Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Seed cotton, unginned — Yield was 1,531 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,531 kg/ha
Change on year
down 8.0%
Rank
18th
of 26 groups
All-time high
1,665 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
497 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

5007501.0k1.2k1.5k1.8k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 1,531 kg/ha for seed cotton, unginned — yield in 2024.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1,665 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 497 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 18th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 497 kg/ha
1962 596.8 kg/ha +20.1%
1963 605.1 kg/ha +1.4%
1964 582.1 kg/ha -3.8%
1965 620.2 kg/ha +6.5%
1966 626.1 kg/ha +1.0%
1967 637.7 kg/ha +1.9%
1968 647.3 kg/ha +1.5%
1969 718.8 kg/ha +11.0%
1970 682 kg/ha -5.1%
1971 676.7 kg/ha -0.8%
1972 710.9 kg/ha +5.1%
1973 674.5 kg/ha -5.1%
1974 847.6 kg/ha +25.7%
1975 828.6 kg/ha -2.2%
1976 753 kg/ha -9.1%
1977 789.3 kg/ha +4.8%
1978 758.4 kg/ha -3.9%
1979 815.1 kg/ha +7.5%
1980 729.7 kg/ha -10.5%
1981 841.3 kg/ha +15.3%
1982 912.8 kg/ha +8.5%
1983 965.5 kg/ha +5.8%
1984 964.7 kg/ha -0.1%
1985 988.3 kg/ha +2.4%
1986 963.7 kg/ha -2.5%
1987 980.5 kg/ha +1.7%
1988 1,006 kg/ha +2.6%
1989 1,009 kg/ha +0.2%
1990 1,030 kg/ha +2.1%
1991 980.5 kg/ha -4.8%
1992 1,588 kg/ha +62.0%
1993 1,643 kg/ha +3.5%
1994 1,609 kg/ha -2.1%
1995 1,600 kg/ha -0.5%
1996 1,465 kg/ha -8.4%
1997 1,436 kg/ha -2.0%
1998 1,378 kg/ha -4.0%
1999 1,428 kg/ha +3.6%
2000 1,408 kg/ha -1.4%
2001 1,395 kg/ha -0.9%
2002 1,347 kg/ha -3.5%
2003 1,377 kg/ha +2.3%
2004 1,490 kg/ha +8.2%
2005 1,501 kg/ha +0.7%
2006 1,499 kg/ha -0.1%
2007 1,446 kg/ha -3.5%
2008 1,478 kg/ha +2.2%
2009 1,481 kg/ha +0.2%
2010 1,555 kg/ha +5.0%
2011 1,587 kg/ha +2.1%
2012 1,427 kg/ha -10.1%
2013 1,420 kg/ha -0.5%
2014 1,478 kg/ha +4.1%
2015 1,407 kg/ha -4.8%
2016 1,347 kg/ha -4.2%
2017 1,410 kg/ha +4.6%
2018 1,260 kg/ha -10.6%
2019 1,429 kg/ha +13.5%
2020 1,601 kg/ha +12.0%
2021 1,625 kg/ha +1.5%
2022 1,490 kg/ha -8.3%
2023 1,665 kg/ha +11.7%
2024 1,531 kg/ha -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 614.57 kg/ha 497 kg/ha 718.8 kg/ha 9
1970s 753.61 kg/ha 674.5 kg/ha 847.6 kg/ha 10
1980s 936.17 kg/ha 729.7 kg/ha 1,009 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,416 kg/ha 980.5 kg/ha 1,643 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,442 kg/ha 1,347 kg/ha 1,501 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,432 kg/ha 1,260 kg/ha 1,587 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,582 kg/ha 1,490 kg/ha 1,665 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 15 Egypt 2,800 kg/ha compare
  2. 16 Guatemala 2,788 kg/ha compare
  3. 17 South Africa 2,650 kg/ha compare
  4. 18 Colombia 2,608 kg/ha compare
  5. 19 USSR 2,593 kg/ha compare
  6. 20 Ethiopia 2,265 kg/ha compare
  7. 21 Spain 2,227 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is seed cotton, unginned — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Seed cotton, unginned — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1,531 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1,665 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 497 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for seed cotton, unginned — yield?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 18th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is seed cotton, unginned — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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Indicator
Seed cotton, unginned — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
134 places, 7,478 data points, 1961–2024
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