FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Seed cotton production in Venezuela
In 2024 Venezuela produced 4,877 t of seed cotton, the 57th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 33%. The record was 95,856 t in 1986. Area harvested: 4,116 ha, yield 1.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 4,877 t
- World rank
- 57 of 83
- 10-year change
- −33%
- Record
- 95,856 t
- 1986
Seed cotton in Venezuela, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,877 | −26% | 4,116 | 1.18 |
| 2023 | 6,609 | +7.1% | 5,430 | 1.22 |
| 2022 | 6,172 | +17% | 5,471 | 1.13 |
| 2021 | 5,266 | −16% | 4,028 | 1.31 |
| 2020 | 6,301 | +109% | 5,376 | 1.17 |
| 2019 | 3,019 | −28% | 2,156 | 1.40 |
| 2018 | 4,165 | −54% | 3,813 | 1.09 |
| 2017 | 8,991 | +69% | 7,797 | 1.15 |
| 2016 | 5,307 | −42% | 4,035 | 1.32 |
| 2015 | 9,075 | +25% | 7,095 | 1.28 |
| 2014 | 7,251 | −34% | 9,468 | 0.77 |
| 2013 | 11,009 | −26% | 9,294 | 1.18 |
| 2012 | 14,933 | −38% | 11,386 | 1.31 |
| 2011 | 24,259 | +173% | 23,884 | 1.02 |
| 2010 | 8,873 | +23% | 10,446 | 0.85 |
| 2009 | 7,221 | −45% | 11,000 | 0.66 |
| 2008 | 13,111 | −27% | 10,959 | 1.20 |
| 2007 | 17,982 | +19% | 14,491 | 1.24 |
| 2006 | 15,073 | −63% | 15,388 | 0.98 |
| 2005 | 40,976 | +47% | 30,382 | 1.35 |
| 2004 | 27,847 | +115% | 20,985 | 1.33 |
| 2003 | 12,932 | −17% | 10,323 | 1.25 |
| 2002 | 15,538 | +10% | 13,478 | 1.15 |
| 2001 | 14,082 | −16% | 15,069 | 0.93 |
| 2000 | 16,823 | −55% | 14,538 | 1.16 |
| 1999 | 37,545 | −13% | 30,014 | 1.25 |
| 1998 | 43,066 | −27% | 37,191 | 1.16 |
| 1997 | 59,291 | +40% | 48,106 | 1.23 |
| 1996 | 42,348 | +28% | 32,432 | 1.31 |
| 1995 | 33,082 | −35% | 38,893 | 0.85 |
| 1994 | 51,241 | +12% | 40,571 | 1.26 |
| 1993 | 45,560 | −31% | 36,188 | 1.26 |
| 1992 | 65,862 | −8.4% | 48,643 | 1.35 |
| 1991 | 71,876 | −16% | 51,462 | 1.40 |
| 1990 | 85,147 | −2.4% | 72,097 | 1.18 |
| 1989 | 87,228 | +27% | 64,233 | 1.36 |
| 1988 | 68,695 | +30% | 56,283 | 1.22 |
| 1987 | 52,998 | −45% | 49,993 | 1.06 |
| 1986 | 95,856 | +30% | 48,808 | 1.96 |
| 1985 | 74,018 | +84% | 45,753 | 1.62 |
| 1984 | 40,226 | +15% | 27,639 | 1.46 |
| 1983 | 35,087 | +108% | 22,804 | 1.54 |
| 1982 | 16,853 | −30% | 14,284 | 1.18 |
| 1981 | 24,062 | −54% | 20,733 | 1.16 |
| 1980 | 52,168 | +7.0% | 36,261 | 1.44 |
| 1979 | 48,773 | −15% | 38,466 | 1.27 |
| 1978 | 57,074 | −2.0% | 46,570 | 1.23 |
| 1977 | 58,219 | −2.2% | 47,180 | 1.23 |
| 1976 | 59,544 | −32% | 51,409 | 1.16 |
| 1975 | 87,509 | +26% | 78,362 | 1.12 |
| 1974 | 69,598 | +16% | 64,688 | 1.08 |
| 1973 | 60,038 | +15% | 58,803 | 1.02 |
| 1972 | 52,271 | +12% | 56,320 | 0.93 |
| 1971 | 46,535 | +16% | 50,765 | 0.92 |
| 1970 | 39,998 | −2.6% | 43,291 | 0.92 |
| 1969 | 41,077 | +7.5% | 48,670 | 0.84 |
| 1968 | 38,209 | +2.1% | 46,374 | 0.82 |
| 1967 | 37,405 | +6.0% | 49,807 | 0.75 |
| 1966 | 35,292 | −15% | 43,732 | 0.81 |
| 1965 | 41,475 | +16% | 54,934 | 0.75 |
| 1964 | 35,685 | +21% | 48,093 | 0.74 |
| 1963 | 29,400 | −8.7% | 41,940 | 0.70 |
| 1962 | 32,200 | +35% | 46,870 | 0.69 |
| 1961 | 23,774 | — | 45,426 | 0.52 |
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.