Cottonseed oil production in Niger
In 2023 Niger produced 388 t of cottonseed oil, the 60th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 45%. The record was 1,000 t in 2007.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 388 t
- World rank
- 60 of 79
- 10-year change
- −45%
- Record
- 1,000 t
- 2007
Cottonseed oil in Niger, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Niger compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −45%
- world −19%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Vietnam | 437 | 0.01% |
| 59 | Chile | 400 | 0.01% |
| 60 | Niger | 388 | 0.01% |
| 61 | Angola | 363 | 0.01% |
| 62 | DR Congo | 359 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of cottonseed oil
Share of the world total; Niger is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 388 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 386 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 360 | −27% |
| 2020 | 496 | −40% |
| 2019 | 821 | −7.5% |
| 2018 | 888 | +89% |
| 2017 | 471 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 434 | −25% |
| 2015 | 580 | −31% |
| 2014 | 843 | +20% |
| 2013 | 702 | −7.9% |
| 2012 | 762 | +24% |
| 2011 | 616 | +157% |
| 2010 | 240 | −73% |
| 2009 | 897 | +14% |
| 2008 | 784 | −22% |
| 2007 | 1,000 | +49% |
| 2006 | 669 | −14% |
| 2005 | 775 | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 709 | −2.6% |
| 2003 | 728 | +20% |
| 2002 | 606 | +57% |
| 2001 | 387 | +237% |
| 2000 | 115 | −43% |
| 1999 | 201 | −49% |
| 1998 | 397 | −32% |
| 1997 | 587 | −28% |
| 1996 | 813 | +747% |
| 1995 | 96 | −82% |
| 1994 | 541 | +42% |
| 1993 | 382 | +82% |
| 1992 | 210 | +32% |
| 1991 | 159 | +71% |
| 1990 | 93 | −23% |
| 1989 | 121 | −43% |
| 1988 | 213 | −34% |
| 1987 | 325 | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 301 | −1.0% |
| 1985 | 304 | +11% |
| 1984 | 275 | −5.2% |
| 1983 | 290 | +125% |
| 1982 | 129 | −34% |
| 1981 | 195 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 188 | −6.0% |
| 1979 | 200 | −22% |
| 1978 | 257 | −0.8% |
| 1977 | 259 | −32% |
| 1976 | 379 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 373 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 357 | +16% |
| 1973 | 308 | +19% |
| 1972 | 258 | −7.2% |
| 1971 | 278 | +82% |
| 1970 | 153 | −52% |
| 1969 | 321 | +11% |
| 1968 | 288 | +256% |
| 1967 | 81 | −21% |
| 1966 | 103 | +36% |
| 1965 | 76 | −65% |
| 1964 | 220 | −4.3% |
| 1963 | 230 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 228 | +143% |
| 1961 | 94 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cottonseed oil in Niger?
Niger produced 388 t in 2023, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Niger rank in the world for production of cottonseed oil?
Niger ranked 60th 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 Niger changed?
It fell by 45% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −19% for the world. The record was 1,000 t in 2007.
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 Niger is imputed by FAO. 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.