> In 2024 Costa Rica produced 717 t of seed cotton, the 70th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 8.6%.

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# Seed cotton production in Costa Rica

In 2024 Costa Rica produced 717 t of seed cotton, the 70th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 8.6%. The record was 21,066 t in 1977. Area harvested: 914 ha, yield 0.8 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/cotton/)[Market prices in Costa Rica](https://husfarm.com/country/costa-rica/)

Production, 2024717 t
World rank70 of 83
10-year change+8.6%
Record21,066 t1977

## Seed cotton in Costa Rica, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Costa Rica compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.8world 2.4 (−67%)
kg per person0.14world 8.92
10-year change+8.6%world −4.3%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 68 | [Haiti](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/haiti/) | 929 | 0.00% |
| 69 | [Albania](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/albania/) | 802 | 0.00% |
| 70 | **Costa Rica** | 717 | 0.00% |
| 71 | [Burundi](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/burundi/) | 676 | 0.00% |
| 72 | [Gambia](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/gambia/) | 532 | 0.00% |

[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; Costa Rica is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 717 | +0.6% | 914 | 0.78 |
| 2023 | 713 | +0.6% | 908 | 0.79 |
| 2022 | 709 | +0.7% | 903 | 0.79 |
| 2021 | 704 | −0.6% | 877 | 0.80 |
| 2020 | 708 | +1.9% | 874 | 0.81 |
| 2019 | 695 | −2.3% | 891 | 0.78 |
| 2018 | 711 | +2.4% | 866 | 0.82 |
| 2017 | 694 | +2.1% | 866 | 0.80 |
| 2016 | 680 | +1.9% | 888 | 0.77 |
| 2015 | 667 | +1.1% | 860 | 0.78 |
| 2014 | 660 | +1.5% | 850 | 0.78 |
| 2013 | 650 | 0.0% | 850 | 0.76 |
| 2012 | 650 | +4.2% | 850 | 0.76 |
| 2011 | 624 | +5.1% | 819 | 0.76 |
| 2010 | 594 | +12% | 773 | 0.77 |
| 2009 | 529 | −57% | 690 | 0.77 |
| 2008 | 1,235 | +40% | 1,610 | 0.77 |
| 2007 | 882 | +47% | 1,150 | 0.77 |
| 2006 | 600 | 0.0% | 783 | 0.77 |
| 2005 | 600 | +143% | 783 | 0.77 |
| 2004 | 247 | −1.6% | 300 | 0.82 |
| 2003 | 251 | −1.6% | 300 | 0.84 |
| 2002 | 255 | −1.9% | 300 | 0.85 |
| 2001 | 260 | −1.9% | 300 | 0.87 |
| 2000 | 265 | −1.9% | 300 | 0.88 |
| 1999 | 270 | 0.0% | 310 | 0.87 |
| 1998 | 270 | 0.0% | 300 | 0.90 |
| 1997 | 270 | −14% | 300 | 0.90 |
| 1996 | 314 | −2.5% | 320 | 0.98 |
| 1995 | 322 | +7.3% | 320 | 1.01 |
| 1994 | 300 | +3.4% | 300 | 1.00 |
| 1993 | 290 | −30% | 302 | 0.96 |
| 1992 | 415 | 0.0% | 353 | 1.18 |
| 1991 | 415 | −41% | 289 | 1.44 |
| 1990 | 699 | −5.0% | 645 | 1.08 |
| 1989 | 736 | −78% | 840 | 0.88 |
| 1988 | 3,326 | +143% | 1,117 | 2.98 |
| 1987 | 1,371 | −26% | 1,117 | 1.23 |
| 1986 | 1,843 | −50% | 1,138 | 1.62 |
| 1985 | 3,654 | −1.2% | 1,617 | 2.26 |
| 1984 | 3,697 | −3.4% | 2,200 | 1.68 |
| 1983 | 3,826 | −23% | 2,551 | 1.50 |
| 1982 | 4,980 | −66% | 4,000 | 1.25 |
| 1981 | 14,736 | +25% | 8,000 | 1.84 |
| 1980 | 11,760 | +4.9% | 7,447 | 1.58 |
| 1979 | 11,214 | +37% | 12,000 | 0.93 |
| 1978 | 8,166 | −61% | 10,571 | 0.77 |
| 1977 | 21,066 | +307% | 13,500 | 1.56 |
| 1976 | 5,175 | +763% | 2,923 | 1.77 |
| 1975 | 600 | −65% | 391 | 1.53 |
| 1974 | 1,700 | +13% | 1,020 | 1.67 |
| 1973 | 1,500 | +305% | 905 | 1.66 |
| 1972 | 370 | −56% | 210 | 1.76 |
| 1971 | 850 | +6.3% | 520 | 1.63 |
| 1970 | 800 | −80% | 480 | 1.67 |
| 1969 | 4,000 | −57% | 2,450 | 1.63 |
| 1968 | 9,400 | −26% | 5,800 | 1.62 |
| 1967 | 12,650 | +14% | 7,800 | 1.62 |
| 1966 | 11,050 | −17% | 6,800 | 1.63 |
| 1965 | 13,300 | +48% | 8,180 | 1.63 |
| 1964 | 9,000 | +89% | 5,550 | 1.62 |
| 1963 | 4,750 | +15% | 2,950 | 1.61 |
| 1962 | 4,140 | +24% | 2,550 | 1.62 |
| 1961 | 3,340 | — | 2,100 | 1.59 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of seed cotton in Costa Rica?

Costa Rica produced 717 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Costa Rica rank in the world for production of seed cotton?

Costa Rica ranked 70th 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 Costa Rica changed?

It rose by 8.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 21,066 t in 1977.

### What is the yield of seed cotton in Costa Rica?

0.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (717 t from 914 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 Costa Rica is imputed 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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