FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Cotton seed production in Benin
In 2023 Benin produced 340,000 t of cotton seed, the 13th largest in the world (0.83% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 78%. The record was 500,000 t in 2018.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 340,000 t
- World rank
- 13 of 85
- 10-year change
- +78%
- Record
- 500,000 t
- 2018
Cotton seed in Benin, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 340,000 | −6.8% |
| 2022 | 365,000 | −23% |
| 2021 | 475,000 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 453,000 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 443,000 | −11% |
| 2018 | 500,000 | +25% |
| 2017 | 400,000 | +43% |
| 2016 | 280,000 | +68% |
| 2015 | 167,000 | −30% |
| 2014 | 237,000 | +24% |
| 2013 | 191,000 | +28% |
| 2012 | 149,000 | −9.1% |
| 2011 | 164,000 | +93% |
| 2010 | 85,000 | −13% |
| 2009 | 98,000 | −27% |
| 2008 | 135,000 | −8.8% |
| 2007 | 148,000 | +19% |
| 2006 | 124,000 | −35% |
| 2005 | 190,000 | −19% |
| 2004 | 235,000 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 230,000 | −16% |
| 2002 | 275,000 | +17% |
| 2001 | 235,000 | +31% |
| 2000 | 180,000 | −23% |
| 1999 | 235,000 | +21% |
| 1998 | 194,567 | −8.2% |
| 1997 | 212,000 | −16% |
| 1996 | 252,241 | +36% |
| 1995 | 185,000 | +40% |
| 1994 | 132,000 | −5.7% |
| 1993 | 140,000 | +73% |
| 1992 | 81,000 | −14% |
| 1991 | 94,700 | +15% |
| 1990 | 82,100 | +30% |
| 1989 | 63,000 | −3.1% |
| 1988 | 65,000 | +55% |
| 1987 | 42,000 | −49% |
| 1986 | 82,000 | +64% |
| 1985 | 50,000 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 50,000 | +92% |
| 1983 | 26,000 | +44% |
| 1982 | 18,000 | +100% |
| 1981 | 9,000 | −13% |
| 1980 | 10,400 | −38% |
| 1979 | 16,800 | +38% |
| 1978 | 12,200 | +16% |
| 1977 | 10,500 | −26% |
| 1976 | 14,200 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 14,000 | −28% |
| 1974 | 19,400 | −31% |
| 1973 | 28,000 | −8.2% |
| 1972 | 30,500 | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 29,000 | +26% |
| 1970 | 23,000 | +47% |
| 1969 | 15,600 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 15,000 | +88% |
| 1967 | 8,000 | +38% |
| 1966 | 5,800 | +18% |
| 1965 | 4,900 | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 4,500 | +73% |
| 1963 | 2,600 | −10% |
| 1962 | 2,900 | +53% |
| 1961 | 1,900 | — |
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.