Seed cotton production in Niger
In 2024 Niger produced 5,806 t of seed cotton, the 55th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 2.9%. The record was 14,000 t in 1995. Area harvested: 3,399 ha, yield 1.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 5,806 t
- World rank
- 55 of 83
- 10-year change
- +2.9%
- Record
- 14,000 t
- 1995
Seed cotton in Niger, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Niger compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.7
- world 2.4 (−28%)
- kg per person
- 0.21
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- +2.9%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Bolivia | 6,400 | 0.01% |
| 54 | Kenya | 6,234 | 0.01% |
| 55 | Niger | 5,806 | 0.01% |
| 56 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,531 | 0.01% |
| 57 | Venezuela | 4,877 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Niger is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,806 | −3.2% | 3,399 | 1.71 |
| 2023 | 6,000 | +2.5% | 3,538 | 1.70 |
| 2022 | 5,852 | +0.9% | 3,476 | 1.68 |
| 2021 | 5,800 | −0.4% | 3,392 | 1.71 |
| 2020 | 5,824 | −2.0% | 3,466 | 1.68 |
| 2019 | 5,941 | +0.5% | 3,621 | 1.64 |
| 2018 | 5,911 | +0.7% | 3,647 | 1.62 |
| 2017 | 5,872 | +0.8% | 3,667 | 1.60 |
| 2016 | 5,825 | −2.9% | 3,684 | 1.58 |
| 2015 | 6,000 | +6.3% | 3,843 | 1.56 |
| 2014 | 5,644 | +3.1% | 3,662 | 1.54 |
| 2013 | 5,475 | +4.7% | 3,599 | 1.52 |
| 2012 | 5,229 | −4.1% | 3,482 | 1.50 |
| 2011 | 5,450 | +15% | 3,185 | 1.71 |
| 2010 | 4,740 | +17% | 3,022 | 1.57 |
| 2009 | 4,067 | −9.6% | 2,353 | 1.73 |
| 2008 | 4,501 | −1.2% | 3,021 | 1.49 |
| 2007 | 4,555 | −1.6% | 3,143 | 1.45 |
| 2006 | 4,630 | +8.2% | 3,298 | 1.40 |
| 2005 | 4,279 | −10% | 3,147 | 1.36 |
| 2004 | 4,779 | +1.7% | 3,630 | 1.32 |
| 2003 | 4,700 | −13% | 3,687 | 1.27 |
| 2002 | 5,400 | +1.9% | 4,451 | 1.21 |
| 2001 | 5,300 | +2.6% | 4,507 | 1.18 |
| 2000 | 5,166 | +2.4% | 4,521 | 1.14 |
| 1999 | 5,043 | +13% | 4,513 | 1.12 |
| 1998 | 4,465 | −44% | 6,164 | 0.72 |
| 1997 | 8,000 | −23% | 7,000 | 1.14 |
| 1996 | 10,370 | −26% | 9,000 | 1.15 |
| 1995 | 14,000 | +70% | 12,000 | 1.17 |
| 1994 | 8,250 | +42% | 7,000 | 1.18 |
| 1993 | 5,800 | +16% | 5,000 | 1.16 |
| 1992 | 5,000 | +100% | 5,000 | 1.00 |
| 1991 | 2,500 | +10% | 12,000 | 0.21 |
| 1990 | 2,270 | −54% | 11,560 | 0.20 |
| 1989 | 4,950 | +24% | 10,000 | 0.50 |
| 1988 | 4,000 | −33% | 7,000 | 0.57 |
| 1987 | 6,000 | −26% | 12,000 | 0.50 |
| 1986 | 8,138 | +85% | 9,421 | 0.86 |
| 1985 | 4,389 | +13% | 5,509 | 0.80 |
| 1984 | 3,884 | −2.4% | 4,627 | 0.84 |
| 1983 | 3,980 | +98% | 3,848 | 1.03 |
| 1982 | 2,010 | +12% | 1,677 | 1.20 |
| 1981 | 1,790 | −37% | 2,097 | 0.85 |
| 1980 | 2,852 | −5.6% | 4,230 | 0.67 |
| 1979 | 3,022 | −31% | 4,727 | 0.64 |
| 1978 | 4,370 | +15% | 9,044 | 0.48 |
| 1977 | 3,816 | −47% | 7,535 | 0.51 |
| 1976 | 7,150 | −36% | 12,707 | 0.56 |
| 1975 | 11,128 | +41% | 16,409 | 0.68 |
| 1974 | 7,911 | +127% | 15,209 | 0.52 |
| 1973 | 3,481 | −33% | 8,890 | 0.39 |
| 1972 | 5,187 | −37% | 12,709 | 0.41 |
| 1971 | 8,271 | −14% | 20,295 | 0.41 |
| 1970 | 9,597 | −8.8% | 19,995 | 0.48 |
| 1969 | 10,518 | +50% | 22,031 | 0.48 |
| 1968 | 7,008 | +14% | 17,963 | 0.39 |
| 1967 | 6,169 | −8.0% | 17,225 | 0.36 |
| 1966 | 6,708 | +10% | 16,327 | 0.41 |
| 1965 | 6,077 | −11% | 16,580 | 0.37 |
| 1964 | 6,807 | +26% | 14,900 | 0.46 |
| 1963 | 5,400 | +15% | 11,800 | 0.46 |
| 1962 | 4,676 | +102% | 8,195 | 0.57 |
| 1961 | 2,311 | — | 5,770 | 0.40 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Niger?
Niger produced 5,806 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Niger rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Niger ranked 55th 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 Niger changed?
It rose by 2.9% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 14,000 t in 1995.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Niger?
1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (5,806 t from 3,399 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 Niger 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.