2,128 kg/ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3032 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — yield in Italy?
- Seed cotton, unginned — yield in Italy was 2,128 kg/ha in 1990, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — yield recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,128 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — yield recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 147.6 kg/ha in 1981.
- How does Italy rank for seed cotton, unginned — yield?
- Italy ranks 23rd out of 94 countries with data for 1990.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — yield rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 412.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.