> In 2024 Tanzania produced 282,510 t of seed cotton, the 20th largest in the world (0.39% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 15%.

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# Seed cotton production in Tanzania

In 2024 Tanzania produced 282,510 t of seed cotton, the 20th largest in the world (0.39% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 15%. The record was 368,697 t in 2008. Area harvested: 445,817 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.

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Production, 2024282,510 t
World rank20 of 83
10-year change+15%
Record368,697 t2008

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

## Tanzania compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.39%0.32% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.6world 2.4 (−73%)
kg per person4.12world 8.92
10-year change+15%world −4.3%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18 | [Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/myanmar/) | 320,000 | 0.44% |
| 19 | [Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/kazakhstan/) | 301,661 | 0.41% |
| 20 | **Tanzania** | 282,510 | 0.39% |
| 21 | [Tajikistan](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/tajikistan/) | 253,182 | 0.35% |
| 22 | [Azerbaijan](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/azerbaijan/) | 237,651 | 0.33% |

[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; Tanzania is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 282,510 | +62% | 445,817 | 0.63 |
| 2023 | 174,486 | +21% | 276,147 | 0.63 |
| 2022 | 144,792 | +18% | 227,866 | 0.64 |
| 2021 | 122,836 | −65% | 192,596 | 0.64 |
| 2020 | 348,958 | +0.0% | 500,000 | 0.70 |
| 2019 | 348,910 | +57% | 420,000 | 0.83 |
| 2018 | 222,039 | +67% | 400,000 | 0.56 |
| 2017 | 132,934 | −11% | 266,000 | 0.50 |
| 2016 | 149,445 | −26% | 320,000 | 0.47 |
| 2015 | 203,312 | −17% | 450,000 | 0.45 |
| 2014 | 245,831 | −31% | 311,179 | 0.79 |
| 2013 | 357,133 | +58% | 450,000 | 0.79 |
| 2012 | 225,938 | +38% | 322,769 | 0.70 |
| 2011 | 163,644 | −39% | 226,506 | 0.72 |
| 2010 | 267,000 | −0.0% | 421,200 | 0.63 |
| 2009 | 267,004 | −28% | 519,350 | 0.51 |
| 2008 | 368,697 | +84% | 574,840 | 0.64 |
| 2007 | 200,662 | +54% | 450,000 | 0.45 |
| 2006 | 130,587 | −63% | 200,000 | 0.65 |
| 2005 | 357,260 | +9.4% | 526,720 | 0.68 |
| 2004 | 326,680 | +81% | 487,560 | 0.67 |
| 2003 | 180,800 | +22% | 337,020 | 0.54 |
| 2002 | 148,500 | −39% | 392,000 | 0.38 |
| 2001 | 243,000 | +97% | 419,960 | 0.58 |
| 2000 | 123,400 | +17% | 213,300 | 0.58 |
| 1999 | 105,600 | +14% | 196,490 | 0.54 |
| 1998 | 92,700 | −55% | 200,000 | 0.46 |
| 1997 | 206,600 | −18% | 440,000 | 0.47 |
| 1996 | 252,800 | +1.9% | 439,000 | 0.58 |
| 1995 | 248,200 | +98% | 364,000 | 0.68 |
| 1994 | 125,300 | −13% | 328,879 | 0.38 |
| 1993 | 144,700 | −52% | 461,214 | 0.31 |
| 1992 | 303,200 | +13% | 430,000 | 0.71 |
| 1991 | 268,730 | +80% | 504,290 | 0.53 |
| 1990 | 149,141 | +32% | 389,340 | 0.38 |
| 1989 | 112,905 | −40% | 353,830 | 0.32 |
| 1988 | 189,244 | −26% | 418,070 | 0.45 |
| 1987 | 254,915 | +19% | 486,070 | 0.52 |
| 1986 | 214,569 | +103% | 456,900 | 0.47 |
| 1985 | 105,899 | −32% | 454,900 | 0.23 |
| 1984 | 156,845 | +11% | 454,900 | 0.34 |
| 1983 | 140,798 | +10% | 446,990 | 0.31 |
| 1982 | 127,910 | −3.8% | 371,000 | 0.34 |
| 1981 | 132,926 | −24% | 350,000 | 0.38 |
| 1980 | 174,577 | −3.3% | 387,000 | 0.45 |
| 1979 | 180,453 | +8.4% | 400,000 | 0.45 |
| 1978 | 166,515 | −0.9% | 455,000 | 0.37 |
| 1977 | 168,082 | −14% | 389,000 | 0.43 |
| 1976 | 194,694 | +54% | 364,000 | 0.53 |
| 1975 | 126,045 | −43% | 231,000 | 0.55 |
| 1974 | 221,000 | +13% | 395,000 | 0.56 |
| 1973 | 195,000 | −15% | 380,000 | 0.51 |
| 1972 | 230,200 | +20% | 400,000 | 0.58 |
| 1971 | 192,200 | −16% | 400,000 | 0.48 |
| 1970 | 228,200 | +8.4% | 440,000 | 0.52 |
| 1969 | 210,600 | +37% | 436,200 | 0.48 |
| 1968 | 153,780 | −28% | 363,700 | 0.42 |
| 1967 | 212,127 | −10% | 402,000 | 0.53 |
| 1966 | 236,037 | +18% | 452,076 | 0.52 |
| 1965 | 200,757 | +26% | 439,652 | 0.46 |
| 1964 | 159,346 | +12% | 348,000 | 0.46 |
| 1963 | 142,693 | +23% | 309,000 | 0.46 |
| 1962 | 116,356 | +16% | 280,000 | 0.42 |
| 1961 | 100,418 | — | 240,000 | 0.42 |

## Questions and answers

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

Tanzania produced 282,510 t in 2024, 0.39% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Tanzania ranked 20th 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 Tanzania changed?

It rose by 15% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 368,697 t in 2008.

### What is the yield of seed cotton in Tanzania?

0.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (282,510 t from 445,817 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. 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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