Cotton Production by Country

Last updated November 2, 2024

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1.IndiaIndia6.2M
2.ChinaChina6.2M
3.United StatesUnited States3.6M
4.PakistanPakistan2.4M
5.BrazilBrazil1.4M
6.UzbekistanUzbekistan1.1M
7.AustraliaAustralia 885.1K
8.TurkeyTurkey 846.0K
9.ArgentinaArgentina 327.0K
10.GreeceGreece 308.0K
11.MexicoMexico 302.0K
12.Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 265.5K
13.MaliMali 232.7K
14.TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 195.0K
15.MyanmarMyanmar 168.0K
16.Ivory CoastIvory Coast 132.0K
17.TajikistanTajikistan 123.0K
18.EgyptEgypt 113.0K
19.NigeriaNigeria 105.0K
20.BeninBenin 102.6K
21.SudanSudan 95.0K
22.KazakhstanKazakhstan 92.5K
23.CameroonCameroon 81.0K
24.TanzaniaTanzania 81.0K
25.ZimbabweZimbabwe 75.0K
26.SpainSpain 74.9K
27.IranIran 65.0K
28.SyriaSyria 55.8K
29.MalawiMalawi 53.8K
30.ChadChad 48.0K
31.ZambiaZambia 39.7K
32.EthiopiaEthiopia 38.0K
33.TogoTogo 37.0K
34.MozambiqueMozambique 33.0K
35.PeruPeru 32.0K
36.BoliviaBolivia 31.6K
37.ColombiaColombia 28.4K
38.UgandaUganda 26.6K
39.KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 22.8K
40.BangladeshBangladesh 18.6K
41.South SudanSouth Sudan 16.0K
42.GuineaGuinea 15.0K
43.AfghanistanAfghanistan 14.0K
44.AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 13.5K
45.North KoreaNorth Korea 13.2K
46.IraqIraq 13.2K
47.IsraelIsrael 13.0K
48.SenegalSenegal 11.0K
49.DR CongoDR Congo 9.3K
50.South AfricaSouth Africa 8.7K
51.Central African RepublicCentral African Republic 8.0K
52.YemenYemen 5.7K
53.GhanaGhana 5.6K
54.ParaguayParaguay 5.1K
55.MadagascarMadagascar 5.0K
56.KenyaKenya 4.5K
57.NigerNiger 3.3K
58.ThailandThailand 2.5K
59.VenezuelaVenezuela 2.3K
60.SomaliaSomalia 2.0K
61.Guinea BissauGuinea Bissau 1.5K
62.NicaraguaNicaragua 1.5K
63.EcuadorEcuador 1.5K
64.LaosLaos 1.2K
65.VietnamVietnam 1.1K
66.BurundiBurundi 1.0K
67.AngolaAngola 1.0K
68.IndonesiaIndonesia987
69.HondurasHonduras820
70.GuatemalaGuatemala800
71.TunisiaTunisia660
72.EswatiniEswatini600
73.HaitiHaiti330
74.BotswanaBotswana300
75.Costa RicaCosta Rica245
76.AlbaniaAlbania230
77.GambiaGambia187
78.CambodiaCambodia86
79.BulgariaBulgaria82
80.MoroccoMorocco69
81.El SalvadorEl Salvador55
82.NepalNepal45
83.Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda32
84.AlgeriaAlgeria28
85.Dominican RepublicDominican Republic15
86.GrenadaGrenada10
87.MontserratMontserrat5
88.PhilippinesPhilippines4
89.South KoreaSouth Korea3
90.RomaniaRomania2
91.NamibiaNamibia2
92.Saint Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts and Nevis1

Global Cotton Production

As a cornerstone of the agricultural industry, cotton is an essential commodity that fuels global economic activity. It is fundamental to textile production and, subsequently, the fashion industry, and the ripple effects of its cultivation impact multinational trade and rural development.

Key Findings:

  • India and China act as vanguards in cotton production, both tallying a massive 6.2 million tons, nearly double the yield of the United States.
  • The U.S., though falling behind India and China, plays a formidable role in the global cotton landscapes, producing 3.6 million tons.
  • The cotton industry extends its roots way beyond these major players, with countries like Pakistan and Brazil contributing significantly to the global output, with production volumes of 2.4 and 1.4 million tons, respectively.
  • Other noteworthy contributors include Uzbekistan, Australia, and Turkey, whose production ranges between 885,100 and 1.1 million tons.
  • Cotton's global reach is evident as it spans across continents, from South America's Argentina through Africa's Burkina Faso to Asia's Myanmar, with cotton production figures upwards of 100,000 tons.

