Seed cotton production in Guinea
In 2024 Guinea produced 44,808 t of seed cotton, the 39th largest in the world (0.06% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 6.7%. The record was 65,700 t in 2000. Area harvested: 46,097 ha, yield 1.0 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 44,808 t
- World rank
- 39 of 83
- 10-year change
- +6.7%
- Record
- 65,700 t
- 2000
Seed cotton in Guinea, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Guinea compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.06%
- 0.06% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.0
- world 2.4 (−59%)
- kg per person
- 3.04
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- +6.7%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | South Africa | 48,712 | 0.07% |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 46,338 | 0.06% |
| 39 | Guinea | 44,808 | 0.06% |
| 40 | North Korea | 35,865 | 0.05% |
| 41 | Israel | 33,000 | 0.05% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Guinea is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44,808 | +0.5% | 46,097 | 0.97 |
| 2023 | 44,606 | +0.5% | 46,094 | 0.97 |
| 2022 | 44,405 | +1.6% | 45,995 | 0.97 |
| 2021 | 43,688 | −1.1% | 46,203 | 0.95 |
| 2020 | 44,193 | +1.2% | 46,085 | 0.96 |
| 2019 | 43,671 | +1.1% | 45,697 | 0.96 |
| 2018 | 43,200 | +0.9% | 46,825 | 0.92 |
| 2017 | 42,799 | +0.8% | 45,734 | 0.94 |
| 2016 | 42,464 | +0.6% | 44,532 | 0.95 |
| 2015 | 42,196 | +0.5% | 43,581 | 0.97 |
| 2014 | 42,000 | 0.0% | 43,000 | 0.98 |
| 2013 | 42,000 | 0.0% | 43,000 | 0.98 |
| 2012 | 42,000 | +5.0% | 43,000 | 0.98 |
| 2011 | 40,000 | +8.1% | 42,000 | 0.95 |
| 2010 | 37,000 | −3.9% | 38,000 | 0.97 |
| 2009 | 38,500 | −9.2% | 33,500 | 1.15 |
| 2008 | 42,400 | +1.0% | 36,500 | 1.16 |
| 2007 | 42,000 | +2.4% | 36,000 | 1.17 |
| 2006 | 41,000 | +2.1% | 35,500 | 1.15 |
| 2005 | 40,160 | −0.5% | 35,000 | 1.15 |
| 2004 | 40,358 | +0.8% | 35,000 | 1.15 |
| 2003 | 40,052 | +0.1% | 35,000 | 1.14 |
| 2002 | 40,000 | −27% | 35,000 | 1.14 |
| 2001 | 55,000 | −16% | 45,000 | 1.22 |
| 2000 | 65,700 | +31% | 52,500 | 1.25 |
| 1999 | 50,000 | +33% | 40,000 | 1.25 |
| 1998 | 37,504 | +52% | 29,127 | 1.29 |
| 1997 | 24,700 | +69% | 19,183 | 1.29 |
| 1996 | 14,590 | −16% | 12,634 | 1.15 |
| 1995 | 17,396 | +1.0% | 14,742 | 1.18 |
| 1994 | 17,223 | −11% | 14,597 | 1.18 |
| 1993 | 19,350 | +8.7% | 14,014 | 1.38 |
| 1992 | 17,794 | +65% | 13,876 | 1.28 |
| 1991 | 10,778 | +140% | 8,428 | 1.28 |
| 1990 | 4,488 | +56% | 4,158 | 1.08 |
| 1989 | 2,870 | +22% | 2,794 | 1.03 |
| 1988 | 2,360 | +38% | 2,506 | 0.94 |
| 1987 | 1,710 | +201% | 2,004 | 0.85 |
| 1986 | 568 | +255% | 1,161 | 0.49 |
| 1985 | 160 | +119% | 240 | 0.67 |
| 1984 | 73 | +38% | 134 | 0.54 |
| 1983 | 53 | — | 78 | 0.68 |
| 1982 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 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 Guinea?
Guinea produced 44,808 t in 2024, 0.06% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Guinea rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Guinea ranked 39th 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 Guinea changed?
It rose by 6.7% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 65,700 t in 2000.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Guinea?
1.0 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (44,808 t from 46,097 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 Guinea is imputed 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.