Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Madagascar
Madagascar: Seed cotton, unginned — Production was 13,851 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 13,851 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — production in Madagascar peaked at 50,000 t in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2,400 t, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 47th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,400 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,600 t | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 4,000 t | +53.8% |
| 1964 | 4,700 t | +17.5% |
| 1965 | 5,915 t | +25.9% |
| 1966 | 6,085 t | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 9,290 t | +52.7% |
| 1968 | 11,960 t | +28.7% |
| 1969 | 17,355 t | +45.1% |
| 1970 | 20,000 t | +15.2% |
| 1971 | 21,800 t | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 23,000 t | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 30,628 t | +33.2% |
| 1974 | 33,290 t | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 30,728 t | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 34,731 t | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 37,081 t | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 33,087 t | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 30,485 t | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 23,210 t | -23.9% |
| 1981 | 28,010 t | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 25,515 t | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 26,381 t | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 34,674 t | +31.4% |
| 1985 | 42,700 t | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 50,000 t | +17.1% |
| 1987 | 27,159 t | -45.7% |
| 1988 | 32,547 t | +19.8% |
| 1989 | 41,500 t | +27.5% |
| 1990 | 32,100 t | -22.7% |
| 1991 | 26,647 t | -17.0% |
| 1992 | 20,200 t | -24.2% |
| 1993 | 27,200 t | +34.7% |
| 1994 | 27,310 t | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 24,233 t | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 27,451 t | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 36,200 t | +31.9% |
| 1998 | 38,600 t | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 34,600 t | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 27,434 t | -20.7% |
| 2001 | 26,518 t | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 8,162 t | -69.2% |
| 2003 | 11,355 t | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 13,245 t | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 12,271 t | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 13,310 t | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 13,690 t | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 14,080 t | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 12,500 t | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 14,000 t | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 14,300 t | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 15,500 t | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 14,300 t | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 15,000 t | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 14,894 t | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14,015 t | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 14,636 t | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 14,073 t | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 14,242 t | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 13,813 t | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 14,043 t | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 13,668 t | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 13,841 t | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 13,851 t | +0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 13,851 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 37,757 t, 37% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 13,851 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,890 t, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,145 t | 2,400 t | 17,355 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 29,483 t | 20,000 t | 37,081 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,170 t | 23,210 t | 50,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,454 t | 20,200 t | 38,600 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,256 t | 8,162 t | 27,434 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,496 t | 14,000 t | 15,500 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,843 t | 13,668 t | 14,043 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — production in Madagascar?
- Seed cotton, unginned — production in Madagascar was 13,851 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — production recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 t in 1986.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — production recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,400 t in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for seed cotton, unginned — production?
- Madagascar ranks 47th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — production rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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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.