Top Cotton Producing Countries
Rank | Country | Metric Tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 6,131,050 |
| 2 | China | 5,910,500 |
| 3 | United States of America | 3,180,410 |
| 4 | Brazil | 2,757,353 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 1,201,550 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 828,395 |
| 7 | Turkey | 656,251 |
| 8 | Argentina | 367,052 |
| 9 | Greece | 300,000 |
| 10 | Benin | 260,870 |
| 11 | Cote d Ivoire | 250,000 |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 240,909 |
| 13 | Mexico | 229,000 |
| 14 | Turkmenistan | 168,190 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 147,000 |
| 16 | Sudan | 120,006 |
| 17 | Tanzania | 115,893 |
| 18 | Australia | 114,751 |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 108,000 |
| 20 | Tajikistan | 99,546 |
| 21 | Nigeria | 95,300 |
| 22 | Myanmar | 75,429 |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 71,565 |
| 24 | Spain | 70,637 |
| 25 | Mali | 61,824 |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 61,000 |
| 27 | Egypt | 59,000 |
| 28 | Chad | 50,512 |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 47,100 |
| 30 | Uganda | 44,000 |
| 31 | Togo | 41,485 |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 32,000 |
| 33 | Syria | 30,481 |
| 34 | Iran | 28,257 |
| 35 | South Africa | 26,846 |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 24,440 |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 24,016 |
| 38 | Mozambique | 22,719 |
| 39 | Guinea | 15,600 |
| 40 | Zambia | 14,000 |
| 41 | North Korea | 12,869 |
| 42 | Malawi | 12,352 |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 8,927 |
| 44 | Paraguay | 8,901 |
| 45 | Congo | 8,800 |
| 46 | Colombia | 7,252 |
| 47 | Peru | 6,200 |
| 48 | Ghana | 6,100 |
| 49 | Senegal | 6,000 |
| 50 | Israel | 5,770 |
| 51 | Madagascar | 4,014 |
| 52 | Yemen | 3,397 |
| 53 | Bolivia | 2,830 |
| 54 | Venezuela | 2,223 |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 2,196 |
| 56 | Laos | 2,148 |
| 57 | Kenya | 2,000 |
| 58 | Somalia | 1,988 |
| 59 | Niger | 1,950 |
| 60 | Angola | 1,614 |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,600 |
| 62 | Ecuador | 1,370 |
| 63 | Thailand | 1,008 |
Data from United Nations FAO Stat