Cotton seed production in Madagascar
In 2023 Madagascar produced 9,000 t of cotton seed, the 49th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 0.0%. The record was 30,500 t in 1986.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 9,000 t
- World rank
- 49 of 85
- 10-year change
- 0.0%
- Record
- 30,500 t
- 1986
Cotton seed in Madagascar, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Madagascar compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.02% in 2013
- 10-year change
- 0.0%
- world −8.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Spain | 14,060 | 0.03% |
| 48 | Ghana | 11,355 | 0.03% |
| 49 | Madagascar | 9,000 | 0.02% |
| 50 | Malawi | 9,000 | 0.02% |
| 51 | Senegal | 8,500 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of cotton seed
Share of the world total; Madagascar is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9,000 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 8,781 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 8,372 | −8.3% |
| 2020 | 9,134 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9,056 | +12% |
| 2018 | 8,050 | −1.8% |
| 2017 | 8,200 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8,100 | −14% |
| 2015 | 9,374 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 9,000 | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 9,000 | −10.0% |
| 2012 | 10,000 | +11% |
| 2011 | 9,000 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 9,000 | +13% |
| 2009 | 8,000 | −11% |
| 2008 | 9,000 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 9,000 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,000 | +50% |
| 2005 | 6,000 | −33% |
| 2004 | 9,000 | +13% |
| 2003 | 8,000 | +60% |
| 2002 | 5,000 | −67% |
| 2001 | 15,300 | −4.4% |
| 2000 | 16,000 | −22% |
| 1999 | 20,400 | −11% |
| 1998 | 23,000 | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 21,600 | +32% |
| 1996 | 16,400 | +13% |
| 1995 | 14,500 | −4.0% |
| 1994 | 15,100 | −6.5% |
| 1993 | 16,150 | +31% |
| 1992 | 12,300 | −25% |
| 1991 | 16,300 | −17% |
| 1990 | 19,600 | −23% |
| 1989 | 25,300 | +27% |
| 1988 | 19,854 | +20% |
| 1987 | 16,567 | −46% |
| 1986 | 30,500 | +17% |
| 1985 | 26,066 | +23% |
| 1984 | 21,151 | +31% |
| 1983 | 16,092 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 15,564 | −10% |
| 1981 | 17,366 | +21% |
| 1980 | 14,344 | −24% |
| 1979 | 18,840 | −14% |
| 1978 | 21,837 | −11% |
| 1977 | 24,469 | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 22,925 | +13% |
| 1975 | 20,283 | −7.7% |
| 1974 | 21,975 | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 20,216 | +51% |
| 1972 | 13,409 | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 12,709 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 12,220 | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 11,454 | +45% |
| 1968 | 7,894 | +29% |
| 1967 | 6,130 | +53% |
| 1966 | 4,016 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 3,904 | +26% |
| 1964 | 3,102 | +29% |
| 1963 | 2,400 | +60% |
| 1962 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 1,500 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cotton seed in Madagascar?
Madagascar produced 9,000 t in 2023, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Madagascar rank in the world for production of cotton seed?
Madagascar ranked 49th of 85 countries in 2023. The largest producer was India with 25.8% of the world total.
How has the production of cotton seed in Madagascar changed?
It rose by 0.0% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −8.8% for the world. The record was 30,500 t in 1986.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2023 figure for Madagascar is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.