Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Myanmar
Myanmar: Seed cotton, unginned — Production was 320,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, seed cotton, unginned — production in Myanmar stood at 320,000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — production in Myanmar peaked at 504,600 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18,200 t, in 1993.
That places Myanmar 19th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34,989 t | — |
| 1962 | 48,342 t | +38.2% |
| 1963 | 55,118 t | +14.0% |
| 1964 | 53,139 t | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 68,119 t | +28.2% |
| 1966 | 46,230 t | -32.1% |
| 1967 | 42,572 t | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 49,626 t | +16.6% |
| 1969 | 32,953 t | -33.6% |
| 1970 | 34,546 t | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 42,829 t | +24.0% |
| 1972 | 43,109 t | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 43,893 t | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 37,815 t | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 42,920 t | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 37,252 t | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 31,933 t | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 41,701 t | +30.6% |
| 1979 | 51,930 t | +24.5% |
| 1980 | 49,696 t | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 74,011 t | +48.9% |
| 1982 | 95,271 t | +28.7% |
| 1983 | 97,530 t | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 104,018 t | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 125,728 t | +20.9% |
| 1986 | 99,802 t | -20.6% |
| 1987 | 79,722 t | -20.1% |
| 1988 | 72,942 t | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 60,281 t | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 62,700 t | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 26,500 t | -57.7% |
| 1992 | 27,600 t | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 18,200 t | -34.1% |
| 1994 | 49,200 t | +170.3% |
| 1995 | 128,800 t | +161.8% |
| 1996 | 135,800 t | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 141,500 t | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 135,100 t | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 146,300 t | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 123,000 t | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 110,600 t | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 114,900 t | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 127,300 t | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 160,800 t | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 202,300 t | +25.8% |
| 2006 | 229,500 t | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 267,000 t | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 409,100 t | +53.2% |
| 2009 | 477,200 t | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 504,600 t | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 489,200 t | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 429,700 t | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 469,400 t | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 493,600 t | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 482,257 t | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 438,032 t | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 369,488 t | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 336,739 t | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 289,399 t | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 262,277 t | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 275,996 t | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 323,066 t | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 320,000 t | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 320,000 t | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 320,000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36,349 t, 8.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 320,000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,387 t, 94.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed cotton, unginned — Production in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +170.3% | 18,200 t | 49,200 t |
| 1995 | +161.8% | 49,200 t | 128,800 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,899 t | 32,953 t | 68,119 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 40,793 t | 31,933 t | 51,930 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,900 t | 49,696 t | 125,728 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,170 t | 18,200 t | 146,300 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 222,170 t | 110,600 t | 477,200 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 430,242 t | 289,399 t | 504,600 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 300,268 t | 262,277 t | 323,066 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 16 Cameroon 490,900 t compare
- 17 Mexico 479,732 t compare
- 18 Sudan 358,800 t compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 301,661 t compare
- 21 Tajikistan 253,182 t compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 237,651 t compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 347,922 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — production in Myanmar?
- Seed cotton, unginned — production in Myanmar was 320,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — production recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 504,600 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — production recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,200 t in 1993.
- How does Myanmar rank for seed cotton, unginned — production?
- Myanmar ranks 19th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — production rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.