Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Seed cotton, unginned — Production was 63,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — production in Bangladesh is 63,000 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — production in Bangladesh peaked at 130,000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,103 t, in 1976.
That places Bangladesh 30th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,144 t | — |
| 1962 | 9,144 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9,144 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9,144 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 9,144 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 8,100 t | -11.4% |
| 1967 | 8,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6,900 t | -14.8% |
| 1969 | 8,100 t | +17.4% |
| 1970 | 3,600 t | -55.6% |
| 1971 | 5,100 t | +41.7% |
| 1972 | 4,200 t | -17.6% |
| 1973 | 3,381 t | -19.5% |
| 1974 | 3,273 t | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 2,451 t | -25.1% |
| 1976 | 2,103 t | -14.2% |
| 1977 | 2,628 t | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 3,543 t | +34.8% |
| 1979 | 3,303 t | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 5,215 t | +57.9% |
| 1981 | 29,358 t | +463.0% |
| 1982 | 30,777 t | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 24,434 t | -20.6% |
| 1984 | 17,911 t | -26.7% |
| 1985 | 15,404 t | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 11,608 t | -24.6% |
| 1987 | 19,966 t | +72.0% |
| 1988 | 35,682 t | +78.7% |
| 1989 | 40,920 t | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 47,050 t | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 41,240 t | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 46,742 t | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 76,202 t | +63.0% |
| 1994 | 37,255 t | -51.1% |
| 1995 | 40,465 t | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 40,492 t | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 41,100 t | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 39,000 t | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 42,000 t | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 40,500 t | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 45,000 t | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 42,973 t | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 44,854 t | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 45,755 t | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 52,565 t | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 53,675 t | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 45,152 t | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 35,971 t | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 46,034 t | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 43,363 t | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 36,000 t | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 51,840 t | +44.0% |
| 2013 | 55,200 t | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 57,600 t | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 57,120 t | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 60,000 t | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 119,000 t | +98.3% |
| 2018 | 130,000 t | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 85,000 t | -34.6% |
| 2020 | 85,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 70,000 t | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 65,000 t | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 62,000 t | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 63,000 t | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,547 t | 6,900 t | 9,144 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,358 t | 2,103 t | 5,100 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,128 t | 5,215 t | 40,920 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,155 t | 37,255 t | 76,202 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,248 t | 35,971 t | 53,675 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,512 t | 36,000 t | 130,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,000 t | 62,000 t | 85,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 27 Uganda 149,308 t compare
- 28 Afghanistan 120,508 t compare
- 29 Chad 80,000 t compare
- 31 Mozambique 59,451 t compare
- 32 Togo 51,437 t compare
- 33 Central African Republic 51,116 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 11.42 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 11.42 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — production in Bangladesh?
- Seed cotton, unginned — production in Bangladesh was 63,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 130,000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,103 t in 1976.
- How does Bangladesh rank for seed cotton, unginned — production?
- Bangladesh ranks 30th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — production rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.