Seed cotton production in Burundi
In 2024 Burundi produced 676 t of seed cotton, the 71st largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 71%. The record was 9,222 t in 1970. Area harvested: 1,649 ha, yield 0.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 676 t
- World rank
- 71 of 83
- 10-year change
- −71%
- Record
- 9,222 t
- 1970
Seed cotton in Burundi, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Burundi compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.4
- world 2.4 (−83%)
- kg per person
- 0.05
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- −71%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Albania | 802 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 717 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Burundi | 676 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Gambia | 532 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Cambodia | 232 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Burundi is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 676 | −8.9% | 1,649 | 0.41 |
| 2023 | 742 | +14% | 2,203 | 0.34 |
| 2022 | 649 | −36% | 2,443 | 0.27 |
| 2021 | 1,010 | +32% | 2,163 | 0.47 |
| 2020 | 765 | −12% | 1,811 | 0.42 |
| 2019 | 870 | −58% | 2,400 | 0.36 |
| 2018 | 2,066 | +13% | 3,032 | 0.68 |
| 2017 | 1,835 | −8.7% | 2,615 | 0.70 |
| 2016 | 2,010 | −13% | 2,955 | 0.68 |
| 2015 | 2,299 | −2.5% | 3,006 | 0.76 |
| 2014 | 2,357 | −27% | 3,007 | 0.78 |
| 2013 | 3,250 | +35% | 2,895 | 1.12 |
| 2012 | 2,400 | −13% | 2,322 | 1.03 |
| 2011 | 2,750 | +10% | 2,399 | 1.15 |
| 2010 | 2,500 | −1.8% | 2,996 | 0.83 |
| 2009 | 2,547 | −12% | 4,161 | 0.61 |
| 2008 | 2,887 | −44% | 4,607 | 0.63 |
| 2007 | 5,130 | +0.1% | 5,207 | 0.99 |
| 2006 | 5,125 | +7.3% | 8,000 | 0.64 |
| 2005 | 4,778 | −3.2% | 7,200 | 0.66 |
| 2004 | 4,937 | +47% | 7,500 | 0.66 |
| 2003 | 3,360 | +8.6% | 4,500 | 0.75 |
| 2002 | 3,094 | −6.5% | 3,658 | 0.85 |
| 2001 | 3,308 | +37% | 4,850 | 0.68 |
| 2000 | 2,419 | −13% | 3,605 | 0.67 |
| 1999 | 2,775 | −19% | 2,979 | 0.93 |
| 1998 | 3,405 | +38% | 3,417 | 1.00 |
| 1997 | 2,471 | −8.3% | 3,457 | 0.71 |
| 1996 | 2,696 | −43% | 4,070 | 0.66 |
| 1995 | 4,771 | −5.7% | 6,010 | 0.79 |
| 1994 | 5,061 | −45% | 4,233 | 1.20 |
| 1993 | 9,129 | +65% | 8,469 | 1.08 |
| 1992 | 5,533 | −26% | 5,896 | 0.94 |
| 1991 | 7,467 | +32% | 7,189 | 1.04 |
| 1990 | 5,660 | −24% | 6,608 | 0.86 |
| 1989 | 7,431 | −5.1% | 7,149 | 1.04 |
| 1988 | 7,834 | −5.2% | 7,532 | 1.04 |
| 1987 | 8,266 | −0.3% | 6,760 | 1.22 |
| 1986 | 8,288 | +12% | 6,664 | 1.24 |
| 1985 | 7,376 | +9.0% | 6,596 | 1.12 |
| 1984 | 6,767 | +37% | 6,498 | 1.04 |
| 1983 | 4,922 | −17% | 4,846 | 1.02 |
| 1982 | 5,957 | −13% | 6,150 | 0.97 |
| 1981 | 6,858 | +18% | 6,713 | 1.02 |
| 1980 | 5,833 | −0.6% | 6,490 | 0.90 |
| 1979 | 5,869 | −8.2% | 7,775 | 0.75 |
| 1978 | 6,395 | +21% | 8,211 | 0.78 |
| 1977 | 5,300 | +68% | 7,995 | 0.66 |
| 1976 | 3,159 | −21% | 6,560 | 0.48 |
| 1975 | 4,006 | −14% | 6,919 | 0.58 |
| 1974 | 4,680 | −1.6% | 7,076 | 0.66 |
| 1973 | 4,758 | −11% | 8,348 | 0.57 |
| 1972 | 5,351 | −40% | 8,318 | 0.64 |
| 1971 | 8,948 | −3.0% | 9,068 | 0.99 |
| 1970 | 9,222 | +19% | 9,275 | 0.99 |
| 1969 | 7,726 | −2.5% | 9,154 | 0.84 |
| 1968 | 7,924 | −1.9% | 9,376 | 0.85 |
| 1967 | 8,074 | +46% | 9,692 | 0.83 |
| 1966 | 5,534 | −13% | 9,364 | 0.59 |
| 1965 | 6,336 | −5.1% | 9,932 | 0.64 |
| 1964 | 6,673 | +39% | 8,270 | 0.81 |
| 1963 | 4,806 | −2.6% | 9,398 | 0.51 |
| 1962 | 4,933 | −46% | 7,296 | 0.68 |
| 1961 | 9,104 | — | 12,182 | 0.75 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Burundi?
Burundi produced 676 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Burundi rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Burundi ranked 71st 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 Burundi changed?
It fell by 71% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 9,222 t in 1970.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Burundi?
0.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (676 t from 1,649 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 Burundi is imputed 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.