Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Romania
Romania: Seed cotton, unginned — Yield was 900 kg/ha in 1999. ▲ Rising
Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Romania, 1961–1999
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 1999, seed cotton, unginned — yield in Romania stood at 900 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — yield in Romania peaked at 1,600 kg/ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 20 kg/ha, in 1976.
That places Romania 67th out of 94 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Romania, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 326.7 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 324.3 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1,000 kg/ha | +208.4% |
| 1974 | 740.7 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 1975 | 638.3 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 20 kg/ha | -96.9% |
| 1977 | 250 kg/ha | +1150.0% |
| 1978 | 526.3 kg/ha | +110.5% |
| 1979 | 631.6 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 222.2 kg/ha | -64.8% |
| 1981 | 400 kg/ha | +80.0% |
| 1982 | 600 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1983 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 620.7 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 592.6 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 593.8 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 805.2 kg/ha | +35.6% |
| 1989 | 900 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 968 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 500 kg/ha | -48.3% |
| 1992 | 250 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 260 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1,600 kg/ha | +515.4% |
| 1995 | 700 kg/ha | -56.2% |
| 1996 | 800 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 880 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 750 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 900 kg/ha | +20.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 900 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,232 kg/ha, 73% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Romania's 900 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,093 kg/ha, 43% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed cotton, unginned — Yield in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +1150.0% | 20 kg/ha | 250 kg/ha |
| 1994 | +515.4% | 260 kg/ha | 1,600 kg/ha |
| 1973 | +208.4% | 324.3 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 325.5 kg/ha | 324.3 kg/ha | 326.7 kg/ha | 2 |
| 1970s | 543.84 kg/ha | 20 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 7 |
| 1980s | 593.45 kg/ha | 222.2 kg/ha | 900 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 760.8 kg/ha | 250 kg/ha | 1,600 kg/ha | 10 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 64 Dominican Republic 956.5 kg/ha compare
- 65 Yemen 929 kg/ha compare
- 66 Guadeloupe 912.5 kg/ha compare
- 68 Senegal 896.1 kg/ha compare
- 69 Zambia 875.1 kg/ha compare
- 70 Yugoslav SFR 875 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 676.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1768 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4783 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — yield in Romania?
- Seed cotton, unginned — yield in Romania was 900 kg/ha in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — yield recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 kg/ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — yield recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 kg/ha in 1976.
- How does Romania rank for seed cotton, unginned — yield?
- Romania ranks 67th out of 94 countries with data for 1999.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — yield rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.