Seed cotton production in Mozambique
In 2024 Mozambique produced 59,451 t of seed cotton, the 33rd largest in the world (0.08% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 39%. The record was 189,000 t in 2008. Area harvested: 96,523 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 59,451 t
- World rank
- 33 of 83
- 10-year change
- −39%
- Record
- 189,000 t
- 2008
Seed cotton in Mozambique, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Mozambique compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.08%
- 0.13% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.6
- world 2.4 (−74%)
- kg per person
- 1.72
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- −39%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Chad | 80,000 | 0.11% |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 63,000 | 0.09% |
| 33 | Mozambique | 59,451 | 0.08% |
| 34 | Togo | 51,437 | 0.07% |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 51,117 | 0.07% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Mozambique is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59,451 | +2.2% | 96,523 | 0.62 |
| 2023 | 58,164 | −29% | 95,097 | 0.61 |
| 2022 | 81,383 | +5.0% | 134,000 | 0.61 |
| 2021 | 77,500 | −13% | 130,000 | 0.60 |
| 2020 | 88,808 | −12% | 135,000 | 0.66 |
| 2019 | 100,843 | +3.4% | 130,000 | 0.78 |
| 2018 | 97,498 | +87% | 124,000 | 0.79 |
| 2017 | 52,146 | +19% | 114,068 | 0.46 |
| 2016 | 43,661 | −11% | 101,000 | 0.43 |
| 2015 | 49,174 | −49% | 120,000 | 0.41 |
| 2014 | 97,000 | +44% | 157,000 | 0.62 |
| 2013 | 67,392 | −61% | 142,857 | 0.47 |
| 2012 | 173,000 | +54% | 189,000 | 0.92 |
| 2011 | 112,000 | +81% | 189,000 | 0.59 |
| 2010 | 62,000 | −67% | 130,000 | 0.48 |
| 2009 | 189,000 | 0.0% | 400,000 | 0.47 |
| 2008 | 189,000 | +11% | 400,000 | 0.47 |
| 2007 | 170,000 | +3.7% | 360,000 | 0.47 |
| 2006 | 164,000 | +39% | 348,500 | 0.47 |
| 2005 | 118,000 | −15% | 250,000 | 0.47 |
| 2004 | 139,000 | +71% | 295,000 | 0.47 |
| 2003 | 81,500 | −36% | 175,000 | 0.47 |
| 2002 | 128,000 | +19% | 266,000 | 0.48 |
| 2001 | 107,400 | +209% | 240,000 | 0.45 |
| 2000 | 34,800 | −62% | 105,655 | 0.33 |
| 1999 | 91,000 | 0.0% | 190,000 | 0.48 |
| 1998 | 91,000 | +26% | 197,896 | 0.46 |
| 1997 | 72,362 | +41% | 165,000 | 0.44 |
| 1996 | 51,500 | 0.0% | 76,000 | 0.68 |
| 1995 | 51,500 | +1.6% | 86,000 | 0.60 |
| 1994 | 50,700 | +7.9% | 77,000 | 0.66 |
| 1993 | 47,002 | −5.7% | 77,000 | 0.61 |
| 1992 | 49,825 | +25% | 86,000 | 0.58 |
| 1991 | 39,984 | +65% | 75,000 | 0.53 |
| 1990 | 24,200 | −11% | 65,000 | 0.37 |
| 1989 | 27,300 | +28% | 108,000 | 0.25 |
| 1988 | 21,300 | −22% | 131,000 | 0.16 |
| 1987 | 27,300 | +124% | 108,000 | 0.25 |
| 1986 | 12,200 | +303% | 48,000 | 0.25 |
| 1985 | 3,030 | −86% | 15,000 | 0.20 |
| 1984 | 21,250 | −12% | 100,000 | 0.21 |
| 1983 | 24,250 | −56% | 110,000 | 0.22 |
| 1982 | 54,550 | −25% | 142,000 | 0.38 |
| 1981 | 72,750 | +14% | 180,000 | 0.40 |
| 1980 | 63,650 | +62% | 130,000 | 0.49 |
| 1979 | 39,400 | −46% | 121,000 | 0.33 |
| 1978 | 73,000 | +41% | 162,000 | 0.45 |
| 1977 | 51,600 | −39% | 136,000 | 0.38 |
| 1976 | 85,000 | −28% | 243,000 | 0.35 |
| 1975 | 118,200 | +11% | 283,000 | 0.42 |
| 1974 | 106,050 | +4.4% | 283,000 | 0.37 |
| 1973 | 101,616 | −25% | 308,000 | 0.33 |
| 1972 | 135,000 | +28% | 330,000 | 0.41 |
| 1971 | 105,611 | −24% | 383,000 | 0.28 |
| 1970 | 138,141 | +0.8% | 370,941 | 0.37 |
| 1969 | 137,008 | +7.0% | 378,198 | 0.36 |
| 1968 | 128,084 | −4.3% | 377,347 | 0.34 |
| 1967 | 133,836 | +12% | 409,461 | 0.33 |
| 1966 | 118,987 | +40% | 367,617 | 0.32 |
| 1965 | 84,848 | −30% | 358,000 | 0.24 |
| 1964 | 121,690 | +40% | 279,000 | 0.44 |
| 1963 | 86,910 | −33% | 258,000 | 0.34 |
| 1962 | 128,847 | +15% | 302,000 | 0.43 |
| 1961 | 111,768 | — | 309,000 | 0.36 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Mozambique?
Mozambique produced 59,451 t in 2024, 0.08% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Mozambique rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Mozambique ranked 33rd 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 Mozambique changed?
It fell by 39% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 189,000 t in 2008.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Mozambique?
0.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (59,451 t from 96,523 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 Mozambique 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.