Seed cotton production in Argentina
In 2024 Argentina produced 1.3 million t of seed cotton, the 9th largest in the world (1.74% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 24%. The record was 1.3 million t in 1996. Area harvested: 622,327 ha, yield 2.0 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 1.3 million t
- World rank
- 9 of 83
- 10-year change
- +24%
- Record
- 1.3 million t
- 1996
Seed cotton in Argentina, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Argentina compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 1.7%
- 1.3% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 2.0
- world 2.4 (−14%)
- kg per person
- 27.8
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- +24%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Australia | 2,400,000 | 3.3% |
| 8 | Turkey | 2,243,000 | 3.1% |
| 9 | Argentina | 1,269,399 | 1.7% |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 769,440 | 1.1% |
| 11 | Mali | 640,000 | 0.88% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Argentina is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,269,399 | +42% | 622,327 | 2.04 |
| 2023 | 896,464 | −20% | 511,783 | 1.75 |
| 2022 | 1,115,510 | +7.2% | 480,057 | 2.32 |
| 2021 | 1,040,334 | −0.5% | 406,324 | 2.56 |
| 2020 | 1,046,043 | +20% | 413,550 | 2.53 |
| 2019 | 872,721 | +7.3% | 332,896 | 2.62 |
| 2018 | 813,692 | +32% | 319,285 | 2.55 |
| 2017 | 616,160 | −8.5% | 253,310 | 2.43 |
| 2016 | 673,145 | −15% | 376,780 | 1.79 |
| 2015 | 795,345 | −22% | 455,745 | 1.75 |
| 2014 | 1,019,653 | +96% | 512,821 | 1.99 |
| 2013 | 520,028 | −27% | 342,755 | 1.52 |
| 2012 | 708,650 | −31% | 528,221 | 1.34 |
| 2011 | 1,032,542 | +37% | 623,399 | 1.66 |
| 2010 | 753,502 | +94% | 440,872 | 1.71 |
| 2009 | 388,528 | −21% | 289,785 | 1.34 |
| 2008 | 493,601 | −9.5% | 303,383 | 1.63 |
| 2007 | 545,382 | +31% | 393,005 | 1.39 |
| 2006 | 417,770 | −6.8% | 304,397 | 1.37 |
| 2005 | 448,315 | +27% | 374,700 | 1.20 |
| 2004 | 353,799 | +76% | 254,913 | 1.39 |
| 2003 | 201,506 | −7.6% | 145,723 | 1.38 |
| 2002 | 218,159 | −57% | 164,731 | 1.32 |
| 2001 | 509,405 | +22% | 388,153 | 1.31 |
| 2000 | 417,680 | −32% | 332,090 | 1.26 |
| 1999 | 618,000 | −37% | 640,000 | 0.97 |
| 1998 | 987,000 | −4.2% | 878,000 | 1.12 |
| 1997 | 1,030,000 | −24% | 888,000 | 1.16 |
| 1996 | 1,347,000 | +20% | 969,000 | 1.39 |
| 1995 | 1,122,547 | +59% | 680,000 | 1.65 |
| 1994 | 705,840 | +64% | 484,000 | 1.46 |
| 1993 | 431,145 | −34% | 302,080 | 1.43 |
| 1992 | 651,960 | −17% | 529,100 | 1.23 |
| 1991 | 789,400 | −14% | 538,500 | 1.47 |
| 1990 | 922,950 | +49% | 544,900 | 1.69 |
| 1989 | 619,350 | −27% | 501,500 | 1.23 |
| 1988 | 849,400 | +163% | 492,100 | 1.73 |
| 1987 | 322,800 | −14% | 273,250 | 1.18 |
| 1986 | 376,600 | −30% | 338,800 | 1.11 |
| 1985 | 536,100 | −12% | 447,000 | 1.20 |
| 1984 | 610,000 | +63% | 469,700 | 1.30 |
| 1983 | 373,300 | −24% | 343,400 | 1.09 |
| 1982 | 491,000 | +85% | 399,400 | 1.23 |
| 1981 | 265,300 | −45% | 282,000 | 0.94 |
| 1980 | 485,400 | −15% | 567,500 | 0.86 |
| 1979 | 572,600 | −20% | 669,000 | 0.86 |
| 1978 | 714,000 | +37% | 607,000 | 1.18 |
| 1977 | 522,000 | +17% | 518,000 | 1.01 |
| 1976 | 445,000 | −18% | 413,600 | 1.08 |
| 1975 | 541,000 | +29% | 505,000 | 1.07 |
| 1974 | 418,400 | −1.3% | 474,000 | 0.88 |
| 1973 | 424,000 | +45% | 457,100 | 0.93 |
| 1972 | 292,200 | +2.5% | 398,400 | 0.73 |
| 1971 | 285,000 | −38% | 366,770 | 0.78 |
| 1970 | 458,200 | +25% | 452,100 | 1.01 |
| 1969 | 366,500 | +59% | 405,900 | 0.90 |
| 1968 | 230,000 | −15% | 282,000 | 0.82 |
| 1967 | 269,800 | −27% | 330,000 | 0.82 |
| 1966 | 370,200 | −19% | 440,700 | 0.84 |
| 1965 | 457,000 | +36% | 533,500 | 0.86 |
| 1964 | 337,200 | −23% | 519,600 | 0.65 |
| 1963 | 438,500 | +29% | 519,100 | 0.84 |
| 1962 | 341,000 | −13% | 537,200 | 0.63 |
| 1961 | 393,100 | — | 499,200 | 0.79 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Argentina?
Argentina produced 1.3 million t in 2024, 1.7% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Argentina rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Argentina ranked 9th 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 Argentina changed?
It rose by 24% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 1.3 million t in 1996.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Argentina?
2.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (1.3 million t from 622,327 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. 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.