Top Cotton Seed Producing Countries
Rank | Country | Metric Tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 11,600,000 |
| 2 | China | 9,850,000 |
| 3 | Brazil | 4,454,186 |
| 4 | United States of America | 4,023,360 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2,252,784 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 1,685,000 |
| 7 | Greece | 1,065,060 |
| 8 | Turkey | 1,064,189 |
| 9 | Argentina | 535,000 |
| 10 | Benin | 451,000 |
| 11 | Mexico | 383,000 |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 370,000 |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 350,000 |
| 14 | Cote d Ivoire | 290,000 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 260,000 |
| 16 | Tanzania | 220,000 |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 200,000 |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 179,621 |
| 19 | Nigeria | 163,400 |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 162,000 |
| 21 | Australia | 161,529 |
| 22 | Myanmar | 156,445 |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 102,000 |
| 24 | Egypt | 100,750 |
| 25 | Sudan | 100,000 |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 93,390 |
| 27 | Spain | 83,120 |
| 28 | Uganda | 80,000 |
| 29 | Chad | 80,000 |
| 30 | Mali | 78,016 |
| 31 | Togo | 72,000 |
| 32 | Iran | 65,000 |
| 33 | Syria | 63,389 |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 48,140 |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 48,031 |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 47,362 |
| 37 | South Africa | 41,086 |
| 38 | Malawi | 40,000 |
| 39 | Mozambique | 38,000 |
| 40 | Zambia | 27,000 |
| 41 | North Korea | 25,445 |
| 42 | Guinea | 22,882 |
| 43 | Congo | 19,906 |
| 44 | Paraguay | 18,000 |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 18,000 |
| 46 | Israel | 14,770 |
| 47 | Peru | 12,000 |
| 48 | Senegal | 11,000 |
| 49 | Colombia | 9,346 |
| 50 | Ghana | 9,300 |
| 51 | Madagascar | 7,527 |
| 52 | Yemen | 6,738 |
| 53 | Niger | 5,574 |
| 54 | Bolivia | 5,500 |
| 55 | Somalia | 4,544 |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 4,000 |
| 57 | Kenya | 4,000 |
| 58 | Venezuela | 3,819 |
| 59 | Laos | 3,291 |
| 60 | Angola | 3,129 |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,100 |
| 62 | Ecuador | 2,203 |
| 63 | Thailand | 2,000 |
| 64 | Honduras | 1,971 |
| 65 | Guatemala | 1,400 |
| 66 | Tunisia | 1,225 |
| 67 | Eswatini | 1,133 |
Data from United Nations FAO Stat