FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Seed cotton production in Burkina Faso
In 2024 Burkina Faso produced 769,440 t of seed cotton, the 10th largest in the world (1.06% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 14%. The record was 894,982 t in 2014. Area harvested: 651,844 ha, yield 1.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 769,440 t
- World rank
- 10 of 83
- 10-year change
- −14%
- Record
- 894,982 t
- 2014
Seed cotton in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 769,440 | +6.4% | 651,844 | 1.18 |
| 2023 | 723,172 | +8.2% | 612,380 | 1.18 |
| 2022 | 668,633 | −1.8% | 692,036 | 0.97 |
| 2021 | 680,767 | −2.3% | 611,325 | 1.11 |
| 2020 | 696,636 | −3.8% | 566,635 | 1.23 |
| 2019 | 724,232 | +50% | 590,999 | 1.23 |
| 2018 | 482,173 | −43% | 473,375 | 1.02 |
| 2017 | 844,337 | +7.6% | 844,895 | 1.00 |
| 2016 | 784,784 | +2.1% | 654,955 | 1.20 |
| 2015 | 768,930 | −14% | 557,840 | 1.38 |
| 2014 | 894,982 | +17% | 651,294 | 1.37 |
| 2013 | 766,221 | +26% | 629,460 | 1.22 |
| 2012 | 606,992 | +38% | 531,242 | 1.14 |
| 2011 | 441,057 | −17% | 395,089 | 1.12 |
| 2010 | 529,620 | +9.5% | 462,807 | 1.14 |
| 2009 | 483,865 | −33% | 406,278 | 1.19 |
| 2008 | 720,675 | +91% | 535,325 | 1.35 |
| 2007 | 377,364 | −50% | 378,536 | 1.00 |
| 2006 | 759,858 | +6.6% | 569,858 | 1.33 |
| 2005 | 712,707 | +33% | 621,748 | 1.15 |
| 2004 | 535,367 | +13% | 521,466 | 1.03 |
| 2003 | 471,945 | +7.4% | 443,739 | 1.06 |
| 2002 | 439,247 | +11% | 412,138 | 1.07 |
| 2001 | 395,031 | +86% | 345,578 | 1.14 |
| 2000 | 212,545 | −17% | 209,113 | 1.02 |
| 1999 | 257,121 | −21% | 211,931 | 1.21 |
| 1998 | 324,557 | −5.4% | 334,770 | 0.97 |
| 1997 | 343,106 | +69% | 276,911 | 1.24 |
| 1996 | 202,630 | +35% | 200,768 | 1.01 |
| 1995 | 150,451 | −15% | 145,418 | 1.03 |
| 1994 | 177,127 | +54% | 198,800 | 0.89 |
| 1993 | 114,764 | −33% | 119,928 | 0.96 |
| 1992 | 172,400 | −29% | 173,011 | 1.00 |
| 1991 | 242,200 | +28% | 242,700 | 1.00 |
| 1990 | 189,543 | +24% | 166,274 | 1.14 |
| 1989 | 152,389 | +4.5% | 162,169 | 0.94 |
| 1988 | 145,879 | −1.4% | 170,008 | 0.86 |
| 1987 | 148,015 | −13% | 170,268 | 0.87 |
| 1986 | 169,227 | +47% | 126,850 | 1.33 |
| 1985 | 115,491 | +31% | 94,625 | 1.22 |
| 1984 | 88,134 | +12% | 82,300 | 1.07 |
| 1983 | 78,649 | +4.1% | 76,213 | 1.03 |
| 1982 | 75,572 | +31% | 71,970 | 1.05 |
| 1981 | 57,534 | −8.0% | 65,240 | 0.88 |
| 1980 | 62,538 | −19% | 74,948 | 0.83 |
| 1979 | 77,520 | +29% | 82,030 | 0.95 |
| 1978 | 59,957 | +58% | 71,714 | 0.84 |
| 1977 | 38,043 | −31% | 68,767 | 0.55 |
| 1976 | 55,253 | +9.0% | 79,225 | 0.70 |
| 1975 | 50,695 | +66% | 68,005 | 0.75 |
| 1974 | 30,563 | +15% | 61,520 | 0.50 |
| 1973 | 26,668 | −18% | 66,601 | 0.40 |
| 1972 | 32,574 | +16% | 70,058 | 0.46 |
| 1971 | 28,126 | +20% | 74,056 | 0.38 |
| 1970 | 23,484 | −35% | 80,557 | 0.29 |
| 1969 | 36,247 | +13% | 84,976 | 0.43 |
| 1968 | 32,027 | +85% | 71,648 | 0.45 |
| 1967 | 17,275 | +6.0% | 65,408 | 0.26 |
| 1966 | 16,297 | +118% | 52,355 | 0.31 |
| 1965 | 7,463 | −15% | 49,720 | 0.15 |
| 1964 | 8,774 | +9.0% | 52,500 | 0.17 |
| 1963 | 8,048 | +22% | 45,800 | 0.18 |
| 1962 | 6,621 | +182% | 36,600 | 0.18 |
| 1961 | 2,352 | — | 22,925 | 0.10 |
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.