Seed cotton production in Turkey
In 2024 Turkey produced 2.2 million t of seed cotton, the 8th largest in the world (3.08% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 4.6%. The record was 2.8 million t in 2022. Area harvested: 466,927 ha, yield 4.8 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 2.2 million t
- World rank
- 8 of 83
- 10-year change
- −4.6%
- Record
- 2.8 million t
- 2022
Seed cotton in Turkey, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Turkey compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 3.1%
- 3.1% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 4.8
- world 2.4 (+103%)
- kg per person
- 25.6
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- −4.6%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 2,938,089 | 4.0% |
| 7 | Australia | 2,400,000 | 3.3% |
| 8 | Turkey | 2,243,000 | 3.1% |
| 9 | Argentina | 1,269,399 | 1.7% |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 769,440 | 1.1% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Turkey is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,243,000 | +6.8% | 466,927 | 4.80 |
| 2023 | 2,100,000 | −24% | 477,438 | 4.40 |
| 2022 | 2,750,000 | +22% | 573,223 | 4.80 |
| 2021 | 2,250,000 | +27% | 432,279 | 5.20 |
| 2020 | 1,773,646 | −19% | 359,220 | 4.94 |
| 2019 | 2,200,000 | −14% | 477,807 | 4.60 |
| 2018 | 2,570,000 | +4.9% | 518,634 | 4.96 |
| 2017 | 2,450,000 | +17% | 501,478 | 4.89 |
| 2016 | 2,100,000 | +2.4% | 416,002 | 5.05 |
| 2015 | 2,050,000 | −13% | 434,000 | 4.72 |
| 2014 | 2,350,000 | +4.4% | 466,839 | 5.03 |
| 2013 | 2,250,000 | −3.0% | 450,890 | 4.99 |
| 2012 | 2,320,000 | −10% | 488,496 | 4.75 |
| 2011 | 2,580,000 | +20% | 541,952 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2,150,000 | +25% | 480,439 | 4.48 |
| 2009 | 1,725,000 | −5.2% | 419,873 | 4.11 |
| 2008 | 1,820,000 | −20% | 494,891 | 3.68 |
| 2007 | 2,275,000 | −11% | 529,853 | 4.29 |
| 2006 | 2,550,000 | +14% | 589,700 | 4.32 |
| 2005 | 2,240,000 | −8.8% | 546,040 | 4.10 |
| 2004 | 2,455,071 | +4.7% | 640,045 | 3.84 |
| 2003 | 2,345,734 | −7.7% | 637,329 | 3.68 |
| 2002 | 2,541,832 | +7.8% | 721,077 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 2,357,892 | +4.3% | 684,665 | 3.44 |
| 2000 | 2,260,921 | +12% | 654,177 | 3.46 |
| 1999 | 2,025,867 | −12% | 719,294 | 2.82 |
| 1998 | 2,304,503 | +9.5% | 756,566 | 3.05 |
| 1997 | 2,104,946 | +1.1% | 721,723 | 2.92 |
| 1996 | 2,082,771 | −6.3% | 743,775 | 2.80 |
| 1995 | 2,223,507 | +37% | 756,694 | 2.94 |
| 1994 | 1,619,738 | +3.7% | 581,491 | 2.79 |
| 1993 | 1,561,441 | +1.7% | 567,852 | 2.75 |
| 1992 | 1,535,884 | +1.7% | 637,478 | 2.41 |
| 1991 | 1,510,450 | −15% | 598,620 | 2.52 |
| 1990 | 1,767,960 | +6.1% | 641,253 | 2.76 |
| 1989 | 1,666,200 | −5.1% | 725,000 | 2.30 |
| 1988 | 1,755,000 | +21% | 740,000 | 2.37 |
| 1987 | 1,450,000 | +3.7% | 585,800 | 2.48 |
| 1986 | 1,398,800 | 0.0% | 585,000 | 2.39 |
| 1985 | 1,398,800 | −11% | 660,000 | 2.12 |
| 1984 | 1,566,000 | +11% | 760,000 | 2.06 |
| 1983 | 1,409,400 | +6.7% | 605,000 | 2.33 |
| 1982 | 1,320,400 | +0.2% | 595,000 | 2.22 |
| 1981 | 1,317,800 | −2.4% | 653,600 | 2.02 |
| 1980 | 1,350,000 | +5.0% | 671,700 | 2.01 |
| 1979 | 1,285,738 | +0.3% | 612,000 | 2.10 |
| 1978 | 1,282,500 | −17% | 653,000 | 1.96 |
| 1977 | 1,551,674 | +21% | 776,809 | 2.00 |
| 1976 | 1,281,550 | −1.1% | 581,165 | 2.21 |
| 1975 | 1,296,000 | −20% | 670,000 | 1.93 |
| 1974 | 1,614,810 | +17% | 837,896 | 1.93 |
| 1973 | 1,384,350 | −5.6% | 677,261 | 2.04 |
| 1972 | 1,467,240 | +4.1% | 760,147 | 1.93 |
| 1971 | 1,409,200 | +30% | 688,415 | 2.05 |
| 1970 | 1,080,000 | 0.0% | 527,635 | 2.05 |
| 1969 | 1,080,000 | −8.1% | 638,520 | 1.69 |
| 1968 | 1,175,800 | +10% | 712,835 | 1.65 |
| 1967 | 1,068,700 | +3.6% | 717,600 | 1.49 |
| 1966 | 1,031,190 | +17% | 712,000 | 1.45 |
| 1965 | 884,500 | −0.3% | 685,000 | 1.29 |
| 1964 | 887,100 | +26% | 680,000 | 1.30 |
| 1963 | 701,300 | +3.4% | 628,485 | 1.12 |
| 1962 | 678,500 | +14% | 660,000 | 1.03 |
| 1961 | 593,000 | — | 649,000 | 0.91 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Turkey?
Turkey produced 2.2 million t in 2024, 3.1% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Turkey rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Turkey ranked 8th 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 Turkey changed?
It fell by 4.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 2.8 million t in 2022.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Turkey?
4.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (2.2 million t from 466,927 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
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.