Seed cotton production in Tunisia
In 2024 Tunisia produced 6,796 t of seed cotton, the 52nd largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 4.6%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 3,543 ha, yield 1.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 6,796 t
- World rank
- 52 of 83
- 10-year change
- +4.6%
- Record
- 6,796 t
- 2024
Seed cotton in Tunisia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Tunisia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.9
- world 2.4 (−19%)
- kg per person
- 0.55
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- +4.6%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Zambia | 9,072 | 0.01% |
| 51 | Somalia | 7,418 | 0.01% |
| 52 | Tunisia | 6,796 | 0.01% |
| 53 | Bolivia | 6,400 | 0.01% |
| 54 | Kenya | 6,234 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Tunisia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,796 | +22% | 3,543 | 1.92 |
| 2023 | 5,593 | −6.3% | 2,625 | 2.13 |
| 2022 | 5,972 | −8.1% | 2,200 | 2.71 |
| 2021 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,300 | 2.83 |
| 2020 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,300 | 2.83 |
| 2019 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,300 | 2.83 |
| 2018 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,300 | 2.83 |
| 2017 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,300 | 2.83 |
| 2016 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,842 | 2.29 |
| 2015 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 3,015 | 2.16 |
| 2014 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 2.17 |
| 2013 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,800 | 2.32 |
| 2012 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,800 | 2.32 |
| 2011 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,251 | 2.89 |
| 2010 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 1,944 | 3.34 |
| 2009 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 2008 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 2007 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 2006 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 2005 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 2004 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 2003 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 2002 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 2001 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 2000 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 1999 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 1998 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 1,836 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 1996 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,895 | 2.25 |
| 1995 | 6,500 | 0.0% | 2,649 | 2.45 |
| 1994 | 6,500 | +117% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 1993 | 3,000 | +52% | 900 | 3.33 |
| 1992 | 1,970 | 0.0% | 800 | 2.46 |
| 1991 | 1,970 | +116% | 872 | 2.26 |
| 1990 | 912 | +139% | 700 | 1.30 |
| 1989 | 382 | +34% | 270 | 1.41 |
| 1988 | 286 | — | 228 | 1.25 |
| 1987 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | −100% | — | — |
| 1971 | 495 | +371% | 350 | 1.41 |
| 1970 | 105 | −79% | 100 | 1.05 |
| 1969 | 495 | +371% | 350 | 1.41 |
| 1968 | 105 | +250% | 100 | 1.05 |
| 1967 | 30 | −85% | 50 | 0.60 |
| 1966 | 195 | −13% | 150 | 1.30 |
| 1965 | 225 | −52% | 200 | 1.13 |
| 1964 | 465 | −5.9% | 254 | 1.83 |
| 1963 | 494 | −3.7% | 490 | 1.01 |
| 1962 | 513 | −21% | 570 | 0.90 |
| 1961 | 653 | — | 650 | 1.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Tunisia?
Tunisia produced 6,796 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Tunisia rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Tunisia ranked 52nd 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 Tunisia changed?
It rose by 4.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Tunisia?
1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (6,796 t from 3,543 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 Tunisia 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.