FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Seed cotton production in Madagascar
In 2024 Madagascar produced 13,851 t of seed cotton, the 49th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.7%. The record was 50,000 t in 1986. Area harvested: 13,122 ha, yield 1.1 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 13,851 t
- World rank
- 49 of 83
- 10-year change
- −7.7%
- Record
- 50,000 t
- 1986
Seed cotton in Madagascar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13,851 | +0.1% | 13,122 | 1.06 |
| 2023 | 13,841 | +1.3% | 13,154 | 1.05 |
| 2022 | 13,668 | −2.7% | 13,010 | 1.05 |
| 2021 | 14,043 | +1.7% | 13,202 | 1.06 |
| 2020 | 13,813 | −3.0% | 13,249 | 1.04 |
| 2019 | 14,242 | +1.2% | 13,434 | 1.06 |
| 2018 | 14,073 | −3.8% | 13,733 | 1.02 |
| 2017 | 14,636 | +4.4% | 13,711 | 1.07 |
| 2016 | 14,015 | −5.9% | 13,383 | 1.05 |
| 2015 | 14,894 | −0.7% | 14,150 | 1.05 |
| 2014 | 15,000 | +4.9% | 13,000 | 1.15 |
| 2013 | 14,300 | −7.7% | 13,000 | 1.10 |
| 2012 | 15,500 | +8.4% | 15,000 | 1.03 |
| 2011 | 14,300 | +2.1% | 15,000 | 0.95 |
| 2010 | 14,000 | +12% | 16,000 | 0.88 |
| 2009 | 12,500 | −11% | 18,000 | 0.69 |
| 2008 | 14,080 | +2.8% | 18,000 | 0.78 |
| 2007 | 13,690 | +2.9% | 19,000 | 0.72 |
| 2006 | 13,310 | +8.5% | 21,000 | 0.63 |
| 2005 | 12,271 | −7.4% | 9,267 | 1.32 |
| 2004 | 13,245 | +17% | 16,309 | 0.81 |
| 2003 | 11,355 | +39% | 14,890 | 0.76 |
| 2002 | 8,162 | −69% | 12,102 | 0.67 |
| 2001 | 26,518 | −3.3% | 28,345 | 0.94 |
| 2000 | 27,434 | −21% | 28,553 | 0.96 |
| 1999 | 34,600 | −10% | 21,000 | 1.65 |
| 1998 | 38,600 | +6.6% | 21,000 | 1.84 |
| 1997 | 36,200 | +32% | 21,000 | 1.72 |
| 1996 | 27,451 | +13% | 24,766 | 1.11 |
| 1995 | 24,233 | −11% | 22,673 | 1.07 |
| 1994 | 27,310 | +0.4% | 21,434 | 1.27 |
| 1993 | 27,200 | +35% | 20,333 | 1.34 |
| 1992 | 20,200 | −24% | 19,757 | 1.02 |
| 1991 | 26,647 | −17% | 22,085 | 1.21 |
| 1990 | 32,100 | −23% | 27,000 | 1.19 |
| 1989 | 41,500 | +28% | 29,010 | 1.43 |
| 1988 | 32,547 | +20% | 28,048 | 1.16 |
| 1987 | 27,159 | −46% | 22,179 | 1.22 |
| 1986 | 50,000 | +17% | 42,800 | 1.17 |
| 1985 | 42,700 | +23% | 32,929 | 1.30 |
| 1984 | 34,674 | +31% | 23,595 | 1.47 |
| 1983 | 26,381 | +3.4% | 19,930 | 1.32 |
| 1982 | 25,515 | −8.9% | 17,480 | 1.46 |
| 1981 | 28,010 | +21% | 18,725 | 1.50 |
| 1980 | 23,210 | −24% | 16,985 | 1.37 |
| 1979 | 30,485 | −7.9% | 17,900 | 1.70 |
| 1978 | 33,087 | −11% | 22,213 | 1.49 |
| 1977 | 37,081 | +6.8% | 20,403 | 1.82 |
| 1976 | 34,731 | +13% | 17,515 | 1.98 |
| 1975 | 30,728 | −7.7% | 16,031 | 1.92 |
| 1974 | 33,290 | +8.7% | 16,089 | 2.07 |
| 1973 | 30,628 | +33% | 13,361 | 2.29 |
| 1972 | 23,000 | +5.5% | 11,562 | 1.99 |
| 1971 | 21,800 | +9.0% | 10,850 | 2.01 |
| 1970 | 20,000 | +15% | 10,563 | 1.89 |
| 1969 | 17,355 | +45% | 9,500 | 1.83 |
| 1968 | 11,960 | +29% | 7,500 | 1.59 |
| 1967 | 9,290 | +53% | 5,605 | 1.66 |
| 1966 | 6,085 | +2.9% | 4,595 | 1.32 |
| 1965 | 5,915 | +26% | 3,740 | 1.58 |
| 1964 | 4,700 | +18% | 2,900 | 1.62 |
| 1963 | 4,000 | +54% | 2,140 | 1.87 |
| 1962 | 2,600 | +8.3% | 1,670 | 1.56 |
| 1961 | 2,400 | — | 1,500 | 1.60 |
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.