> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 202480,000 t
World rank31 of 83
10-year change−51%
Record263,476 t1997

## Seed cotton in Chad, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Chad compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.11%0.21% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.6world 2.4 (−75%)
kg per person3.94world 8.92
10-year change−51%world −4.3%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 29 | [Iran](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/iran/) | 120,000 | 0.16% |
| 30 | [Syria](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/syria/) | 93,144 | 0.13% |
| 31 | **Chad** | 80,000 | 0.11% |
| 32 | [Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/bangladesh/) | 63,000 | 0.09% |
| 33 | [Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/mozambique/) | 59,451 | 0.08% |

[Full ranking of 83 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/)

### Map of world production of seed cotton

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/china/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/india/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/united-states/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/brazil/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/pakistan/)[Uzbekistan](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/uzbekistan/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/australia/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/turkey/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/argentina/)[Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/burkina-faso/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/mali/)[Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/benin/)
[All countries producing seed cotton](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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