Cottonseed oil production in China
In 2023 China produced 1.3 million t of cottonseed oil, the largest total in the world (31.4% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 20%. The record was 1.8 million t in 2008.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 1.3 million t
- World rank
- 1 of 79
- 10-year change
- −20%
- Record
- 1.8 million t
- 2008
Cottonseed oil in China, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
China compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 31.4%
- 31.8% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −20%
- world −19%
Position in the world ranking
Map of world production of cottonseed oil
Share of the world total; China is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,309,500 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1,273,300 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,263,600 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,258,700 | −2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,284,700 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,262,000 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 1,171,200 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,142,100 | −20% |
| 2015 | 1,420,700 | −7.8% |
| 2014 | 1,540,600 | −5.7% |
| 2013 | 1,633,000 | −2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,668,600 | +11% |
| 2011 | 1,498,500 | −0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,500,100 | −13% |
| 2009 | 1,728,500 | −5.7% |
| 2008 | 1,833,200 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1,775,700 | +11% |
| 2006 | 1,604,500 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1,547,400 | +15% |
| 2004 | 1,345,400 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1,292,800 | −6.6% |
| 2002 | 1,383,500 | +24% |
| 2001 | 1,120,000 | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 1,022,000 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 952,000 | −2.9% |
| 1998 | 980,000 | −0.6% |
| 1997 | 986,300 | +13% |
| 1996 | 875,000 | −11% |
| 1995 | 980,000 | −2.1% |
| 1994 | 1,001,000 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 973,000 | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 903,000 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 875,000 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 826,000 | +56% |
| 1989 | 530,600 | −8.7% |
| 1988 | 581,000 | −2.2% |
| 1987 | 594,300 | +20% |
| 1986 | 495,600 | −15% |
| 1985 | 580,580 | −34% |
| 1984 | 876,120 | +35% |
| 1983 | 649,180 | +29% |
| 1982 | 503,720 | +21% |
| 1981 | 415,520 | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 379,120 | +23% |
| 1979 | 308,980 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 303,520 | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 287,000 | −0.2% |
| 1976 | 287,700 | −14% |
| 1975 | 333,200 | −3.3% |
| 1974 | 344,400 | −4.0% |
| 1973 | 358,680 | +31% |
| 1972 | 274,120 | −7.0% |
| 1971 | 294,700 | −7.6% |
| 1970 | 318,780 | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 291,060 | −12% |
| 1968 | 329,560 | 0.0% |
| 1967 | 329,560 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 327,180 | +11% |
| 1965 | 293,720 | +26% |
| 1964 | 232,820 | +39% |
| 1963 | 168,000 | +60% |
| 1962 | 105,000 | −6.3% |
| 1961 | 112,000 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 6,460 t USD 7.7 m
- Exporter rank
- 7 of 51
- Imports
- 5 t USD 27,000
- Importer rank
- 71 of 106
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
Questions and answers
What is the production of cottonseed oil in China?
China produced 1.3 million t in 2023, 31.4% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does China rank in the world for production of cottonseed oil?
China was the world’s largest producer in 2023, ahead of India.
How has the production of cottonseed oil in China changed?
It fell by 20% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −19% for the world. The record was 1.8 million t in 2008.
Does China export or import cottonseed oil?
In 2024 China reported exports of 6,460 t (USD 7.7 m) and imports of 5 t (USD 27,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
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 China 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.