FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

Seed cotton production in Bangladesh

In 2024 Bangladesh produced 63,000 t of seed cotton, the 32nd largest in the world (0.09% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 9.4%. The record was 130,000 t in 2018. Area harvested: 14,724 ha, yield 4.3 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

Today’s prices

Production, 2024: 63,000 t
World rank: 32 of 83
10-year change: +9.4%
Record: 130,000 t; 2018

Seed cotton in Bangladesh, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Bangladesh compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.09%; 0.08% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 4.3; world 2.4 (+81%)
kg per person: 0.36; world 8.92
10-year change: +9.4%; world −4.3%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
30	Syria	93,144	0.13%
31	Chad	80,000	0.11%
32	Bangladesh	63,000	0.09%
33	Mozambique	59,451	0.08%
34	Togo	51,437	0.07%

Full ranking of 83 countries

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; Bangladesh is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	63,000	+1.6%	14,724	4.28
2023	62,000	−4.6%	14,930	4.15
2022	65,000	−7.1%	15,516	4.19
2021	70,000	−18%	15,848	4.42
2020	85,000	0.0%	21,182	4.01
2019	85,000	−35%	21,808	3.90
2018	130,000	+9.2%	35,448	3.67
2017	119,000	+98%	34,017	3.50
2016	60,000	+5.0%	17,341	3.46
2015	57,120	−0.8%	17,320	3.30
2014	57,600	+4.3%	17,280	3.33
2013	55,200	+6.5%	17,000	3.25
2012	51,840	+44%	16,200	3.20
2011	36,000	−17%	14,600	2.47
2010	43,363	−5.8%	14,000	3.10
2009	46,034	+28%	13,000	3.54
2008	35,971	−20%	13,000	2.77
2007	45,152	−16%	12,000	3.76
2006	53,675	+2.1%	10,200	5.26
2005	52,565	+15%	17,646	2.98
2004	45,755	+2.0%	19,877	2.30
2003	44,854	+4.4%	15,795	2.84
2002	42,973	−4.5%	15,378	2.79
2001	45,000	+11%	16,997	2.65
2000	40,500	−3.6%	16,188	2.50
1999	42,000	+7.7%	14,035	2.99
1998	39,000	−5.1%	14,797	2.64
1997	41,100	+1.5%	34,641	1.19
1996	40,492	+0.1%	34,556	1.17
1995	40,465	+8.6%	34,629	1.17
1994	37,255	−51%	32,978	1.13
1993	76,202	+63%	31,568	2.41
1992	46,742	+13%	19,868	2.35
1991	41,240	−12%	18,376	2.24
1990	47,050	+15%	18,542	2.54
1989	40,920	+15%	19,435	2.11
1988	35,682	+79%	16,994	2.10
1987	19,966	+72%	11,650	1.71
1986	11,608	−25%	12,711	0.91
1985	15,404	−14%	16,930	0.91
1984	17,911	−27%	15,528	1.15
1983	24,434	−21%	17,515	1.40
1982	30,777	+4.8%	20,013	1.54
1981	29,358	+463%	16,518	1.78
1980	5,215	+58%	7,595	0.69
1979	3,303	−6.8%	6,012	0.55
1978	3,543	+35%	6,684	0.53
1977	2,628	+25%	5,366	0.49
1976	2,103	−14%	5,310	0.40
1975	2,451	−25%	6,203	0.40
1974	3,273	−3.2%	7,301	0.45
1973	3,381	−20%	7,540	0.45
1972	4,200	−18%	8,900	0.47
1971	5,100	+42%	11,300	0.45
1970	3,600	−56%	7,300	0.49
1969	8,100	+17%	13,800	0.59
1968	6,900	−15%	13,800	0.50
1967	8,100	0.0%	14,600	0.55
1966	8,100	−11%	14,600	0.55
1965	9,144	0.0%	14,974	0.61
1964	9,144	0.0%	14,164	0.65
1963	9,144	0.0%	15,738	0.58
1962	9,144	0.0%	16,188	0.56
1961	9,144	—	15,783	0.58

Questions and answers

What is the production of seed cotton in Bangladesh?

Bangladesh produced 63,000 t in 2024, 0.09% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Bangladesh ranked 32nd 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 Bangladesh changed?

It rose by 9.4% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 130,000 t in 2018.

What is the yield of seed cotton in Bangladesh?

4.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (63,000 t from 14,724 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 Bangladesh is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

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.