Ranked Seed Cotton Producing Countries
| Rank | Country | Metric Tons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 17,366,363 |
| 2 | India | 17,204,000 |
| 3 | United States of America | 11,246,553 |
| 4 | Brazil | 5,712,308 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 4,096,106 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 3,372,924 |
| 7 | Turkey | 2,250,000 |
| 8 | Australia | 1,228,767 |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 1,096,003 |
| 10 | Argentina | 1,040,334 |
| 11 | Mexico | 812,965 |
| 12 | Benin | 766,273 |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 755,037 |
| 14 | Mali | 731,000 |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 531,000 |
| 16 | Cote d Ivoire | 490,250 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 398,675 |
| 18 | Sudan | 352,038 |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 290,380 |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 287,041 |
| 21 | Nigeria | 273,712 |
| 22 | Myanmar | 241,345 |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 192,300 |
| 24 | Egypt | 190,000 |
| 25 | Chad | 173,880 |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 170,000 |
| 27 | Uganda | 140,701 |
| 28 | Tanzania | 122,836 |
| 29 | Iran | 119,913 |
| 30 | Togo | 107,868 |
| 31 | Mozambique | 77,742 |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 72,886 |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 67,000 |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 66,899 |
| 35 | South Africa | 66,747 |
| 36 | Malawi | 66,700 |
| 37 | Syria | 66,480 |
| 38 | Guinea | 43,620 |
| 39 | North Korea | 39,702 |
| 40 | Zambia | 31,859 |
| 41 | Paraguay | 29,800 |
| 42 | Congo | 29,439 |
| 43 | Colombia | 28,950 |
| 44 | Ghana | 28,000 |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 24,000 |
| 46 | Senegal | 22,055 |
| 47 | Peru | 17,343 |
| 48 | Madagascar | 14,472 |
| 49 | Yemen | 10,935 |
| 50 | Israel | 10,243 |
| 51 | Kenya | 9,000 |
| 52 | Somalia | 7,227 |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 6,970 |
| 54 | Niger | 5,600 |
| 55 | Angola | 5,457 |
| 56 | Laos | 5,297 |
| 57 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,232 |
| 58 | Venezuela | 4,904 |
| 59 | Ecuador | 3,990 |
| 60 | Honduras | 3,310 |
| 61 | Thailand | 3,208 |
| 62 | Bolivia | 2,987 |
| 63 | Guatemala | 2,609 |
| 64 | Tunisia | 1,945 |
| 65 | Burundi | 1,536 |
| 66 | Eswatini | 1,308 |
Data from United Nations FAO Stat