FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Seed cotton production in Ghana
In 2024 Ghana produced 27,890 t of seed cotton, the 44th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 80%. The record was 45,665 t in 1998. Area harvested: 15,000 ha, yield 1.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 27,890 t
- World rank
- 44 of 83
- 10-year change
- +80%
- Record
- 45,665 t
- 1998
Seed cotton in Ghana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27,890 | +1.4% | 15,000 | 1.86 |
| 2023 | 27,509 | −1.8% | 15,000 | 1.83 |
| 2022 | 28,000 | 0.0% | 15,000 | 1.87 |
| 2021 | 28,000 | 0.0% | 15,000 | 1.87 |
| 2020 | 28,000 | 0.0% | 15,000 | 1.87 |
| 2019 | 28,000 | +124% | 15,000 | 1.87 |
| 2018 | 12,500 | −19% | 15,000 | 0.83 |
| 2017 | 15,500 | 0.0% | 16,000 | 0.97 |
| 2016 | 15,500 | 0.0% | 16,000 | 0.97 |
| 2015 | 15,500 | 0.0% | 16,000 | 0.97 |
| 2014 | 15,500 | 0.0% | 16,000 | 0.97 |
| 2013 | 15,500 | −11% | 16,000 | 0.97 |
| 2012 | 17,500 | 0.0% | 18,000 | 0.97 |
| 2011 | 17,500 | +218% | 20,000 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 5,500 | −54% | 7,000 | 0.79 |
| 2009 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 15,000 | 0.80 |
| 2008 | 12,000 | −45% | 15,000 | 0.80 |
| 2007 | 22,000 | +16% | 20,000 | 1.10 |
| 2006 | 18,988 | −6.0% | 24,000 | 0.79 |
| 2005 | 20,200 | +8.0% | 25,000 | 0.81 |
| 2004 | 18,700 | +20% | 25,000 | 0.75 |
| 2003 | 15,600 | −15% | 19,200 | 0.81 |
| 2002 | 18,313 | +4.6% | 19,200 | 0.95 |
| 2001 | 17,506 | −51% | 35,000 | 0.50 |
| 2000 | 35,503 | −6.9% | 50,000 | 0.71 |
| 1999 | 38,127 | −17% | 45,000 | 0.85 |
| 1998 | 45,665 | +13% | 57,130 | 0.80 |
| 1997 | 40,249 | +16% | 49,030 | 0.82 |
| 1996 | 34,636 | +32% | 40,600 | 0.85 |
| 1995 | 26,290 | +13% | 28,250 | 0.93 |
| 1994 | 23,350 | −41% | 27,780 | 0.84 |
| 1993 | 39,500 | +34% | 40,000 | 0.99 |
| 1992 | 29,400 | +46% | 29,000 | 1.01 |
| 1991 | 20,143 | +53% | 20,228 | 1.00 |
| 1990 | 13,150 | +57% | 14,408 | 0.91 |
| 1989 | 8,354 | +32% | 10,616 | 0.79 |
| 1988 | 6,340 | −13% | 9,080 | 0.70 |
| 1987 | 7,267 | −0.7% | 8,467 | 0.86 |
| 1986 | 7,318 | +388% | 8,116 | 0.90 |
| 1985 | 1,500 | −77% | 2,000 | 0.75 |
| 1984 | 6,500 | +71% | 8,000 | 0.81 |
| 1983 | 3,800 | −21% | 8,000 | 0.48 |
| 1982 | 4,800 | −16% | 9,000 | 0.53 |
| 1981 | 5,700 | −15% | 9,000 | 0.63 |
| 1980 | 6,700 | −5.6% | 10,117 | 0.66 |
| 1979 | 7,100 | −2.7% | 12,140 | 0.58 |
| 1978 | 7,300 | 0.0% | 16,187 | 0.45 |
| 1977 | 7,300 | −2.7% | 23,917 | 0.31 |
| 1976 | 7,500 | −16% | 12,990 | 0.58 |
| 1975 | 8,879 | +306% | 13,204 | 0.67 |
| 1974 | 2,187 | +30% | 4,461 | 0.49 |
| 1973 | 1,676 | −12% | 4,383 | 0.38 |
| 1972 | 1,901 | +54% | 3,710 | 0.51 |
| 1971 | 1,231 | +195% | 1,945 | 0.63 |
| 1970 | 417 | +57% | 894 | 0.47 |
| 1969 | 266 | +166% | 705 | 0.38 |
| 1968 | 100 | — | 170 | 0.59 |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
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.