| Country Wise Area & Production of Cotton Seed 2018 |
| Sr. No. |
Countries |
Production (Tons) |
Area (Hectares) |
%age Share |
| 1 |
China |
17711962 |
3354410 |
24.94 |
| 2 |
India |
14657000 |
12350000 |
20.64 |
| 3 |
USA |
11429937 |
4261590 |
16.09 |
| 4 |
Brazil |
4956044 |
1150014 |
6.98 |
| 5 |
Pakistan |
4828439 |
2372968 |
6.80 |
| 6 |
Turkey |
2570000 |
518634 |
3.62 |
| 7 |
Australia |
2500000 |
485101 |
3.52 |
| 8 |
Uzbekistan |
2293039 |
1108246 |
3.23 |
| 9 |
Mexico |
1162603 |
240580 |
1.64 |
| 10 |
Greece |
837432 |
265485 |
1.18 |
| 11 |
Argentina |
813692 |
319285 |
1.15 |
| 12 |
Benin |
758000 |
600000 |
1.07 |
| 13 |
Mali |
750000 |
577841 |
1.06 |
| 14 |
Turkmenistan |
618200 |
535000 |
0.87 |
| 15 |
Burkina Faso |
482173 |
473375 |
0.68 |
| Total Top 15 Countries |
66368521 |
28612529 |
93.44 |
| Total Other 72 Countries |
4660837 |
3807826 |
6.56 |
| World Total |
71029358 |
32420355 |
100.00 |
Source: FAO |