> In 2024 Spain produced 49,099 t of seed cotton, the 36th largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 78%.

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# Seed cotton production in Spain

In 2024 Spain produced 49,099 t of seed cotton, the 36th largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 78%. The record was 388,400 t in 1999.

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Production, 202449,099 t
World rank36 of 83
10-year change−78%
Record388,400 t1999

## Seed cotton in Spain, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Spain compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.07%0.30% in 2014
kg per person1.02world 8.92
10-year change−78%world −4.3%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 34 | [Togo](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/togo/) | 51,437 | 0.07% |
| 35 | [Central African Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/central-african-republic/) | 51,117 | 0.07% |
| 36 | **Spain** | 49,099 | 0.07% |
| 37 | [South Africa](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/south-africa/) | 48,712 | 0.07% |
| 38 | [Kyrgyzstan](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/kyrgyzstan/) | 46,338 | 0.06% |

[Full ranking of 83 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/)

### Map of world production of seed cotton

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Share of the world total; Spain is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 49,099 | −60% | — | — |
| 2023 | 122,740 | +6.4% | — | — |
| 2022 | 115,408 | −34% | 51,823 | 2.23 |
| 2021 | 174,921 | −8.2% | 57,914 | 3.02 |
| 2020 | 190,538 | −9.3% | 61,568 | 3.09 |
| 2019 | 210,015 | −1.2% | 66,147 | 3.17 |
| 2018 | 212,587 | +7.1% | 65,121 | 3.26 |
| 2017 | 198,500 | +20% | 62,982 | 3.15 |
| 2016 | 165,600 | −14% | 60,814 | 2.72 |
| 2015 | 193,000 | −15% | 63,326 | 3.05 |
| 2014 | 226,200 | +56% | 74,265 | 3.05 |
| 2013 | 145,356 | −24% | 63,520 | 2.29 |
| 2012 | 190,700 | +4.3% | 69,662 | 2.74 |
| 2011 | 182,781 | +59% | 67,118 | 2.72 |
| 2010 | 115,088 | +45% | 63,217 | 1.82 |
| 2009 | 79,220 | +42% | 58,649 | 1.35 |
| 2008 | 55,731 | −56% | 52,639 | 1.06 |
| 2007 | 127,165 | −12% | 65,238 | 1.95 |
| 2006 | 145,079 | −58% | 62,529 | 2.32 |
| 2005 | 343,823 | −2.2% | 86,072 | 3.99 |
| 2004 | 351,587 | +19% | 89,124 | 3.94 |
| 2003 | 295,056 | −3.1% | 94,657 | 3.12 |
| 2002 | 304,505 | −4.3% | 86,300 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 318,234 | +8.0% | 91,477 | 3.48 |
| 2000 | 294,600 | −24% | 91,656 | 3.21 |
| 1999 | 388,400 | +16% | 108,600 | 3.58 |
| 1998 | 335,900 | −8.4% | 98,700 | 3.40 |
| 1997 | 366,800 | +32% | 112,159 | 3.27 |
| 1996 | 277,700 | +174% | 77,300 | 3.59 |
| 1995 | 101,200 | −27% | 31,100 | 3.25 |
| 1994 | 137,700 | +52% | 39,880 | 3.45 |
| 1993 | 90,447 | −57% | 31,911 | 2.83 |
| 1992 | 209,523 | −20% | 75,467 | 2.78 |
| 1991 | 260,418 | +0.4% | 78,541 | 3.32 |
| 1990 | 259,400 | +36% | 83,900 | 3.09 |
| 1989 | 190,100 | −45% | 67,800 | 2.80 |
| 1988 | 347,900 | +37% | 135,500 | 2.57 |
| 1987 | 253,600 | −3.8% | 81,300 | 3.12 |
| 1986 | 263,600 | +29% | 80,600 | 3.27 |
| 1985 | 204,413 | +24% | 63,903 | 3.20 |
| 1984 | 165,400 | +37% | 60,313 | 2.74 |
| 1983 | 120,760 | −24% | 39,600 | 3.05 |
| 1982 | 158,700 | −23% | 49,400 | 3.21 |
| 1981 | 205,400 | +8.4% | 72,200 | 2.84 |
| 1980 | 189,400 | +50% | 62,659 | 3.02 |
| 1979 | 126,600 | +30% | 46,600 | 2.72 |
| 1978 | 97,100 | −30% | 43,400 | 2.24 |
| 1977 | 137,800 | +9.9% | 77,500 | 1.78 |
| 1976 | 125,400 | −21% | 56,300 | 2.23 |
| 1975 | 159,500 | −1.1% | 62,100 | 2.57 |
| 1974 | 161,200 | +16% | 100,700 | 1.60 |
| 1973 | 139,100 | −22% | 92,500 | 1.50 |
| 1972 | 177,300 | +43% | 122,400 | 1.45 |
| 1971 | 124,400 | −22% | 78,300 | 1.59 |
| 1970 | 159,800 | −11% | 90,800 | 1.76 |
| 1969 | 180,300 | −21% | 149,887 | 1.20 |
| 1968 | 229,170 | +16% | 136,277 | 1.68 |
| 1967 | 198,100 | −26% | 143,896 | 1.38 |
| 1966 | 267,300 | +7.4% | 234,100 | 1.14 |
| 1965 | 248,900 | +11% | 197,615 | 1.26 |
| 1964 | 224,800 | −21% | 196,710 | 1.14 |
| 1963 | 284,800 | −16% | 262,722 | 1.08 |
| 1962 | 339,600 | +7.0% | 346,200 | 0.98 |
| 1961 | 317,400 | — | 318,700 | 1.00 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of seed cotton in Spain?

Spain produced 49,099 t in 2024, 0.07% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Spain ranked 36th 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 Spain changed?

It fell by 78% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 388,400 t in 1999.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/china/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/india/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/united-states/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/brazil/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/pakistan/)[Uzbekistan](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/uzbekistan/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/australia/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/turkey/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/argentina/)[Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/burkina-faso/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/mali/)[Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/benin/)
[All countries producing seed cotton](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/)

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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