FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

Seed cotton production in Vietnam

In 2024 Vietnam produced 19 t of seed cotton, the 81st largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 99%. The record was 40,000 t in 2002. Area harvested: 42 ha, yield 0.5 t/ha.

Today’s prices

Production, 2024: 19 t
World rank: 81 of 83
10-year change: −99%
Record: 40,000 t; 2002

Seed cotton in Vietnam, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Vietnam compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.00%; 0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 0.5; world 2.4 (−81%)
kg per person: 0.00; world 8.92
10-year change: −99%; world −4.3%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
79	Philippines	70	0.00%
80	Grenada	24	0.00%
81	Vietnam	19	0.00%
82	Iraq	12	0.00%
83	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	0.00%

Full ranking of 83 countries

Map of world production of seed cotton

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Vietnam is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	19	−9.5%	42	0.45
2023	21	−38%	46	0.46
2022	34	+36%	60	0.57
2021	25	−65%	56	0.45
2020	72	−21%	108	0.67
2019	91	−72%	172	0.53
2018	330	−8.1%	606	0.54
2017	359	−45%	628	0.57
2016	647	−57%	641	1.01
2015	1,519	−51%	1,296	1.17
2014	3,077	−5.4%	2,433	1.26
2013	3,251	−63%	2,750	1.18
2012	8,829	−31%	6,499	1.36
2011	12,791	+2.3%	9,893	1.29
2010	12,500	+3.3%	9,122	1.37
2009	12,100	+51%	9,600	1.26
2008	8,000	−50%	5,800	1.38
2007	16,100	−44%	12,100	1.33
2006	28,600	−15%	20,900	1.37
2005	33,500	+30%	25,800	1.30
2004	25,800	−26%	28,000	0.92
2003	35,100	−12%	27,800	1.26
2002	40,000	+19%	34,100	1.17
2001	33,600	+79%	27,700	1.21
2000	18,800	−15%	18,600	1.01
1999	22,200	+0.9%	21,200	1.05
1998	22,000	+57%	23,800	0.92
1997	14,000	+25%	15,200	0.92
1996	11,200	−37%	15,000	0.75
1995	17,900	+106%	17,500	1.02
1994	8,700	+67%	13,200	0.66
1993	5,200	−59%	11,500	0.45
1992	12,800	+54%	19,200	0.67
1991	8,300	+168%	16,100	0.52
1990	3,100	−6.1%	7,900	0.39
1989	3,300	−21%	9,200	0.36
1988	4,180	−2.1%	12,200	0.34
1987	4,270	−7.2%	13,125	0.33
1986	4,600	+3.4%	12,900	0.36
1985	4,450	−1.8%	13,800	0.32
1984	4,530	+11%	14,100	0.32
1983	4,090	+18%	13,400	0.31
1982	3,470	+50%	11,300	0.31
1981	2,310	+9.5%	7,000	0.33
1980	2,110	−5.4%	6,500	0.32
1979	2,230	−26%	6,700	0.33
1978	3,010	+4.2%	10,300	0.29
1977	2,890	+28%	11,700	0.25
1976	2,250	+2.3%	6,800	0.33
1975	2,200	+120%	6,800	0.32
1974	1,000	+11%	7,800	0.13
1973	900	−10.0%	8,500	0.11
1972	1,000	−4.8%	9,000	0.11
1971	1,050	−30%	9,200	0.11
1970	1,500	−17%	9,700	0.15
1969	1,800	−10.0%	10,000	0.18
1968	2,000	0.0%	11,000	0.18
1967	2,000	−2.0%	12,600	0.16
1966	2,040	−26%	14,100	0.14
1965	2,750	−8.3%	17,300	0.16
1964	3,000	−4.8%	16,800	0.18
1963	3,150	−4.5%	17,000	0.19
1962	3,300	−2.9%	17,000	0.19
1961	3,400	—	16,500	0.21

Questions and answers

What is the production of seed cotton in Vietnam?

Vietnam produced 19 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Vietnam rank in the world for production of seed cotton?

Vietnam ranked 81st 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 Vietnam changed?

It fell by 99% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.3% for the world. The record was 40,000 t in 2002.

What is the yield of seed cotton in Vietnam?

0.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (19 t from 42 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.

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.