Seed cotton production in Albania
In 2024 Albania produced 802 t of seed cotton, the 69th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 2.2%. The record was 26,000 t in 1985. Area harvested: 724 ha, yield 1.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 802 t
- World rank
- 69 of 83
- 10-year change
- −2.2%
- Record
- 26,000 t
- 1985
Seed cotton in Albania, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Albania compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.1
- world 2.4 (−53%)
- kg per person
- 0.29
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- −2.2%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Botswana | 983 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Haiti | 929 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Albania | 802 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 717 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Burundi | 676 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Albania is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 802 | −0.1% | 724 | 1.11 |
| 2023 | 803 | +0.6% | 725 | 1.11 |
| 2022 | 798 | −0.7% | 720 | 1.11 |
| 2021 | 804 | −0.5% | 725 | 1.11 |
| 2020 | 808 | +3.2% | 729 | 1.11 |
| 2019 | 783 | −4.5% | 707 | 1.11 |
| 2018 | 820 | 0.0% | 740 | 1.11 |
| 2017 | 820 | 0.0% | 740 | 1.11 |
| 2016 | 820 | 0.0% | 740 | 1.11 |
| 2015 | 820 | 0.0% | 740 | 1.11 |
| 2014 | 820 | 0.0% | 740 | 1.11 |
| 2013 | 820 | +8.8% | 740 | 1.11 |
| 2012 | 754 | +0.9% | 740 | 1.02 |
| 2011 | 747 | +0.8% | 740 | 1.01 |
| 2010 | 741 | +1.0% | 740 | 1.00 |
| 2009 | 734 | +4.9% | 740 | 0.99 |
| 2008 | 700 | −22% | 740 | 0.95 |
| 2007 | 900 | −10.0% | 950 | 0.95 |
| 2006 | 1,000 | −2.9% | 1,080 | 0.93 |
| 2005 | 1,030 | +2.0% | 1,080 | 0.95 |
| 2004 | 1,010 | +6.3% | 1,060 | 0.95 |
| 2003 | 950 | +19% | 1,000 | 0.95 |
| 2002 | 800 | 0.0% | 840 | 0.95 |
| 2001 | 800 | −15% | 840 | 0.95 |
| 2000 | 940 | +13% | 990 | 0.95 |
| 1999 | 830 | −1.2% | 880 | 0.94 |
| 1998 | 840 | +7.7% | 880 | 0.95 |
| 1997 | 780 | +63% | 800 | 0.98 |
| 1996 | 480 | +66% | 500 | 0.96 |
| 1995 | 290 | +53% | 300 | 0.97 |
| 1994 | 190 | −5.0% | 200 | 0.95 |
| 1993 | 200 | −80% | 200 | 1.00 |
| 1992 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,300 | 0.77 |
| 1991 | 1,000 | −92% | 2,000 | 0.50 |
| 1990 | 12,000 | −29% | 12,000 | 1.00 |
| 1989 | 17,000 | +21% | 12,000 | 1.42 |
| 1988 | 14,000 | −39% | 15,000 | 0.93 |
| 1987 | 23,000 | −8.0% | 14,000 | 1.64 |
| 1986 | 25,000 | −3.8% | 15,000 | 1.67 |
| 1985 | 26,000 | +30% | 15,000 | 1.73 |
| 1984 | 20,000 | +25% | 16,000 | 1.25 |
| 1983 | 16,000 | −23% | 17,600 | 0.91 |
| 1982 | 20,900 | +1.0% | 19,900 | 1.05 |
| 1981 | 20,700 | +29% | 20,900 | 0.99 |
| 1980 | 16,000 | −31% | 20,800 | 0.77 |
| 1979 | 23,345 | +3.3% | 21,000 | 1.11 |
| 1978 | 22,600 | +2.7% | 21,500 | 1.05 |
| 1977 | 22,000 | +4.8% | 22,000 | 1.00 |
| 1976 | 21,000 | +2.4% | 23,500 | 0.89 |
| 1975 | 20,500 | +1.5% | 23,300 | 0.88 |
| 1974 | 20,200 | +1.0% | 23,300 | 0.87 |
| 1973 | 20,000 | +19% | 23,000 | 0.87 |
| 1972 | 16,800 | +24% | 22,000 | 0.76 |
| 1971 | 13,539 | −11% | 21,779 | 0.62 |
| 1970 | 15,235 | +1.1% | 21,994 | 0.69 |
| 1969 | 15,065 | +19% | 21,886 | 0.69 |
| 1968 | 12,610 | −42% | 22,115 | 0.57 |
| 1967 | 21,895 | −11% | 22,662 | 0.97 |
| 1966 | 24,645 | +0.3% | 22,728 | 1.08 |
| 1965 | 24,568 | +12% | 22,765 | 1.08 |
| 1964 | 22,000 | 0.0% | 23,073 | 0.95 |
| 1963 | 22,000 | +24% | 22,956 | 0.96 |
| 1962 | 17,700 | +1.1% | 21,913 | 0.81 |
| 1961 | 17,500 | — | 22,916 | 0.76 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Albania?
Albania produced 802 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Albania rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Albania ranked 69th 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 Albania changed?
It fell by 2.2% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 26,000 t in 1985.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Albania?
1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (802 t from 724 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 Albania is estimated 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.