Seed cotton production in Botswana
In 2024 Botswana produced 983 t of seed cotton, the 67th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 1.7%. The record was 6,282 t in 1964. Area harvested: 508 ha, yield 1.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 983 t
- World rank
- 67 of 83
- 10-year change
- −1.7%
- Record
- 6,282 t
- 1964
Seed cotton in Botswana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Botswana compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.9
- world 2.4 (−18%)
- kg per person
- 0.39
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- −1.7%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Laos | 1,450 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 1,385 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Botswana | 983 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Haiti | 929 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Albania | 802 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Botswana is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 983 | −0.2% | 508 | 1.94 |
| 2023 | 985 | +0.5% | 508 | 1.94 |
| 2022 | 980 | −0.5% | 510 | 1.92 |
| 2021 | 985 | −0.4% | 508 | 1.94 |
| 2020 | 989 | +2.3% | 506 | 1.95 |
| 2019 | 967 | −3.3% | 517 | 1.87 |
| 2018 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 500 | 2.00 |
| 2017 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 500 | 2.00 |
| 2016 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 500 | 2.00 |
| 2015 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 500 | 2.00 |
| 2014 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 500 | 2.00 |
| 2013 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 470 | 2.13 |
| 2012 | 1,000 | −14% | 450 | 2.22 |
| 2011 | 1,158 | −11% | 440 | 2.63 |
| 2010 | 1,307 | −3.6% | 430 | 3.04 |
| 2009 | 1,356 | −32% | 400 | 3.39 |
| 2008 | 1,993 | −20% | 535 | 3.73 |
| 2007 | 2,500 | +10% | 500 | 5.00 |
| 2006 | 2,270 | −1.0% | 579 | 3.92 |
| 2005 | 2,292 | −1.5% | 604 | 3.79 |
| 2004 | 2,328 | −1.1% | 643 | 3.62 |
| 2003 | 2,355 | −5.8% | 691 | 3.41 |
| 2002 | 2,500 | −5.1% | 804 | 3.11 |
| 2001 | 2,634 | −12% | 905 | 2.91 |
| 2000 | 3,000 | +25% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1999 | 2,400 | +4.3% | 950 | 2.53 |
| 1998 | 2,300 | −8.0% | 900 | 2.56 |
| 1997 | 2,500 | −6.5% | 1,000 | 2.50 |
| 1996 | 2,674 | −2.3% | 1,031 | 2.59 |
| 1995 | 2,736 | −0.4% | 1,014 | 2.70 |
| 1994 | 2,746 | −2.3% | 1,044 | 2.63 |
| 1993 | 2,811 | −2.3% | 1,080 | 2.60 |
| 1992 | 2,876 | −2.2% | 1,117 | 2.57 |
| 1991 | 2,941 | −12% | 1,155 | 2.55 |
| 1990 | 3,343 | +11% | 1,269 | 2.63 |
| 1989 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1988 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1987 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1986 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1985 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1984 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1983 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1982 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1981 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1980 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1979 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1978 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1977 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1976 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1975 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1974 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1973 | 3,000 | +6.5% | 1,100 | 2.73 |
| 1972 | 2,817 | −18% | 1,000 | 2.82 |
| 1971 | 3,443 | +145% | 1,200 | 2.87 |
| 1970 | 1,407 | −56% | 800 | 1.76 |
| 1969 | 3,196 | +26% | 931 | 3.43 |
| 1968 | 2,538 | −4.9% | 890 | 2.85 |
| 1967 | 2,670 | −47% | 742 | 3.60 |
| 1966 | 5,078 | −19% | 798 | 6.36 |
| 1965 | 6,250 | −0.5% | 1,100 | 5.68 |
| 1964 | 6,282 | +151% | 1,287 | 4.88 |
| 1963 | 2,500 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 2.50 |
| 1962 | 2,500 | −20% | 1,000 | 2.50 |
| 1961 | 3,125 | — | 1,000 | 3.13 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Botswana?
Botswana produced 983 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Botswana rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Botswana ranked 67th 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 Botswana changed?
It fell by 1.7% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 6,282 t in 1964.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Botswana?
1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (983 t from 508 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 Botswana 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.