Seed cotton production in Iran
In 2024 Iran produced 120,000 t of seed cotton, the 29th largest in the world (0.16% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 35%. The record was 715,000 t in 1974. Area harvested: 50,000 ha, yield 2.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 120,000 t
- World rank
- 29 of 83
- 10-year change
- −35%
- Record
- 715,000 t
- 1974
Seed cotton in Iran, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Iran compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.16%
- 0.24% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 2.4
- world 2.4 (+1.6%)
- kg per person
- 1.31
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- −35%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Uganda | 149,308 | 0.21% |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 120,508 | 0.17% |
| 29 | Iran | 120,000 | 0.16% |
| 30 | Syria | 93,144 | 0.13% |
| 31 | Chad | 80,000 | 0.11% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Iran is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 120,000 | 0.0% | 50,000 | 2.40 |
| 2023 | 120,000 | +0.1% | 50,000 | 2.40 |
| 2022 | 119,913 | −14% | 47,428 | 2.53 |
| 2021 | 139,563 | +27% | 55,200 | 2.53 |
| 2020 | 110,000 | −15% | 44,986 | 2.45 |
| 2019 | 130,000 | +3.6% | 55,000 | 2.36 |
| 2018 | 125,474 | −14% | 44,810 | 2.80 |
| 2017 | 145,971 | −9.4% | 52,130 | 2.80 |
| 2016 | 161,163 | −8.1% | 70,625 | 2.28 |
| 2015 | 175,456 | −4.6% | 71,828 | 2.44 |
| 2014 | 183,997 | −3.0% | 84,799 | 2.17 |
| 2013 | 189,595 | −9.7% | 81,116 | 2.34 |
| 2012 | 210,000 | −22% | 124,583 | 1.69 |
| 2011 | 270,810 | +62% | 117,129 | 2.31 |
| 2010 | 167,426 | −34% | 91,019 | 1.84 |
| 2009 | 253,604 | −14% | 105,370 | 2.41 |
| 2008 | 295,684 | −5.5% | 124,432 | 2.38 |
| 2007 | 312,966 | +10% | 124,524 | 2.51 |
| 2006 | 283,673 | −22% | 116,560 | 2.43 |
| 2005 | 363,460 | −14% | 159,524 | 2.28 |
| 2004 | 420,226 | +19% | 166,673 | 2.52 |
| 2003 | 351,777 | +1.8% | 140,087 | 2.51 |
| 2002 | 345,437 | −16% | 151,221 | 2.28 |
| 2001 | 411,580 | −17% | 198,825 | 2.07 |
| 2000 | 497,124 | +13% | 246,227 | 2.02 |
| 1999 | 440,767 | −4.1% | 216,021 | 2.04 |
| 1998 | 459,652 | +2.0% | 229,362 | 2.00 |
| 1997 | 450,819 | −25% | 238,358 | 1.89 |
| 1996 | 597,978 | +14% | 320,418 | 1.87 |
| 1995 | 523,261 | +35% | 272,177 | 1.92 |
| 1994 | 386,796 | +41% | 185,153 | 2.09 |
| 1993 | 275,035 | −17% | 141,220 | 1.95 |
| 1992 | 330,113 | −20% | 171,171 | 1.93 |
| 1991 | 411,809 | −5.7% | 205,174 | 2.01 |
| 1990 | 436,673 | +11% | 221,094 | 1.98 |
| 1989 | 394,684 | +4.0% | 227,838 | 1.73 |
| 1988 | 379,525 | +11% | 191,659 | 1.98 |
| 1987 | 340,994 | −5.0% | 191,992 | 1.78 |
| 1986 | 358,856 | +11% | 187,936 | 1.91 |
| 1985 | 323,730 | −7.7% | 186,085 | 1.74 |
| 1984 | 350,730 | +17% | 211,520 | 1.66 |
| 1983 | 299,700 | −16% | 183,700 | 1.63 |
| 1982 | 358,235 | +44% | 197,702 | 1.81 |
| 1981 | 248,553 | +21% | 198,950 | 1.25 |
| 1980 | 205,059 | −31% | 122,000 | 1.68 |
| 1979 | 297,100 | −30% | 174,900 | 1.70 |
| 1978 | 427,000 | −20% | 280,000 | 1.53 |
| 1977 | 535,000 | +4.9% | 316,000 | 1.69 |
| 1976 | 510,000 | +8.5% | 295,000 | 1.73 |
| 1975 | 470,000 | −34% | 290,000 | 1.62 |
| 1974 | 715,000 | +16% | 369,000 | 1.94 |
| 1973 | 615,000 | +2.5% | 346,000 | 1.78 |
| 1972 | 600,000 | +31% | 340,000 | 1.76 |
| 1971 | 459,000 | −11% | 307,000 | 1.50 |
| 1970 | 513,000 | −0.8% | 320,000 | 1.60 |
| 1969 | 517,000 | −5.1% | 380,000 | 1.36 |
| 1968 | 545,000 | +44% | 338,000 | 1.61 |
| 1967 | 378,000 | +0.8% | 300,000 | 1.26 |
| 1966 | 375,000 | −23% | 340,000 | 1.10 |
| 1965 | 488,000 | +25% | 370,000 | 1.32 |
| 1964 | 389,500 | −3.1% | 370,000 | 1.05 |
| 1963 | 401,980 | +32% | 370,000 | 1.09 |
| 1962 | 303,584 | −19% | 360,000 | 0.84 |
| 1961 | 376,185 | — | 340,000 | 1.11 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Iran?
Iran produced 120,000 t in 2024, 0.16% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Iran rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Iran ranked 29th 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 Iran changed?
It fell by 35% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 715,000 t in 1974.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Iran?
2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (120,000 t from 50,000 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 Iran 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.