Cottonseed oil production in Chad
In 2023 Chad produced 12,000 t of cottonseed oil, the 29th largest in the world (0.29% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 82%. The record was 21,700 t in 1999.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 12,000 t
- World rank
- 29 of 79
- 10-year change
- +82%
- Record
- 21,700 t
- 1999
Cottonseed oil in Chad, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Chad compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.29%
- 0.13% in 2013
- 10-year change
- +82%
- world −19%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Afghanistan | 13,807 | 0.33% |
| 28 | Spain | 12,400 | 0.30% |
| 29 | Chad | 12,000 | 0.29% |
| 30 | Uganda | 11,800 | 0.28% |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 9,400 | 0.23% |
Map of world production of cottonseed oil
Share of the world total; Chad is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12,000 | −7.7% |
| 2022 | 13,000 | +12% |
| 2021 | 11,600 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 11,200 | +187% |
| 2019 | 3,900 | +95% |
| 2018 | 2,000 | −67% |
| 2017 | 6,000 | +13% |
| 2016 | 5,292 | −30% |
| 2015 | 7,514 | +76% |
| 2014 | 4,273 | −35% |
| 2013 | 6,600 | +12% |
| 2012 | 5,900 | +40% |
| 2011 | 4,200 | +35% |
| 2010 | 3,100 | −38% |
| 2009 | 5,000 | −43% |
| 2008 | 8,700 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 8,100 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 8,000 | −38% |
| 2005 | 13,000 | −19% |
| 2004 | 16,000 | +33% |
| 2003 | 12,000 | −7.7% |
| 2002 | 13,000 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 12,100 | −42% |
| 2000 | 20,700 | −4.6% |
| 1999 | 21,700 | +17% |
| 1998 | 18,600 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 18,300 | +30% |
| 1996 | 14,100 | +32% |
| 1995 | 10,700 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 10,500 | +17% |
| 1993 | 9,000 | −15% |
| 1992 | 10,600 | +34% |
| 1991 | 7,940 | −12% |
| 1990 | 9,050 | −29% |
| 1989 | 12,660 | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 11,753 | +28% |
| 1987 | 9,158 | +39% |
| 1986 | 6,586 | +17% |
| 1985 | 5,620 | −47% |
| 1984 | 10,701 | +119% |
| 1983 | 4,892 | +31% |
| 1982 | 3,735 | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 3,500 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 3,300 | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 3,100 | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 2,900 | −11% |
| 1977 | 3,250 | +20% |
| 1976 | 2,700 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 2,500 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,500 | +25% |
| 1973 | 2,000 | +25% |
| 1972 | 1,600 | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 1,400 | +17% |
| 1969 | 1,200 | +20% |
| 1968 | 1,000 | +11% |
| 1967 | 900 | +20% |
| 1966 | 750 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 750 | 0.0% |
| 1964 | 750 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | 750 | +20% |
| 1962 | 625 | +67% |
| 1961 | 375 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cottonseed oil in Chad?
Chad produced 12,000 t in 2023, 0.29% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Chad rank in the world for production of cottonseed oil?
Chad ranked 29th of 79 countries in 2023. The largest producer was China with 31.4% of the world total.
How has the production of cottonseed oil in Chad changed?
It rose by 82% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −19% for the world. The record was 21,700 t in 1999.
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 Chad is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.