Cottonseed oil production in Yemen
In 2023 Yemen produced 528 t of cottonseed oil, the 57th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 71%. The record was 3,209 t in 2003.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 528 t
- World rank
- 57 of 79
- 10-year change
- −71%
- Record
- 3,209 t
- 2003
Cottonseed oil in Yemen, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Yemen compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.04% in 2013
- 10-year change
- −71%
- world −19%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Nicaragua | 600 | 0.01% |
| 56 | Somalia | 556 | 0.01% |
| 57 | Yemen | 528 | 0.01% |
| 58 | Vietnam | 437 | 0.01% |
| 59 | Chile | 400 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of cottonseed oil
Share of the world total; Yemen is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 528 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 517 | −1.0% |
| 2021 | 522 | −55% |
| 2020 | 1,163 | −35% |
| 2019 | 1,776 | +137% |
| 2018 | 750 | −43% |
| 2017 | 1,327 | −0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,333 | −11% |
| 2015 | 1,500 | −18% |
| 2014 | 1,830 | −0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,847 | −10% |
| 2012 | 2,060 | −22% |
| 2011 | 2,642 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 2,518 | −7.4% |
| 2009 | 2,719 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 2,592 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2,540 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 2,395 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 2,235 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 2,094 | −35% |
| 2003 | 3,209 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 3,099 | −0.8% |
| 2001 | 3,124 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 2,863 | +21% |
| 1999 | 2,369 | +21% |
| 1998 | 1,956 | −5.9% |
| 1997 | 2,079 | +24% |
| 1996 | 1,674 | +29% |
| 1995 | 1,297 | +10% |
| 1994 | 1,175 | −24% |
| 1993 | 1,536 | +16% |
| 1992 | 1,320 | +83% |
| 1991 | 722 | −13% |
| 1990 | 828 | −42% |
| 1989 | 1,424 | +86% |
| 1988 | 767 | −64% |
| 1987 | 2,151 | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 2,044 | +306% |
| 1985 | 504 | −76% |
| 1984 | 2,110 | −8.4% |
| 1983 | 2,303 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 2,287 | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 2,119 | +117% |
| 1980 | 978 | −47% |
| 1979 | 1,850 | −9.6% |
| 1978 | 2,046 | +39% |
| 1977 | 1,470 | −45% |
| 1976 | 2,662 | +25% |
| 1975 | 2,131 | −17% |
| 1974 | 2,579 | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 2,423 | −7.0% |
| 1972 | 2,604 | +32% |
| 1971 | 1,980 | +5,251% |
| 1970 | 37 | −80% |
| 1969 | 183 | +408% |
| 1968 | 36 | −81% |
| 1967 | 192 | +50% |
| 1966 | 128 | −74% |
| 1965 | 488 | −7.6% |
| 1964 | 528 | −52% |
| 1963 | 1,110 | −1.3% |
| 1962 | 1,125 | −7.7% |
| 1961 | 1,219 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cottonseed oil in Yemen?
Yemen produced 528 t in 2023, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Yemen rank in the world for production of cottonseed oil?
Yemen ranked 57th 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 Yemen changed?
It fell by 71% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −19% for the world. The record was 3,209 t in 2003.
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 Yemen 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.