> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 202419 t
World rank81 of 83
10-year change−99%
Record40,000 t2002

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

## Vietnam compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.00%0.00% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.5world 2.4 (−81%)
kg per person0.00world 8.92
10-year change−99%world −4.3%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 79 | [Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/philippines/) | 70 | 0.00% |
| 80 | [Grenada](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/grenada/) | 24 | 0.00% |
| 81 | **Vietnam** | 19 | 0.00% |
| 82 | [Iraq](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/iraq/) | 12 | 0.00% |
| 83 | [Saint Kitts and Nevis](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/saint-kitts-and-nevis/) | 3 | 0.00% |

[Full ranking of 83 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/)

### 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.

## 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/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/turkey/)[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/)
[All countries producing seed cotton](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/)

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[Agricultural production in Vietnam](https://husfarm.com/production/country/vietnam/)

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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