> 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.

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# 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.

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Production, 20242.2 million t
World rank8 of 83
10-year change−4.6%
Record2.8 million t2022

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

## Turkey compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total3.1%3.1% in 2014
Yield, t/ha4.8world 2.4 (+103%)
kg per person25.6world 8.92
10-year change−4.6%world −4.3%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | [Uzbekistan](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/uzbekistan/) | 2,938,089 | 4.0% |
| 7 | [Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/australia/) | 2,400,000 | 3.3% |
| 8 | **Turkey** | 2,243,000 | 3.1% |
| 9 | [Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/argentina/) | 1,269,399 | 1.7% |
| 10 | [Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/burkina-faso/) | 769,440 | 1.1% |

[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; 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

[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/)[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/)[Turkmenistan](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/turkmenistan/)
[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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