Seed cotton production in Thailand
In 2024 Thailand produced 3,387 t of seed cotton, the 60th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 5.8%. The record was 192,570 t in 1980. Area harvested: 2,039 ha, yield 1.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 3,387 t
- World rank
- 60 of 83
- 10-year change
- +5.8%
- Record
- 192,570 t
- 1980
Seed cotton in Thailand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Thailand compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.7
- world 2.4 (−30%)
- kg per person
- 0.05
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- +5.8%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Ecuador | 3,926 | 0.01% |
| 59 | Yemen | 3,820 | 0.01% |
| 60 | Thailand | 3,387 | 0.00% |
| 61 | Honduras | 3,336 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Angola | 3,300 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Thailand is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,387 | −11% | 2,039 | 1.66 |
| 2023 | 3,800 | 0.0% | 2,300 | 1.65 |
| 2022 | 3,800 | 0.0% | 2,300 | 1.65 |
| 2021 | 3,800 | 0.0% | 2,300 | 1.65 |
| 2020 | 3,800 | −34% | 2,300 | 1.65 |
| 2019 | 5,800 | +81% | 3,500 | 1.66 |
| 2018 | 3,200 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 1.60 |
| 2017 | 3,200 | −3.0% | 2,000 | 1.60 |
| 2016 | 3,300 | +3.1% | 2,000 | 1.65 |
| 2015 | 3,200 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 1.60 |
| 2014 | 3,200 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 1.60 |
| 2013 | 3,200 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 1.60 |
| 2012 | 3,200 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 1.60 |
| 2011 | 3,200 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 1.60 |
| 2010 | 3,200 | −8.6% | 2,000 | 1.60 |
| 2009 | 3,500 | −30% | 2,700 | 1.30 |
| 2008 | 5,000 | −47% | 3,000 | 1.67 |
| 2007 | 9,517 | −6.2% | 8,295 | 1.15 |
| 2006 | 10,150 | −28% | 8,743 | 1.16 |
| 2005 | 14,065 | −1.7% | 11,542 | 1.22 |
| 2004 | 14,311 | +4.1% | 7,239 | 1.98 |
| 2003 | 13,743 | −2.5% | 7,235 | 1.90 |
| 2002 | 14,095 | −77% | 10,644 | 1.32 |
| 2001 | 60,614 | +66% | 41,760 | 1.45 |
| 2000 | 36,462 | +5.4% | 25,600 | 1.42 |
| 1999 | 34,586 | −14% | 25,440 | 1.36 |
| 1998 | 40,406 | −21% | 28,767 | 1.40 |
| 1997 | 51,000 | −32% | 35,200 | 1.45 |
| 1996 | 75,142 | −6.9% | 51,360 | 1.46 |
| 1995 | 80,751 | +3.7% | 54,927 | 1.47 |
| 1994 | 77,907 | +17% | 55,152 | 1.41 |
| 1993 | 66,574 | −33% | 49,368 | 1.35 |
| 1992 | 99,176 | −23% | 71,360 | 1.39 |
| 1991 | 128,674 | +33% | 97,856 | 1.31 |
| 1990 | 96,699 | +13% | 71,122 | 1.36 |
| 1989 | 85,829 | −19% | 62,976 | 1.36 |
| 1988 | 105,527 | +42% | 70,484 | 1.50 |
| 1987 | 74,321 | +30% | 63,447 | 1.17 |
| 1986 | 57,261 | −44% | 48,828 | 1.17 |
| 1985 | 101,511 | +28% | 80,941 | 1.25 |
| 1984 | 79,425 | −33% | 69,872 | 1.14 |
| 1983 | 119,225 | −2.3% | 100,009 | 1.19 |
| 1982 | 122,008 | −31% | 107,141 | 1.14 |
| 1981 | 175,733 | −8.7% | 152,302 | 1.15 |
| 1980 | 192,570 | +35% | 144,461 | 1.33 |
| 1979 | 142,709 | +92% | 117,440 | 1.22 |
| 1978 | 74,418 | −18% | 63,200 | 1.18 |
| 1977 | 90,760 | +238% | 79,680 | 1.14 |
| 1976 | 26,837 | −6.6% | 23,840 | 1.13 |
| 1975 | 28,747 | −49% | 28,480 | 1.01 |
| 1974 | 56,377 | +98% | 49,600 | 1.14 |
| 1973 | 28,403 | −43% | 26,240 | 1.08 |
| 1972 | 49,400 | +22% | 53,120 | 0.93 |
| 1971 | 40,500 | +51% | 42,240 | 0.96 |
| 1970 | 26,800 | −39% | 28,000 | 0.96 |
| 1969 | 43,700 | −63% | 81,280 | 0.54 |
| 1968 | 117,100 | +45% | 103,840 | 1.13 |
| 1967 | 80,700 | −9.1% | 96,640 | 0.84 |
| 1966 | 88,800 | +48% | 79,200 | 1.12 |
| 1965 | 59,800 | +22% | 72,480 | 0.83 |
| 1964 | 49,100 | +1.0% | 66,080 | 0.74 |
| 1963 | 48,600 | +18% | 69,600 | 0.70 |
| 1962 | 41,300 | +7.8% | 57,760 | 0.72 |
| 1961 | 38,300 | — | 52,800 | 0.73 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Thailand?
Thailand produced 3,387 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Thailand rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Thailand ranked 60th 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 Thailand changed?
It rose by 5.8% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 192,570 t in 1980.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Thailand?
1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3,387 t from 2,039 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 Thailand 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.