FAOSTAT · 1961–2018
Cotton seed production in Sri Lanka
In 2018 Sri Lanka produced 0 t of cotton seed. The record was 7,600 t in 1979.
The 2018 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2018
- 0 t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- —
- Record
- 7,600 t
- 1979
Cotton seed in Sri Lanka, 1961–2018 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | −100% |
| 1990 | 1 | −89% |
| 1989 | 9 | +200% |
| 1988 | 3 | −70% |
| 1987 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 10 | +400% |
| 1985 | 2 | −96% |
| 1984 | 47 | −95% |
| 1983 | 1,000 | −67% |
| 1982 | 3,070 | −19% |
| 1981 | 3,800 | +19% |
| 1980 | 3,186 | −58% |
| 1979 | 7,600 | +19% |
| 1978 | 6,406 | +46% |
| 1977 | 4,386 | −17% |
| 1976 | 5,288 | +28% |
| 1975 | 4,134 | +96% |
| 1974 | 2,108 | +11% |
| 1973 | 1,898 | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 1,790 | +29% |
| 1971 | 1,390 | +42% |
| 1970 | 978 | −27% |
| 1969 | 1,336 | +207% |
| 1968 | 435 | −60% |
| 1967 | 1,089 | −9.3% |
| 1966 | 1,200 | +87% |
| 1965 | 642 | +51% |
| 1964 | 424 | −63% |
| 1963 | 1,147 | +621% |
| 1962 | 159 | −92% |
| 1961 | 1,998 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 1 t USD 18,000
- Exporter rank
- 51 of 53
- Imports
- 2 t USD 9,000
- Importer rank
- 83 of 88
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
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.