Cottonseed oil production in Myanmar
In 2023 Myanmar produced 18,800 t of cottonseed oil, the 22nd largest in the world (0.45% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 55%. The record was 49,200 t in 2012.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 18,800 t
- World rank
- 22 of 79
- 10-year change
- −55%
- Record
- 49,200 t
- 2012
Cottonseed oil in Myanmar, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Myanmar compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.45%
- 0.81% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −55%
- world −19%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Greece | 21,500 | 0.52% |
| 21 | Tanzania | 19,800 | 0.47% |
| 22 | Myanmar | 18,800 | 0.45% |
| 23 | Italy | 18,500 | 0.44% |
| 24 | Nigeria | 17,200 | 0.41% |
Map of world production of cottonseed oil
Share of the world total; Myanmar is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18,800 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 18,700 | +11% |
| 2021 | 16,900 | −5.1% |
| 2020 | 17,800 | −7.3% |
| 2019 | 19,200 | −5.0% |
| 2018 | 20,200 | −10% |
| 2017 | 22,500 | −12% |
| 2016 | 25,600 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 23,900 | −1.6% |
| 2014 | 24,300 | −42% |
| 2013 | 41,900 | −15% |
| 2012 | 49,200 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 48,700 | +40% |
| 2010 | 34,900 | +41% |
| 2009 | 24,704 | +32% |
| 2008 | 18,736 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 18,115 | −0.1% |
| 2006 | 18,136 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 16,874 | −15% |
| 2004 | 19,897 | +34% |
| 2003 | 14,901 | +13% |
| 2002 | 13,242 | −9.4% |
| 2001 | 14,610 | −13% |
| 2000 | 16,812 | +13% |
| 1999 | 14,890 | −4.1% |
| 1998 | 15,526 | −3.5% |
| 1997 | 16,088 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 15,873 | +113% |
| 1995 | 7,439 | +107% |
| 1994 | 3,586 | −45% |
| 1993 | 6,477 | +12% |
| 1992 | 5,783 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5,782 | −1.2% |
| 1990 | 5,852 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 5,635 | −18% |
| 1988 | 6,850 | −10% |
| 1987 | 7,618 | −21% |
| 1986 | 9,630 | −20% |
| 1985 | 12,076 | +25% |
| 1984 | 9,698 | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 9,149 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 8,935 | +33% |
| 1981 | 6,695 | +59% |
| 1980 | 4,218 | −10.0% |
| 1979 | 4,686 | +33% |
| 1978 | 3,524 | +32% |
| 1977 | 2,679 | −18% |
| 1976 | 3,263 | −12% |
| 1975 | 3,693 | +19% |
| 1974 | 3,091 | −17% |
| 1973 | 3,723 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 3,643 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 3,557 | +27% |
| 1970 | 2,806 | −1.2% |
| 1969 | 2,839 | −38% |
| 1968 | 4,552 | +27% |
| 1967 | 3,590 | −9.2% |
| 1966 | 3,952 | −35% |
| 1965 | 6,068 | +38% |
| 1964 | 4,383 | −4.3% |
| 1963 | 4,578 | +13% |
| 1962 | 4,041 | +44% |
| 1961 | 2,810 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cottonseed oil in Myanmar?
Myanmar produced 18,800 t in 2023, 0.45% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Myanmar rank in the world for production of cottonseed oil?
Myanmar ranked 22nd 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 Myanmar changed?
It fell by 55% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −19% for the world. The record was 49,200 t in 2012.
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 Myanmar 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.