Seed cotton production in Uganda
In 2024 Uganda produced 149,308 t of seed cotton, the 27th largest in the world (0.21% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 96%. The record was 282,122 t in 1970. Area harvested: 97,000 ha, yield 1.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 149,308 t
- World rank
- 27 of 83
- 10-year change
- +96%
- Record
- 282,122 t
- 1970
Seed cotton in Uganda, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Uganda compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.21%
- 0.10% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.5
- world 2.4 (−35%)
- kg per person
- 2.99
- world 8.92
- 10-year change
- +96%
- world −4.3%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 211,573 | 0.29% |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 178,704 | 0.25% |
| 27 | Uganda | 149,308 | 0.21% |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 120,508 | 0.17% |
| 29 | Iran | 120,000 | 0.16% |
Map of world production of seed cotton
Share of the world total; Uganda is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 149,308 | +7.1% | 97,000 | 1.54 |
| 2023 | 139,387 | +3.2% | 96,000 | 1.45 |
| 2022 | 135,000 | 0.0% | 99,000 | 1.36 |
| 2021 | 135,000 | +3.8% | 99,000 | 1.36 |
| 2020 | 130,000 | +8.3% | 94,000 | 1.38 |
| 2019 | 120,000 | +9.1% | 90,000 | 1.33 |
| 2018 | 110,000 | −7.6% | 80,000 | 1.38 |
| 2017 | 119,000 | +39% | 96,000 | 1.24 |
| 2016 | 85,700 | +35% | 74,000 | 1.16 |
| 2015 | 63,500 | −16% | 65,000 | 0.98 |
| 2014 | 76,000 | +55% | 60,000 | 1.27 |
| 2013 | 49,000 | −7.5% | 53,000 | 0.92 |
| 2012 | 53,000 | −63% | 74,000 | 0.72 |
| 2011 | 144,400 | +73% | 160,000 | 0.90 |
| 2010 | 83,500 | +58% | 80,000 | 1.04 |
| 2009 | 53,000 | −29% | 70,000 | 0.76 |
| 2008 | 75,000 | +88% | 125,000 | 0.60 |
| 2007 | 40,000 | −50% | 100,000 | 0.40 |
| 2006 | 80,000 | +27% | 91,000 | 0.88 |
| 2005 | 63,000 | −19% | 110,000 | 0.57 |
| 2004 | 78,000 | 0.0% | 180,000 | 0.43 |
| 2003 | 78,000 | +20% | 220,000 | 0.35 |
| 2002 | 65,000 | +8.3% | 180,000 | 0.36 |
| 2001 | 60,000 | −21% | 250,000 | 0.24 |
| 2000 | 76,000 | +15% | 250,000 | 0.30 |
| 1999 | 66,000 | +46% | 250,000 | 0.26 |
| 1998 | 45,100 | +22% | 175,000 | 0.26 |
| 1997 | 37,000 | −31% | 130,000 | 0.28 |
| 1996 | 54,000 | +40% | 120,000 | 0.45 |
| 1995 | 38,500 | +2.7% | 117,000 | 0.33 |
| 1994 | 37,500 | +4.2% | 114,000 | 0.33 |
| 1993 | 36,000 | +63% | 121,000 | 0.30 |
| 1992 | 22,100 | −17% | 174,000 | 0.13 |
| 1991 | 26,600 | +39% | 134,000 | 0.20 |
| 1990 | 19,100 | +23% | 69,000 | 0.28 |
| 1989 | 15,500 | −4.3% | 106,000 | 0.15 |
| 1988 | 16,200 | −14% | 98,900 | 0.16 |
| 1987 | 18,800 | −35% | 140,000 | 0.13 |
| 1986 | 28,800 | −45% | 180,000 | 0.16 |
| 1985 | 52,000 | +37% | 160,000 | 0.33 |
| 1984 | 38,000 | +19% | 199,400 | 0.19 |
| 1983 | 32,000 | +92% | 169,600 | 0.19 |
| 1982 | 16,653 | 0.0% | 150,300 | 0.11 |
| 1981 | 16,653 | +24% | 121,300 | 0.14 |
| 1980 | 13,388 | −33% | 312,400 | 0.04 |
| 1979 | 19,918 | −70% | 417,000 | 0.05 |
| 1978 | 65,959 | +46% | 677,500 | 0.10 |
| 1977 | 45,061 | −44% | 405,000 | 0.11 |
| 1976 | 80,653 | −23% | 497,438 | 0.16 |
| 1975 | 104,163 | −36% | 571,100 | 0.18 |
| 1974 | 163,265 | −37% | 503,900 | 0.32 |
| 1973 | 259,265 | +4.5% | 1,112,000 | 0.23 |
| 1972 | 248,163 | −0.5% | 1,124,000 | 0.22 |
| 1971 | 249,469 | −12% | 1,042,400 | 0.24 |
| 1970 | 282,122 | +12% | 881,600 | 0.32 |
| 1969 | 251,800 | +23% | 844,300 | 0.30 |
| 1968 | 205,000 | −21% | 827,900 | 0.25 |
| 1967 | 260,000 | −0.4% | 870,410 | 0.30 |
| 1966 | 261,000 | +2.0% | 880,100 | 0.30 |
| 1965 | 256,000 | +14% | 907,200 | 0.28 |
| 1964 | 225,000 | +7.1% | 864,800 | 0.26 |
| 1963 | 210,000 | +96% | 814,900 | 0.26 |
| 1962 | 107,000 | −51% | 730,400 | 0.15 |
| 1961 | 218,107 | — | 839,100 | 0.26 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of seed cotton in Uganda?
Uganda produced 149,308 t in 2024, 0.21% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Uganda rank in the world for production of seed cotton?
Uganda ranked 27th 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 Uganda changed?
It rose by 96% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 282,122 t in 1970.
What is the yield of seed cotton in Uganda?
1.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (149,308 t from 97,000 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 Uganda 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.