Cottonseed oil — Production by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Cottonseed oil — Production is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 1.31 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,200 t, and the mean is 56,663 t.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 35,518.2%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Cottonseed oil — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.31 million t | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 1 | China, mainland | 1.31 million t | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 1.13 million t | 2023 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 196,300 t | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 4 | USSR | 697,800 t | 1991 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 378,170 t | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 19,800 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 212,700 t | 2023 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6,400 t | 2023 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 136,642 t | 2023 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,900 t | 2023 | down 85.3% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 46,200 t | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2,763 t | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 43,700 t | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 745.83 t | 2023 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Cameroon | 35,100 t | 2023 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 605 t | 2023 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 33,900 t | 2023 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand | 33,900 t | 2023 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 437.47 t | 2023 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 359.22 t | 2023 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 33,100 t | 2023 | up 134.8% | falling |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 103.76 t | 2023 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Benin | 27,000 t | 2023 | up 164.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Turkmenistan | 26,241 t | 2023 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 24,038 t | 2023 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Argentina | 22,976 t | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 22,800 t | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Egypt | 22,300 t | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Greece | 21,500 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 21 | Myanmar | 18,800 t | 2023 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 26,300 t | 2023 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Italy | 18,500 t | 2023 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Nigeria | 17,200 t | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Sudan | 16,500 t | 2023 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 15,700 t | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Sudan (former) | 15,000 t | 2009 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 13,807 t | 2023 | up 189.9% | falling |
| 27 | Caribbean | 84.89 t | 2023 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 12,400 t | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 29 | Chad | 12,000 t | 2023 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Uganda | 11,800 t | 2023 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 9,400 t | 2023 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 8,901 t | 2023 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 8,000 t | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Togo | 7,100 t | 2023 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,900 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 6,066 t | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 37 | South Africa | 5,700 t | 2023 | down 47.7% | rising |
| 38 | Mozambique | 5,000 t | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Japan | 4,590 t | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Zambia | 3,200 t | 2023 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Peru | 3,100 t | 2023 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 2,623 t | 2023 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Paraguay | 2,400 t | 2023 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Israel | 2,300 t | 2023 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Ethiopia PDR | 2,210 t | 1992 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Senegal | 1,800 t | 2023 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Malawi | 1,600 t | 2023 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Madagascar | 1,200 t | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 763.12 t | 2023 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Kenya | 600 t | 2023 | down 53.8% | flat |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 600 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Somalia | 555.9 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 53 | Yemen | 527.51 t | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Namibia | 403.95 t | 2013 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 400 t | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 56 | Niger | 387.64 t | 2023 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Angola | 362.78 t | 2023 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 273.13 t | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Honduras | 265.36 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Hungary | 200 t | 2017 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Thailand | 200 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 62 | Eswatini | 129.1 t | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Morocco | 97.67 t | 2023 | up 263.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Botswana | 95.13 t | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 65 | Haiti | 80.22 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 78.36 t | 2023 | up 35,518.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Albania | 70.44 t | 2023 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Burundi | 62.23 t | 2023 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Portugal | 52.56 t | 2023 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Yugoslav SFR | 36.91 t | 1991 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 30.78 t | 2023 | up 2,831.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 21.59 t | 2013 | up 5,897.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Lebanon | 20.52 t | 2023 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Nepal | 7.45 t | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Grenada | 4.31 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 76 | El Salvador | 1.69 t | 2020 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Philippines | 0.95 t | 2023 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Iraq | 0.28 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.24 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.12 t | 2023 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 0 t | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Colombia | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Germany | 0 t | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 81 | France | 0 t | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Guatemala | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Indonesia | 0 t | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Ireland | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Poland | 0 t | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Czechoslovakia | 0 t | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 81 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 t | 1987 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 4.17 million t
- Asia 3.17 million t
- Southern Asia 1.37 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 212,483 t
- Eastern Asia 1.34 million t
- Americas 623,351 t
- Middle Africa 48,585 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 478,680 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 420,256 t
- South America 408,670 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 340,808 t
- Africa 296,313 t
- Western Asia 230,709 t
- Central Asia 211,784 t
- Northern America 170,000 t
- United States of America 170,000 t
- Western Africa 133,988 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 84.89 t
- Eastern Africa 68,918 t
- Europe 52,601 t
- European Union (27) 52,531 t
- Southern Europe 52,523 t
- Central America 44,596 t
- Northern Africa 38,898 t
- Oceania 33,900 t
- South-Eastern Asia 19,542 t
- Southern Africa 5,924 t
- Northern Europe 136 t
- Western Europe 116.11 t
- Eastern Europe 78.36 t
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.