Seed cotton production in Bolivia
In 2024 Bolivia produced 6,400 t of seed cotton, the 53rd largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 88%. The record was 117,500 t in 1973. Area harvested: 3,732 ha, yield 1.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 6,400 t
- World rank
- 53 of 83
- 10-year change
- +88%
- Record
- 117,500 t
- 1973
Seed cotton in Bolivia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Bolivia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.7
- world 2.4 (−27%)
- kg per person
- 0.52
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- +88%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Somalia | 7,418 | 0.01% |
| 52 | Tunisia | 6,796 | 0.01% |
| 53 | Bolivia | 6,400 | 0.01% |
| 54 | Kenya | 6,234 | 0.01% |
| 55 | Niger | 5,806 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Bolivia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,400 | −17% | 3,732 | 1.71 |
| 2023 | 7,700 | −3.8% | 3,860 | 1.99 |
| 2022 | 8,000 | +135% | 3,771 | 2.12 |
| 2021 | 3,400 | −61% | 2,196 | 1.55 |
| 2020 | 8,800 | +29% | 6,000 | 1.47 |
| 2019 | 6,800 | +24% | 4,578 | 1.49 |
| 2018 | 5,500 | +34% | 3,640 | 1.51 |
| 2017 | 4,100 | −25% | 2,440 | 1.68 |
| 2016 | 5,500 | +104% | 3,656 | 1.50 |
| 2015 | 2,700 | −21% | 2,000 | 1.35 |
| 2014 | 3,400 | +26% | 2,500 | 1.36 |
| 2013 | 2,700 | −60% | 2,000 | 1.35 |
| 2012 | 6,800 | +386% | 3,500 | 1.94 |
| 2011 | 1,400 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 1.40 |
| 2010 | 1,400 | −33% | 700 | 2.00 |
| 2009 | 2,100 | −72% | 924 | 2.27 |
| 2008 | 7,500 | −26% | 4,500 | 1.67 |
| 2007 | 10,200 | −22% | 6,023 | 1.69 |
| 2006 | 13,000 | +5.7% | 7,524 | 1.73 |
| 2005 | 12,300 | −38% | 9,500 | 1.29 |
| 2004 | 19,700 | +310% | 9,327 | 2.11 |
| 2003 | 4,800 | +78% | 3,329 | 1.44 |
| 2002 | 2,700 | −82% | 2,230 | 1.21 |
| 2001 | 15,000 | +121% | 9,407 | 1.59 |
| 2000 | 6,800 | −87% | 4,533 | 1.50 |
| 1999 | 51,700 | −7.8% | 35,280 | 1.47 |
| 1998 | 56,100 | −17% | 50,330 | 1.11 |
| 1997 | 67,400 | −13% | 52,370 | 1.29 |
| 1996 | 77,400 | +56% | 48,300 | 1.60 |
| 1995 | 49,500 | +54% | 28,985 | 1.71 |
| 1994 | 32,100 | +23% | 18,255 | 1.76 |
| 1993 | 26,000 | −13% | 17,000 | 1.53 |
| 1992 | 30,000 | +14% | 26,250 | 1.14 |
| 1991 | 26,300 | +298% | 16,725 | 1.57 |
| 1990 | 6,600 | +74% | 3,896 | 1.69 |
| 1989 | 3,800 | −65% | 2,500 | 1.52 |
| 1988 | 10,974 | +69% | 9,950 | 1.10 |
| 1987 | 6,476 | −45% | 7,900 | 0.82 |
| 1986 | 11,784 | −17% | 11,802 | 1.00 |
| 1985 | 14,200 | +97% | 10,213 | 1.39 |
| 1984 | 7,200 | −27% | 5,801 | 1.24 |
| 1983 | 9,800 | −18% | 8,360 | 1.17 |
| 1982 | 12,000 | −35% | 8,300 | 1.45 |
| 1981 | 18,600 | −7.0% | 14,350 | 1.30 |
| 1980 | 20,000 | −54% | 24,035 | 0.83 |
| 1979 | 43,020 | −17% | 34,265 | 1.26 |
| 1978 | 51,825 | +16% | 33,000 | 1.57 |
| 1977 | 44,500 | +24% | 39,800 | 1.12 |
| 1976 | 35,800 | −46% | 29,665 | 1.21 |
| 1975 | 66,900 | −23% | 53,540 | 1.25 |
| 1974 | 87,400 | −26% | 55,000 | 1.59 |
| 1973 | 117,500 | +136% | 68,200 | 1.72 |
| 1972 | 49,700 | +68% | 46,000 | 1.08 |
| 1971 | 29,500 | +75% | 16,600 | 1.78 |
| 1970 | 16,900 | +26% | 8,280 | 2.04 |
| 1969 | 13,400 | +19% | 7,200 | 1.86 |
| 1968 | 11,300 | +38% | 5,960 | 1.90 |
| 1967 | 8,200 | −12% | 4,888 | 1.68 |
| 1966 | 9,300 | +50% | 5,061 | 1.84 |
| 1965 | 6,200 | +19% | 4,000 | 1.55 |
| 1964 | 5,200 | +25% | 4,000 | 1.30 |
| 1963 | 4,150 | +34% | 2,000 | 2.08 |
| 1962 | 3,100 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 1.55 |
| 1961 | 3,100 | — | 2,000 | 1.55 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Bolivia?
Bolivia produced 6,400 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Bolivia rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Bolivia ranked 53rd 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 Bolivia changed?
It rose by 88% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 117,500 t in 1973.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Bolivia?
1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (6,400 t from 3,732 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 Bolivia 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.