Seed cotton production in Israel
In 2024 Israel produced 33,000 t of seed cotton, the 41st largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 2.2%. The record was 262,400 t in 1985. Area harvested: 7,896 ha, yield 4.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 33,000 t
- World rank
- 41 of 83
- 10-year change
- −2.2%
- Record
- 262,400 t
- 1985
Seed cotton in Israel, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Israel compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.05%
- 0.04% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 4.2
- world 2.4 (+77%)
- kg per person
- 3.52
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- −2.2%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Guinea | 44,808 | 0.06% |
| 40 | North Korea | 35,865 | 0.05% |
| 41 | Israel | 33,000 | 0.05% |
| 42 | Colombia | 31,346 | 0.04% |
| 43 | DR Congo | 30,480 | 0.04% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Israel is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33,000 | −13% | 7,896 | 4.18 |
| 2023 | 38,000 | −15% | 8,253 | 4.60 |
| 2022 | 44,635 | +240% | 8,470 | 5.27 |
| 2021 | 13,133 | −12% | 2,681 | 4.90 |
| 2020 | 14,873 | −32% | 7,740 | 1.92 |
| 2019 | 21,800 | −6.4% | 8,624 | 2.53 |
| 2018 | 23,300 | −25% | 6,456 | 3.61 |
| 2017 | 31,000 | −13% | 6,850 | 4.53 |
| 2016 | 35,800 | −22% | 8,340 | 4.29 |
| 2015 | 46,182 | +37% | 10,090 | 4.58 |
| 2014 | 33,750 | +18% | 6,580 | 5.13 |
| 2013 | 28,600 | −25% | 6,090 | 4.70 |
| 2012 | 37,930 | −10% | 8,510 | 4.46 |
| 2011 | 42,300 | +133% | 8,630 | 4.90 |
| 2010 | 18,120 | −0.4% | 3,900 | 4.65 |
| 2009 | 18,200 | −19% | 3,930 | 4.63 |
| 2008 | 22,600 | −52% | 5,170 | 4.37 |
| 2007 | 47,400 | −15% | 11,000 | 4.31 |
| 2006 | 55,700 | +19% | 13,500 | 4.13 |
| 2005 | 46,900 | −27% | 12,520 | 3.75 |
| 2004 | 64,200 | +41% | 14,400 | 4.46 |
| 2003 | 45,500 | −6.0% | 12,890 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 48,400 | −9.6% | 11,710 | 4.13 |
| 2001 | 53,540 | +22% | 14,620 | 3.66 |
| 2000 | 43,840 | −32% | 11,140 | 3.94 |
| 1999 | 64,350 | −51% | 15,895 | 4.05 |
| 1998 | 131,600 | −5.7% | 28,880 | 4.56 |
| 1997 | 139,600 | −5.3% | 29,010 | 4.81 |
| 1996 | 147,475 | +30% | 27,800 | 5.30 |
| 1995 | 113,168 | +31% | 24,547 | 4.61 |
| 1994 | 86,400 | +18% | 21,494 | 4.02 |
| 1993 | 73,450 | −4.4% | 16,010 | 4.59 |
| 1992 | 76,855 | +34% | 16,756 | 4.59 |
| 1991 | 57,245 | −57% | 13,139 | 4.36 |
| 1990 | 134,000 | +9.7% | 32,029 | 4.18 |
| 1989 | 122,100 | −26% | 35,110 | 3.48 |
| 1988 | 165,900 | +5.7% | 48,260 | 3.44 |
| 1987 | 156,900 | −15% | 42,420 | 3.70 |
| 1986 | 184,900 | −30% | 47,770 | 3.87 |
| 1985 | 262,400 | +17% | 64,620 | 4.06 |
| 1984 | 224,100 | −8.8% | 62,200 | 3.60 |
| 1983 | 245,800 | +5.9% | 57,250 | 4.29 |
| 1982 | 232,000 | −7.8% | 55,680 | 4.17 |
| 1981 | 251,500 | +21% | 60,710 | 4.14 |
| 1980 | 207,100 | +3.9% | 62,190 | 3.33 |
| 1979 | 199,300 | −5.9% | 62,880 | 3.17 |
| 1978 | 211,800 | +23% | 65,680 | 3.22 |
| 1977 | 172,000 | +22% | 55,130 | 3.12 |
| 1976 | 140,700 | +7.6% | 43,410 | 3.24 |
| 1975 | 130,800 | −2.2% | 41,070 | 3.18 |
| 1974 | 133,800 | +37% | 42,560 | 3.14 |
| 1973 | 97,400 | −7.5% | 34,440 | 2.83 |
| 1972 | 105,300 | +10% | 34,770 | 3.03 |
| 1971 | 95,700 | +1.9% | 33,850 | 2.83 |
| 1970 | 93,900 | −6.3% | 34,930 | 2.69 |
| 1969 | 100,200 | +17% | 32,745 | 3.06 |
| 1968 | 85,900 | +12% | 30,165 | 2.85 |
| 1967 | 76,500 | +18% | 29,410 | 2.60 |
| 1966 | 65,100 | +14% | 21,930 | 2.97 |
| 1965 | 56,900 | +42% | 17,450 | 3.26 |
| 1964 | 40,200 | +13% | 12,825 | 3.13 |
| 1963 | 35,500 | −15% | 12,340 | 2.88 |
| 1962 | 41,670 | +9.9% | 16,540 | 2.52 |
| 1961 | 37,900 | — | 16,720 | 2.27 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Israel?
Israel produced 33,000 t in 2024, 0.05% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Israel rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Israel ranked 41st 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 Israel changed?
It fell by 2.2% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 262,400 t in 1985.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Israel?
4.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (33,000 t from 7,896 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 Israel 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.