Seed cotton production in Ecuador
In 2024 Ecuador produced 3,926 t of seed cotton, the 58th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.6%. The record was 41,971 t in 1981. Area harvested: 3,053 ha, yield 1.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 3,926 t
- World rank
- 58 of 83
- 10-year change
- −7.6%
- Record
- 41,971 t
- 1981
Seed cotton in Ecuador, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Ecuador compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.3
- world 2.4 (−46%)
- kg per person
- 0.22
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- −7.6%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,531 | 0.01% |
| 57 | Venezuela | 4,877 | 0.01% |
| 58 | Ecuador | 3,926 | 0.01% |
| 59 | Yemen | 3,820 | 0.01% |
| 60 | Thailand | 3,387 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Ecuador is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,926 | −0.2% | 3,053 | 1.29 |
| 2023 | 3,932 | +0.4% | 3,053 | 1.29 |
| 2022 | 3,918 | −0.2% | 3,059 | 1.28 |
| 2021 | 3,927 | −0.6% | 3,046 | 1.29 |
| 2020 | 3,952 | +2.0% | 3,055 | 1.29 |
| 2019 | 3,875 | −2.0% | 3,075 | 1.26 |
| 2018 | 3,953 | −1.8% | 3,008 | 1.31 |
| 2017 | 4,027 | −1.1% | 3,081 | 1.31 |
| 2016 | 4,071 | +8.2% | 3,136 | 1.30 |
| 2015 | 3,762 | −11% | 2,808 | 1.34 |
| 2014 | 4,250 | +1.2% | 3,300 | 1.29 |
| 2013 | 4,200 | +1.2% | 3,300 | 1.27 |
| 2012 | 4,150 | +2.9% | 3,250 | 1.28 |
| 2011 | 4,035 | +1.4% | 3,000 | 1.35 |
| 2010 | 3,980 | −0.6% | 3,000 | 1.33 |
| 2009 | 4,005 | +5.4% | 3,000 | 1.34 |
| 2008 | 3,800 | +7.0% | 2,900 | 1.31 |
| 2007 | 3,550 | +2.0% | 2,700 | 1.31 |
| 2006 | 3,480 | +1.5% | 2,650 | 1.31 |
| 2005 | 3,428 | −7.9% | 2,624 | 1.31 |
| 2004 | 3,724 | +209% | 2,733 | 1.36 |
| 2003 | 1,207 | −69% | 1,000 | 1.21 |
| 2002 | 3,855 | −51% | 3,196 | 1.21 |
| 2001 | 7,855 | −16% | 6,011 | 1.31 |
| 2000 | 9,350 | −11% | 4,181 | 2.24 |
| 1999 | 10,451 | +4.5% | 7,540 | 1.39 |
| 1998 | 10,002 | −30% | 4,125 | 2.42 |
| 1997 | 14,378 | −11% | 15,050 | 0.96 |
| 1996 | 16,237 | −5.8% | 15,770 | 1.03 |
| 1995 | 17,244 | +13% | 16,180 | 1.07 |
| 1994 | 15,253 | −27% | 12,960 | 1.18 |
| 1993 | 21,008 | −36% | 20,950 | 1.00 |
| 1992 | 32,807 | −1.0% | 35,480 | 0.92 |
| 1991 | 33,149 | −10% | 27,692 | 1.20 |
| 1990 | 37,000 | +13% | 30,970 | 1.19 |
| 1989 | 32,829 | +37% | 29,560 | 1.11 |
| 1988 | 23,949 | +19% | 26,440 | 0.91 |
| 1987 | 20,107 | −46% | 25,100 | 0.80 |
| 1986 | 36,909 | +96% | 24,774 | 1.49 |
| 1985 | 18,852 | +141% | 16,511 | 1.14 |
| 1984 | 7,826 | +89% | 9,940 | 0.79 |
| 1983 | 4,151 | −84% | 5,370 | 0.77 |
| 1982 | 25,196 | −40% | 17,400 | 1.45 |
| 1981 | 41,971 | +5.4% | 24,086 | 1.74 |
| 1980 | 39,806 | +58% | 19,416 | 2.05 |
| 1979 | 25,167 | −5.2% | 20,200 | 1.25 |
| 1978 | 26,555 | −1.3% | 20,400 | 1.30 |
| 1977 | 26,900 | −0.4% | 26,200 | 1.03 |
| 1976 | 27,000 | −11% | 30,000 | 0.90 |
| 1975 | 30,270 | −28% | 32,484 | 0.93 |
| 1974 | 41,890 | +114% | 45,929 | 0.91 |
| 1973 | 19,549 | +69% | 23,066 | 0.85 |
| 1972 | 11,556 | +7.9% | 13,874 | 0.83 |
| 1971 | 10,714 | +42% | 8,237 | 1.30 |
| 1970 | 7,552 | −68% | 8,720 | 0.87 |
| 1969 | 23,557 | +69% | 21,730 | 1.08 |
| 1968 | 13,952 | −12% | 21,036 | 0.66 |
| 1967 | 15,767 | −11% | 23,706 | 0.67 |
| 1966 | 17,644 | −4.5% | 23,900 | 0.74 |
| 1965 | 18,472 | +30% | 27,260 | 0.68 |
| 1964 | 14,158 | +54% | 22,690 | 0.62 |
| 1963 | 9,200 | −15% | 20,995 | 0.44 |
| 1962 | 10,811 | +7.5% | 23,997 | 0.45 |
| 1961 | 10,056 | — | 20,300 | 0.50 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Ecuador?
Ecuador produced 3,926 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Ecuador rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Ecuador ranked 58th 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 Ecuador changed?
It fell by 7.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 41,971 t in 1981.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Ecuador?
1.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3,926 t from 3,053 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 Ecuador 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.