Seed cotton production in Cambodia
In 2024 Cambodia produced 232 t of seed cotton, the 73rd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 4.5%. The record was 27,500 t in 1961. Area harvested: 180 ha, yield 1.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 232 t
- World rank
- 73 of 83
- 10-year change
- −4.5%
- Record
- 27,500 t
- 1961
Seed cotton in Cambodia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Cambodia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.3
- world 2.4 (−45%)
- kg per person
- 0.01
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- −4.5%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Burundi | 676 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Gambia | 532 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Cambodia | 232 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Morocco | 218 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Nepal | 128 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Cambodia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 232 | −0.9% | 180 | 1.29 |
| 2023 | 234 | −0.4% | 181 | 1.29 |
| 2022 | 235 | +0.4% | 182 | 1.29 |
| 2021 | 234 | +0.4% | 181 | 1.29 |
| 2020 | 233 | −0.9% | 181 | 1.29 |
| 2019 | 235 | −0.4% | 182 | 1.29 |
| 2018 | 236 | −0.8% | 182 | 1.30 |
| 2017 | 238 | −0.8% | 182 | 1.31 |
| 2016 | 240 | −1.2% | 184 | 1.30 |
| 2015 | 243 | 0.0% | 184 | 1.32 |
| 2014 | 243 | −2.0% | 184 | 1.32 |
| 2013 | 248 | −0.8% | 187 | 1.33 |
| 2012 | 250 | +0.4% | 188 | 1.33 |
| 2011 | 249 | −0.4% | 185 | 1.35 |
| 2010 | 250 | −3.8% | 186 | 1.34 |
| 2009 | 260 | 0.0% | 200 | 1.30 |
| 2008 | 260 | 0.0% | 200 | 1.30 |
| 2007 | 260 | 0.0% | 200 | 1.30 |
| 2006 | 260 | 0.0% | 200 | 1.30 |
| 2005 | 260 | 0.0% | 190 | 1.37 |
| 2004 | 260 | +0.4% | 190 | 1.37 |
| 2003 | 259 | −0.4% | 190 | 1.36 |
| 2002 | 260 | 0.0% | 190 | 1.37 |
| 2001 | 260 | 0.0% | 190 | 1.37 |
| 2000 | 260 | 0.0% | 190 | 1.37 |
| 1999 | 260 | +2.0% | 190 | 1.37 |
| 1998 | 255 | +2.4% | 185 | 1.38 |
| 1997 | 249 | −0.4% | 185 | 1.35 |
| 1996 | 250 | −17% | 180 | 1.39 |
| 1995 | 300 | 0.0% | 200 | 1.50 |
| 1994 | 300 | −43% | 200 | 1.50 |
| 1993 | 528 | +76% | 400 | 1.32 |
| 1992 | 300 | 0.0% | 200 | 1.50 |
| 1991 | 300 | 0.0% | 200 | 1.50 |
| 1990 | 300 | 0.0% | 900 | 0.33 |
| 1989 | 300 | 0.0% | 200 | 1.50 |
| 1988 | 300 | −80% | 700 | 0.43 |
| 1987 | 1,500 | −50% | 800 | 1.88 |
| 1986 | 3,000 | +233% | 1,500 | 2.00 |
| 1985 | 900 | +50% | 800 | 1.13 |
| 1984 | 600 | +100% | 500 | 1.20 |
| 1983 | 300 | −50% | 300 | 1.00 |
| 1982 | 600 | 0.0% | 300 | 2.00 |
| 1981 | 600 | +100% | 200 | 3.00 |
| 1980 | 300 | −17% | 200 | 1.50 |
| 1979 | 360 | −90% | 800 | 0.45 |
| 1978 | 3,500 | −30% | 3,500 | 1.00 |
| 1977 | 5,000 | +156% | 5,000 | 1.00 |
| 1976 | 1,950 | +2,067% | 2,000 | 0.98 |
| 1975 | 90 | 0.0% | 100 | 0.90 |
| 1974 | 90 | −40% | 100 | 0.90 |
| 1973 | 150 | 0.0% | 100 | 1.50 |
| 1972 | 150 | 0.0% | 100 | 1.50 |
| 1971 | 150 | −93% | 80 | 1.88 |
| 1970 | 2,100 | −70% | 1,300 | 1.62 |
| 1969 | 6,900 | −15% | 11,700 | 0.59 |
| 1968 | 8,100 | +2.4% | 6,300 | 1.29 |
| 1967 | 7,908 | +46% | 2,700 | 2.93 |
| 1966 | 5,400 | −10.0% | 3,900 | 1.38 |
| 1965 | 6,000 | +11% | 6,200 | 0.97 |
| 1964 | 5,400 | +50% | 5,500 | 0.98 |
| 1963 | 3,600 | 0.0% | 3,925 | 0.92 |
| 1962 | 3,600 | −87% | 4,500 | 0.80 |
| 1961 | 27,500 | — | 17,405 | 1.58 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Cambodia?
Cambodia produced 232 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Cambodia rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Cambodia ranked 73rd 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 Cambodia changed?
It fell by 4.5% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 27,500 t in 1961.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Cambodia?
1.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (232 t from 180 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 Cambodia 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.