Seed Cotton Production by Country — World Ranking

China, mainland is the world's largest Seed Cotton producer, at 18,700 thousand tonnes in 2024, followed by India and United States of America.

Rank	Country	Production (K tonnes)	Yield (hg/ha)	Area (K ha)	YoY
1	China, mainland	18,700	65,885	2,838.3	+1.1%
2	India	15,000	13,104	11,446.8	-8.5%
3	United States of America	9,573.3	28,600	3,347.3	+18.3%
4	Brazil	8,523.6	42,825	1,990.3	+13.7%
5	Pakistan	3,500.6	17,133	2,043.2	-30.5%
6	Uzbekistan	2,938.1	30,507	963.1	-20.8%
7	Australia	2,400	50,644	473.9	-17.2%
8	Türkiye	2,243	48,037	466.9	+6.8%
9	Argentina	1,269.4	20,398	622.3	+41.6%
10	Burkina Faso	769.4	11,804	651.8	+6.4%
11	Greece	699.1	30,420	229.8	-14%
12	Mali	640	10,272	623	+9.9%
13	Benin	636	11,875	535.6	+6.4%
14	Turkmenistan	600.2	10,348	580	-9.2%
15	Cameroon	490.9	21,437	229	-3.7%
16	Mexico	479.7	40,494	118.5	-20.6%
17	Sudan	358.8	14,663	244.7	+204.1%
18	Ivory Coast	347.9	8,860	392.7	+47.3%
19	Myanmar	320	15,398	207.8	0%
20	Kazakhstan	301.7	28,349	106.4	-7.9%
21	Tanzania	282.5	6,337	445.8	+61.9%
22	Tajikistan	253.2	20,578	123	-26.5%
23	Azerbaijan	237.7	29,028	81.9	-14%
24	Egypt	228.2	27,998	81.5	-29.7%
25	Nigeria	223	3,787	588.8	-3%
26	Zimbabwe	211.6	13,677	154.7	+59.5%
27	Ethiopia	178.7	22,654	78.9	+2.5%
28	Uganda	149.3	15,393	97	+7.1%
29	Afghanistan	120.5	13,213	91.2	-1.6%
30	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	120	24,000	50	0%

Seed Cotton in Africa

12 African countries rank in the global top 30: Burkina Faso (#10), Mali (#12), Benin (#13), Cameroon (#15), Sudan (#17), Ivory Coast (#18), Tanzania (#21), Egypt (#24), Nigeria (#25), Zimbabwe (#26), Ethiopia (#27), Uganda (#28).

Rank	Country	Production (K tonnes)
10	Burkina Faso	769.4
12	Mali	640
13	Benin	636
15	Cameroon	490.9
17	Sudan	358.8
18	Ivory Coast	347.9
21	Tanzania	282.5
24	Egypt	228.2
25	Nigeria	223
26	Zimbabwe	211.6
27	Ethiopia	178.7
28	Uganda	149.3