> In 1996 Sri Lanka produced 0 t of seed cotton. Over ten years it fell by 100%. The record was 11,400 t in 1979.

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# Seed cotton production in Sri Lanka

In 1996 Sri Lanka produced 0 t of seed cotton. Over ten years it fell by 100%. The record was 11,400 t in 1979.

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Production, 19960 t
World rank—
10-year change−100%
Record11,400 t1979

## Seed cotton in Sri Lanka, 1961–1996 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1996 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 0 | −100% | — | — |
| 1990 | 2 | −86% | 1 | 2.00 |
| 1989 | 14 | +180% | 11 | 1.27 |
| 1988 | 5 | −67% | 5 | 1.00 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0.0% | 15 | 1.00 |
| 1986 | 15 | +400% | 15 | 1.00 |
| 1985 | 3 | −96% | 3 | 1.00 |
| 1984 | 71 | −95% | 114 | 0.62 |
| 1983 | 1,500 | −67% | 540 | 2.78 |
| 1982 | 4,605 | −19% | 849 | 5.42 |
| 1981 | 5,700 | +19% | 1,080 | 5.28 |
| 1980 | 4,779 | −58% | 1,135 | 4.21 |
| 1979 | 11,400 | +19% | 3,410 | 3.34 |
| 1978 | 9,609 | +46% | 3,250 | 2.96 |
| 1977 | 6,579 | −17% | 2,099 | 3.13 |
| 1976 | 7,932 | +28% | 1,977 | 4.01 |
| 1975 | 6,201 | +96% | 1,721 | 3.60 |
| 1974 | 3,162 | +11% | 1,016 | 3.11 |
| 1973 | 2,847 | +6.0% | 1,306 | 2.18 |
| 1972 | 2,685 | +29% | 872 | 3.08 |
| 1971 | 2,085 | +42% | 1,838 | 1.13 |
| 1970 | 1,467 | −28% | 1,400 | 1.05 |
| 1969 | 2,024 | +210% | 1,206 | 1.68 |
| 1968 | 652 | −60% | 1,138 | 0.57 |
| 1967 | 1,629 | −9.5% | 2,017 | 0.81 |
| 1966 | 1,800 | +87% | 952 | 1.89 |
| 1965 | 963 | +51% | 1,133 | 0.85 |
| 1964 | 636 | −63% | 573 | 1.11 |
| 1963 | 1,720 | +623% | 1,631 | 1.05 |
| 1962 | 238 | −92% | 236 | 1.01 |
| 1961 | 2,998 | — | 3,034 | 0.99 |

## Other large producers

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## Other products of Sri Lanka

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[Agricultural production in Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/production/country/sri-lanka/)

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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