FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

Seed cotton production in Senegal

In 2024 Senegal produced 14,330 t of seed cotton, the 48th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 45%. The record was 54,964 t in 2003. Area harvested: 15,992 ha, yield 0.9 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

Today’s prices

Production, 2024: 14,330 t
World rank: 48 of 83
10-year change: −45%
Record: 54,964 t; 2003

Seed cotton in Senegal, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Senegal compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.02%; 0.03% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 0.9; world 2.4 (−62%)
kg per person: 0.77; world 8.92
10-year change: −45%; world −4.3%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
46	Malawi	24,398	0.03%
47	Peru	22,596	0.03%
48	Senegal	14,330	0.02%
49	Madagascar	13,851	0.02%
50	Zambia	9,072	0.01%

Full ranking of 83 countries

Map of world production of seed cotton

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Senegal is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	14,330	+10%	15,992	0.90
2023	12,991	−17%	15,454	0.84
2022	15,667	−29%	17,391	0.90
2021	22,055	+13%	18,572	1.19
2020	19,571	+19%	17,553	1.11
2019	16,511	−17%	21,736	0.76
2018	20,000	+5.3%	20,931	0.96
2017	19,000	−39%	20,572	0.92
2016	31,000	+17%	30,593	1.01
2015	26,565	+2.2%	25,057	1.06
2014	26,000	−9.8%	32,260	0.81
2013	28,818	−11%	33,694	0.86
2012	32,248	+27%	33,744	0.96
2011	25,367	−2.6%	26,643	0.95
2010	26,045	+18%	27,586	0.94
2009	22,090	−43%	22,743	0.97
2008	38,810	−14%	32,515	1.19
2007	45,138	−13%	43,157	1.05
2006	52,027	+16%	43,769	1.19
2005	45,025	+14%	38,254	1.18
2004	39,668	−28%	43,557	0.91
2003	54,964	+40%	46,161	1.19
2002	39,228	+15%	35,478	1.11
2001	34,237	+68%	31,501	1.09
2000	20,411	−11%	22,265	0.92
1999	23,000	−16%	21,178	1.09
1998	27,303	−48%	45,209	0.60
1997	52,969	+38%	54,439	0.97
1996	38,399	+33%	50,308	0.76
1995	28,881	−22%	35,015	0.82
1994	37,240	−26%	33,946	1.10
1993	50,000	−2.3%	43,724	1.14
1992	51,176	+0.6%	44,772	1.14
1991	50,888	+14%	44,164	1.15
1990	44,723	+53%	43,341	1.03
1989	29,303	−24%	24,183	1.21
1988	38,702	−0.3%	38,558	1.00
1987	38,815	+44%	28,878	1.34
1986	26,870	−3.8%	25,482	1.05
1985	27,941	−40%	38,849	0.72
1984	46,912	+54%	46,337	1.01
1983	30,460	−35%	33,353	0.91
1982	47,081	+15%	42,018	1.12
1981	41,007	+99%	31,997	1.28
1980	20,606	−23%	29,913	0.69
1979	26,868	−21%	30,908	0.87
1978	33,805	−9.0%	48,299	0.70
1977	37,166	−18%	47,109	0.79
1976	45,207	+47%	43,845	1.03
1975	30,685	−27%	37,483	0.82
1974	42,099	+27%	38,588	1.09
1973	33,076	+41%	28,630	1.16
1972	23,461	+11%	20,359	1.15
1971	21,154	+79%	18,318	1.15
1970	11,818	+9.2%	13,600	0.87
1969	10,819	+12%	9,808	1.10
1968	9,670	+146%	6,400	1.51
1967	3,930	+256%	3,000	1.31
1966	1,105	+266%	1,000	1.11
1965	302	+763%	400	0.76
1964	35	−96%	100	0.35
1963	850	+143%	2,023	0.42
1962	350	−24%	804	0.44
1961	460	—	500	0.92

Questions and answers

What is the production of seed cotton in Senegal?

Senegal produced 14,330 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Senegal rank in the world for production of seed cotton?

Senegal ranked 48th 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 Senegal changed?

It fell by 45% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 54,964 t in 2003.

What is the yield of seed cotton in Senegal?

0.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (14,330 t from 15,992 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 Senegal is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

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.