FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Cotton seed production in Iran
In 2023 Iran produced 72,000 t of cotton seed, the 30th largest in the world (0.18% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 30%. The record was 400,000 t in 1974.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 72,000 t
- World rank
- 30 of 85
- 10-year change
- −30%
- Record
- 400,000 t
- 1974
Cotton seed in Iran, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 72,000 | −4.0% |
| 2022 | 75,000 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 75,000 | +15% |
| 2020 | 65,000 | −13% |
| 2019 | 75,000 | +10% |
| 2018 | 68,000 | −23% |
| 2017 | 88,000 | −9.3% |
| 2016 | 97,000 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 90,000 | −9.4% |
| 2014 | 99,358 | −3.0% |
| 2013 | 102,381 | −9.7% |
| 2012 | 113,400 | −22% |
| 2011 | 146,237 | +62% |
| 2010 | 90,410 | −41% |
| 2009 | 152,000 | −14% |
| 2008 | 177,000 | −3.8% |
| 2007 | 184,000 | +17% |
| 2006 | 156,800 | −28% |
| 2005 | 218,000 | −13% |
| 2004 | 252,000 | +19% |
| 2003 | 211,000 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 207,000 | −16% |
| 2001 | 247,000 | −15% |
| 2000 | 290,000 | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 265,000 | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 250,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 250,000 | −32% |
| 1996 | 365,000 | +16% |
| 1995 | 313,957 | +35% |
| 1994 | 232,077 | +41% |
| 1993 | 165,021 | −17% |
| 1992 | 198,068 | −20% |
| 1991 | 247,000 | −5.7% |
| 1990 | 262,000 | +11% |
| 1989 | 237,000 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 228,000 | +12% |
| 1987 | 204,300 | −2.7% |
| 1986 | 210,000 | +12% |
| 1985 | 188,000 | −7.4% |
| 1984 | 203,000 | +22% |
| 1983 | 166,000 | −17% |
| 1982 | 201,000 | +45% |
| 1981 | 139,000 | +21% |
| 1980 | 115,000 | −31% |
| 1979 | 166,000 | −31% |
| 1978 | 239,000 | −20% |
| 1977 | 300,000 | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 286,000 | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 263,000 | −34% |
| 1974 | 400,000 | +16% |
| 1973 | 344,000 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 336,000 | +31% |
| 1971 | 257,000 | −11% |
| 1970 | 288,000 | −4.0% |
| 1969 | 300,000 | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 288,000 | +36% |
| 1967 | 211,223 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 206,813 | −24% |
| 1965 | 273,490 | +25% |
| 1964 | 218,416 | −2.6% |
| 1963 | 224,341 | +33% |
| 1962 | 168,557 | −19% |
| 1961 | 208,175 | — |
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.