FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Cotton seed production in Cameroon
In 2023 Cameroon produced 280,000 t of cotton seed, the 16th largest in the world (0.68% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 79%. The record was 336,321 t in 2020.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 280,000 t
- World rank
- 16 of 85
- 10-year change
- +79%
- Record
- 336,321 t
- 2020
Cotton seed in Cameroon, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 280,000 | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 255,000 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 240,000 | −29% |
| 2020 | 336,321 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 320,077 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 295,100 | +19% |
| 2017 | 248,150 | −3.8% |
| 2016 | 258,000 | +20% |
| 2015 | 215,000 | +38% |
| 2014 | 156,000 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 156,000 | +14% |
| 2012 | 137,000 | +17% |
| 2011 | 117,000 | −6.2% |
| 2010 | 124,700 | +39% |
| 2009 | 90,000 | −19% |
| 2008 | 111,468 | −38% |
| 2007 | 179,149 | −2.6% |
| 2006 | 184,000 | −12% |
| 2005 | 208,000 | +87% |
| 2004 | 111,000 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 102,160 | −3.5% |
| 2002 | 105,896 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 105,000 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 105,000 | +40% |
| 1999 | 74,898 | −6.4% |
| 1998 | 80,000 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 75,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 75,000 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 71,000 | −21% |
| 1994 | 90,000 | +37% |
| 1993 | 65,700 | −1.4% |
| 1992 | 66,652 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 63,533 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 61,885 | −3.3% |
| 1989 | 64,000 | −38% |
| 1988 | 103,000 | +50% |
| 1987 | 68,700 | −8.2% |
| 1986 | 74,800 | +24% |
| 1985 | 60,500 | +37% |
| 1984 | 44,230 | −23% |
| 1983 | 57,700 | +32% |
| 1982 | 43,800 | −11% |
| 1981 | 49,100 | −4.1% |
| 1980 | 51,200 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 49,000 | +40% |
| 1978 | 35,000 | +46% |
| 1977 | 24,000 | −14% |
| 1976 | 28,000 | −3.8% |
| 1975 | 29,100 | +28% |
| 1974 | 22,700 | +43% |
| 1973 | 15,900 | −41% |
| 1972 | 26,860 | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 24,925 | −33% |
| 1970 | 37,000 | −29% |
| 1969 | 52,200 | +35% |
| 1968 | 38,800 | +39% |
| 1967 | 28,000 | −12% |
| 1966 | 31,800 | −3.0% |
| 1965 | 32,800 | +31% |
| 1964 | 25,100 | −4.9% |
| 1963 | 26,400 | +10% |
| 1962 | 24,000 | +62% |
| 1961 | 14,800 | — |
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.