> In 2024 Afghanistan produced 120,508 t of seed cotton, the 28th largest in the world (0.17% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 181%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/afghanistan/

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# Seed cotton production in Afghanistan

In 2024 Afghanistan produced 120,508 t of seed cotton, the 28th largest in the world (0.17% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 181%. The record was 164,000 t in 1975. Area harvested: 91,205 ha, yield 1.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 2024120,508 t
World rank28 of 83
10-year change+181%
Record164,000 t1975

## Seed cotton in Afghanistan, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Afghanistan compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.17%0.06% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.3world 2.4 (−44%)
kg per person2.83world 8.92
10-year change+181%world −4.3%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 26 | [Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/ethiopia/) | 178,704 | 0.25% |
| 27 | [Uganda](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/uganda/) | 149,308 | 0.21% |
| 28 | **Afghanistan** | 120,508 | 0.17% |
| 29 | [Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/iran/) | 120,000 | 0.16% |
| 30 | [Syria](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/syria/) | 93,144 | 0.13% |

[Full ranking of 83 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/)

### Map of world production of seed cotton

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Afghanistan is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 120,508 | −1.6% | 91,205 | 1.32 |
| 2023 | 122,455 | +69% | 93,630 | 1.31 |
| 2022 | 72,493 | −6.7% | 54,896 | 1.32 |
| 2021 | 77,680 | +4.9% | 56,882 | 1.37 |
| 2020 | 74,062 | +1.3% | 56,740 | 1.31 |
| 2019 | 73,120 | +27% | 49,371 | 1.48 |
| 2018 | 57,450 | +56% | 39,496 | 1.45 |
| 2017 | 36,770 | −38% | 31,845 | 1.15 |
| 2016 | 58,996 | +17% | 51,102 | 1.15 |
| 2015 | 50,482 | +18% | 42,124 | 1.20 |
| 2014 | 42,829 | +1.6% | 35,000 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 42,173 | +16% | 36,300 | 1.16 |
| 2012 | 36,300 | +10% | 33,000 | 1.10 |
| 2011 | 33,000 | 0.0% | 33,000 | 1.00 |
| 2010 | 33,000 | −23% | 33,000 | 1.00 |
| 2009 | 42,872 | +22% | 33,000 | 1.30 |
| 2008 | 35,000 | −0.1% | 35,000 | 1.00 |
| 2007 | 35,051 | +9.5% | 35,000 | 1.00 |
| 2006 | 32,000 | −3.0% | 31,950 | 1.00 |
| 2005 | 33,000 | +18% | 30,000 | 1.10 |
| 2004 | 28,000 | −15% | 25,500 | 1.10 |
| 2003 | 33,000 | −42% | 30,000 | 1.10 |
| 2002 | 57,000 | 0.0% | 50,000 | 1.14 |
| 2001 | 57,000 | 0.0% | 50,000 | 1.14 |
| 2000 | 57,000 | −16% | 50,000 | 1.14 |
| 1999 | 68,000 | 0.0% | 60,000 | 1.13 |
| 1998 | 68,000 | 0.0% | 60,000 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 68,000 | 0.0% | 60,000 | 1.13 |
| 1996 | 68,000 | 0.0% | 60,000 | 1.13 |
| 1995 | 68,000 | 0.0% | 60,000 | 1.13 |
| 1994 | 68,000 | 0.0% | 60,000 | 1.13 |
| 1993 | 68,000 | 0.0% | 60,000 | 1.13 |
| 1992 | 68,000 | 0.0% | 60,000 | 1.13 |
| 1991 | 68,000 | +134% | 60,000 | 1.13 |
| 1990 | 29,000 | −19% | 28,000 | 1.04 |
| 1989 | 36,000 | −20% | 55,000 | 0.65 |
| 1988 | 45,000 | +13% | 45,000 | 1.00 |
| 1987 | 40,000 | −38% | 40,000 | 1.00 |
| 1986 | 65,000 | +16% | 69,300 | 0.94 |
| 1985 | 56,000 | −20% | 75,000 | 0.75 |
| 1984 | 70,000 | +37% | 68,000 | 1.03 |
| 1983 | 51,000 | +11% | 68,000 | 0.75 |
| 1982 | 46,000 | −26% | 66,700 | 0.69 |
| 1981 | 62,000 | −7.5% | 73,000 | 0.85 |
| 1980 | 67,000 | −38% | 45,000 | 1.49 |
| 1979 | 108,000 | −20% | 84,000 | 1.29 |
| 1978 | 135,000 | −3.6% | 112,000 | 1.21 |
| 1977 | 140,000 | −14% | 128,000 | 1.09 |
| 1976 | 163,000 | −0.6% | 128,000 | 1.27 |
| 1975 | 164,000 | +10% | 112,000 | 1.46 |
| 1974 | 149,000 | +34% | 138,000 | 1.08 |
| 1973 | 111,000 | +85% | 74,800 | 1.48 |
| 1972 | 60,000 | −7.7% | 51,600 | 1.16 |
| 1971 | 65,000 | −17% | 54,000 | 1.20 |
| 1970 | 78,000 | −11% | 54,300 | 1.44 |
| 1969 | 88,000 | +21% | 55,000 | 1.60 |
| 1968 | 73,000 | +2.8% | 54,600 | 1.34 |
| 1967 | 71,000 | +13% | 52,800 | 1.34 |
| 1966 | 63,000 | −18% | 48,000 | 1.31 |
| 1965 | 77,000 | −3.8% | 80,939 | 0.95 |
| 1964 | 80,000 | −29% | 121,408 | 0.66 |
| 1963 | 113,000 | +41% | 121,408 | 0.93 |
| 1962 | 80,000 | +53% | 91,056 | 0.88 |
| 1961 | 52,300 | — | 76,892 | 0.68 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of seed cotton in Afghanistan?

Afghanistan produced 120,508 t in 2024, 0.17% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Afghanistan rank in the world for production of seed cotton?

Afghanistan ranked 28th of 83 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 25.7% of the world total.

### How has the production of seed cotton in Afghanistan changed?

It rose by 181% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 164,000 t in 1975.

### What is the yield of seed cotton in Afghanistan?

1.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (120,508 t from 91,205 ha), against a world average of 2.4 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Afghanistan is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/china/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/india/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/united-states/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/brazil/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/pakistan/)[Uzbekistan](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/uzbekistan/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/australia/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/turkey/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/argentina/)[Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/burkina-faso/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/mali/)[Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/benin/)
[All countries producing seed cotton](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/)

## Other products of Afghanistan

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[Agricultural production in Afghanistan](https://husfarm.com/production/country/afghanistan/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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