Seed cotton production in Chad
In 2024 Chad produced 80,000 t of seed cotton, the 31st largest in the world (0.11% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 51%. The record was 263,476 t in 1997. Area harvested: 136,000 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 80,000 t
- World rank
- 31 of 83
- 10-year change
- −51%
- Record
- 263,476 t
- 1997
Seed cotton in Chad, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Chad compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.11%
- 0.21% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.6
- world 2.4 (−75%)
- kg per person
- 3.94
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- −51%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Iran | 120,000 | 0.16% |
| 30 | Syria | 93,144 | 0.13% |
| 31 | Chad | 80,000 | 0.11% |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 63,000 | 0.09% |
| 33 | Mozambique | 59,451 | 0.08% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Chad is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80,000 | −45% | 136,000 | 0.59 |
| 2023 | 145,000 | −4.0% | 195,000 | 0.74 |
| 2022 | 151,099 | −11% | 260,000 | 0.58 |
| 2021 | 170,357 | +17% | 295,000 | 0.58 |
| 2020 | 145,454 | −20% | 230,000 | 0.63 |
| 2019 | 181,818 | +400% | 240,000 | 0.76 |
| 2018 | 36,363 | −33% | 207,000 | 0.18 |
| 2017 | 54,545 | −74% | 120,000 | 0.45 |
| 2016 | 207,272 | +20% | 315,000 | 0.66 |
| 2015 | 172,727 | +5.6% | 290,000 | 0.60 |
| 2014 | 163,636 | +70% | 260,000 | 0.63 |
| 2013 | 96,363 | −3.6% | 210,000 | 0.46 |
| 2012 | 100,000 | +10% | 185,000 | 0.54 |
| 2011 | 90,909 | +43% | 175,000 | 0.52 |
| 2010 | 63,636 | +17% | 150,000 | 0.42 |
| 2009 | 54,545 | −46% | 80,000 | 0.68 |
| 2008 | 101,818 | +1.8% | 180,000 | 0.57 |
| 2007 | 100,000 | −20% | 180,000 | 0.56 |
| 2006 | 125,000 | −43% | 175,000 | 0.71 |
| 2005 | 217,725 | −6.6% | 310,000 | 0.70 |
| 2004 | 233,000 | +66% | 300,000 | 0.78 |
| 2003 | 140,000 | −30% | 255,000 | 0.55 |
| 2002 | 200,000 | 0.0% | 280,000 | 0.71 |
| 2001 | 200,000 | +11% | 317,353 | 0.63 |
| 2000 | 180,000 | −3.4% | 280,000 | 0.64 |
| 1999 | 186,300 | +15% | 317,353 | 0.59 |
| 1998 | 161,645 | −39% | 296,666 | 0.54 |
| 1997 | 263,476 | +24% | 386,300 | 0.68 |
| 1996 | 213,034 | +35% | 270,048 | 0.79 |
| 1995 | 157,483 | +0.5% | 207,500 | 0.76 |
| 1994 | 156,746 | +61% | 203,470 | 0.77 |
| 1993 | 97,200 | −22% | 158,400 | 0.61 |
| 1992 | 125,268 | −28% | 199,447 | 0.63 |
| 1991 | 174,482 | +9.1% | 283,410 | 0.62 |
| 1990 | 160,000 | +6.0% | 206,470 | 0.77 |
| 1989 | 150,886 | +9.8% | 184,794 | 0.82 |
| 1988 | 137,458 | +7.7% | 199,400 | 0.69 |
| 1987 | 127,600 | +43% | 147,730 | 0.86 |
| 1986 | 89,400 | −10% | 124,080 | 0.72 |
| 1985 | 99,460 | +1.1% | 147,368 | 0.67 |
| 1984 | 98,416 | −38% | 141,937 | 0.69 |
| 1983 | 158,492 | +55% | 175,760 | 0.90 |
| 1982 | 102,118 | +43% | 137,734 | 0.74 |
| 1981 | 71,391 | −17% | 133,899 | 0.53 |
| 1980 | 85,621 | −6.2% | 166,485 | 0.51 |
| 1979 | 91,297 | −33% | 179,773 | 0.51 |
| 1978 | 136,856 | +9.2% | 267,302 | 0.51 |
| 1977 | 125,279 | −15% | 281,588 | 0.44 |
| 1976 | 147,382 | −15% | 315,045 | 0.47 |
| 1975 | 174,062 | +21% | 331,962 | 0.52 |
| 1974 | 143,640 | +26% | 272,156 | 0.53 |
| 1973 | 114,394 | +10.0% | 269,026 | 0.43 |
| 1972 | 104,037 | −4.1% | 275,576 | 0.38 |
| 1971 | 108,482 | +15% | 301,906 | 0.36 |
| 1970 | 94,684 | −19% | 301,575 | 0.31 |
| 1969 | 116,748 | −21% | 291,162 | 0.40 |
| 1968 | 148,496 | +46% | 295,435 | 0.50 |
| 1967 | 101,623 | −17% | 298,388 | 0.34 |
| 1966 | 122,699 | +41% | 299,487 | 0.41 |
| 1965 | 86,827 | −12% | 296,300 | 0.29 |
| 1964 | 99,106 | −5.5% | 289,300 | 0.34 |
| 1963 | 104,901 | +11% | 282,200 | 0.37 |
| 1962 | 94,459 | +102% | 338,800 | 0.28 |
| 1961 | 46,763 | — | 298,100 | 0.16 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Chad?
Chad produced 80,000 t in 2024, 0.11% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Chad rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Chad ranked 31st 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 Chad changed?
It fell by 51% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 263,476 t in 1997.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Chad?
0.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (80,000 t from 136,000 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 Chad 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.