Seed cotton production in Gambia
In 2024 Gambia produced 532 t of seed cotton, the 72nd largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 3.3%. The record was 3,085 t in 1993. Area harvested: 1,508 ha, yield 0.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 532 t
- World rank
- 72 of 83
- 10-year change
- −3.3%
- Record
- 3,085 t
- 1993
Seed cotton in Gambia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Gambia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.4
- world 2.4 (−85%)
- kg per person
- 0.19
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- −3.3%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Costa Rica | 717 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Burundi | 676 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Gambia | 532 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Cambodia | 232 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Morocco | 218 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Gambia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 532 | −0.2% | 1,508 | 0.35 |
| 2023 | 533 | +0.6% | 1,570 | 0.34 |
| 2022 | 530 | −0.4% | 1,581 | 0.34 |
| 2021 | 532 | −0.6% | 1,525 | 0.35 |
| 2020 | 535 | +2.3% | 1,604 | 0.33 |
| 2019 | 523 | −2.6% | 1,614 | 0.32 |
| 2018 | 537 | −1.5% | 1,627 | 0.33 |
| 2017 | 545 | 0.0% | 1,595 | 0.34 |
| 2016 | 545 | +1.9% | 1,526 | 0.36 |
| 2015 | 535 | −2.7% | 1,546 | 0.35 |
| 2014 | 550 | 0.0% | 1,586 | 0.35 |
| 2013 | 550 | 0.0% | 1,493 | 0.37 |
| 2012 | 550 | −8.3% | 1,475 | 0.37 |
| 2011 | 600 | +3.4% | 1,590 | 0.38 |
| 2010 | 580 | +0.9% | 1,519 | 0.38 |
| 2009 | 575 | +2.7% | 1,559 | 0.37 |
| 2008 | 560 | +7.7% | 1,544 | 0.36 |
| 2007 | 520 | +1.4% | 1,400 | 0.37 |
| 2006 | 513 | −1.3% | 1,343 | 0.38 |
| 2005 | 520 | −1.5% | 1,334 | 0.39 |
| 2004 | 528 | +5.6% | 1,316 | 0.40 |
| 2003 | 500 | +15% | 1,300 | 0.38 |
| 2002 | 433 | +117% | 1,217 | 0.36 |
| 2001 | 200 | −16% | 500 | 0.40 |
| 2000 | 238 | −39% | 467 | 0.51 |
| 1999 | 390 | −18% | 535 | 0.73 |
| 1998 | 474 | −57% | 1,556 | 0.30 |
| 1997 | 1,111 | −23% | 2,506 | 0.44 |
| 1996 | 1,447 | −9.9% | 3,049 | 0.47 |
| 1995 | 1,606 | −37% | 3,787 | 0.42 |
| 1994 | 2,532 | −18% | 4,313 | 0.59 |
| 1993 | 3,085 | +38% | 3,296 | 0.94 |
| 1992 | 2,242 | +32% | 3,006 | 0.75 |
| 1991 | 1,704 | −13% | 2,718 | 0.63 |
| 1990 | 1,954 | −35% | 3,678 | 0.53 |
| 1989 | 3,000 | +63% | 4,048 | 0.74 |
| 1988 | 1,846 | +125% | 2,697 | 0.68 |
| 1987 | 820 | −47% | 1,165 | 0.70 |
| 1986 | 1,540 | −38% | 2,214 | 0.70 |
| 1985 | 2,490 | +1.2% | 4,603 | 0.54 |
| 1984 | 2,460 | +228% | 3,232 | 0.76 |
| 1983 | 751 | −68% | 1,235 | 0.61 |
| 1982 | 2,338 | −10% | 2,760 | 0.85 |
| 1981 | 2,611 | +92% | 2,565 | 1.02 |
| 1980 | 1,357 | +47% | 1,953 | 0.69 |
| 1979 | 925 | +11% | 1,204 | 0.77 |
| 1978 | 836 | −27% | 1,746 | 0.48 |
| 1977 | 1,143 | +50% | 2,338 | 0.49 |
| 1976 | 763 | +162% | 928 | 0.82 |
| 1975 | 291 | +7.0% | 451 | 0.65 |
| 1974 | 272 | +57% | 300 | 0.91 |
| 1973 | 173 | +302% | 200 | 0.87 |
| 1972 | 43 | +26% | 80 | 0.54 |
| 1971 | 34 | +240% | 40 | 0.85 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | 11 | 0.91 |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Gambia?
Gambia produced 532 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Gambia rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Gambia ranked 72nd 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 Gambia changed?
It fell by 3.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 3,085 t in 1993.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Gambia?
0.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (532 t from 1,508 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 Gambia 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.