Cotton Production by Country

Region ↕Cotton Production (tons)↕Cotton Production per Person (Kg)↕
Afghanistan iconAfghanistan 14.0K0.443
Albania iconAlbania2300.080
Algeria iconAlgeria280.001
Angola iconAngola 1.0K0.034
Antigua and Barbuda iconAntigua and Barbuda320.371
Argentina iconArgentina 327.0K7.35
Australia iconAustralia 885.1K35.33
Azerbaijan iconAzerbaijan 13.5K1.37
Bangladesh iconBangladesh 18.6K0.113
Benin iconBenin 102.6K9.03
Bolivia iconBolivia 31.6K2.80
Botswana iconBotswana3000.130
Brazil iconBrazil1.4M6.74
Bulgaria iconBulgaria820.012
Burkina Faso iconBurkina Faso 265.5K13.12
Burundi iconBurundi 1.0K0.095
Cambodia iconCambodia860.005
Cameroon iconCameroon 81.0K3.40
Central African Republic iconCentral African Republic 8.0K1.69
Chad iconChad 48.0K3.13
China iconChina6.2M4.43
Colombia iconColombia 28.4K0.569
Costa Rica iconCosta Rica2450.049
DR Congo iconDR Congo 9.3K0.114
Dominican Republic iconDominican Republic150.001
Ecuador iconEcuador 1.5K0.086
Egypt iconEgypt 113.0K1.16
El Salvador iconEl Salvador550.008
Eswatini iconEswatini6000.518
Ethiopia iconEthiopia 38.0K0.353
Gambia iconGambia1870.091
Ghana iconGhana 5.6K0.189
Greece iconGreece 308.0K28.60
Grenada iconGrenada100.097
Guatemala iconGuatemala8000.046
Guinea iconGuinea 15.0K1.26
Guinea Bissau iconGuinea Bissau 1.5K0.947
Haiti iconHaiti3300.030
Honduras iconHonduras8200.091
India iconIndia6.2M4.63
Indonesia iconIndonesia9870.004
Iran iconIran 65.0K0.795
Iraq iconIraq 13.2K0.336
Israel iconIsrael 13.0K1.46
Ivory Coast iconIvory Coast 132.0K5.30
Kazakhstan iconKazakhstan 92.5K5.06
Kenya iconKenya 4.5K0.087
Kyrgyzstan iconKyrgyzstan 22.8K3.61
Laos iconLaos 1.2K0.176
Madagascar iconMadagascar 5.0K0.190
Malawi iconMalawi 53.8K3.00
Mali iconMali 232.7K12.18
Mexico iconMexico 302.0K2.42
Montserrat iconMontserrat51.02
Morocco iconMorocco690.002
Mozambique iconMozambique 33.0K1.14
Myanmar iconMyanmar 168.0K3.12
Namibia iconNamibia20.001
Nepal iconNepal450.002
Nicaragua iconNicaragua 1.5K0.236
Niger iconNiger 3.3K0.155
Nigeria iconNigeria 105.0K0.532
North Korea iconNorth Korea 13.2K0.515
Pakistan iconPakistan2.4M11.76
Paraguay iconParaguay 5.1K0.723
Peru iconPeru 32.0K1.02
Philippines iconPhilippines40.001
Romania iconRomania20.001
Saint Kitts and Nevis iconSaint Kitts and Nevis10.022
Senegal iconSenegal 11.0K0.699
Somalia iconSomalia 2.0K0.132
South Africa iconSouth Africa 8.7K0.151
South Korea iconSouth Korea30.001
South Sudan iconSouth Sudan 16.0K1.30
Spain iconSpain 74.9K1.61
Sudan iconSudan 95.0K2.33
Syria iconSyria 55.8K3.05
Tajikistan iconTajikistan 123.0K13.77
Tanzania iconTanzania 81.0K1.49
Thailand iconThailand 2.5K0.036
Togo iconTogo 37.0K5.03
Tunisia iconTunisia6600.058
Turkey iconTurkey 846.0K10.47
Turkmenistan iconTurkmenistan 195.0K33.33
Uganda iconUganda 26.6K0.685
United States iconUnited States3.6M10.96
Uzbekistan iconUzbekistan1.1M33.89
Venezuela iconVenezuela 2.3K0.071
Vietnam iconVietnam 1.1K0.012
Yemen iconYemen 5.7K0.197
Zambia iconZambia 39.7K2.35
Zimbabwe iconZimbabwe 75.0K5.05

Largest Cotton Producers

The ten countries that count for the highest levels of cotton production worldwide are India, China, the United States, Pakistan, Brazil, Uzbekistan, Australia, Turkey, Argentina, and Greece.  Leading the list, both India and China produced 6.2 million tons of cotton each. Coming up next is the United States with an output of 3.6 million tons of cotton. Pakistan remains as the fourth highest cotton-producing country worldwide with a production value of 2.4 million tons.  Meanwhile, Brazil has a significant cotton production level of 1.4 million tons, placing it fifth on this list. Following Brazil, Uzbekistan managed to yield 1.1 million tons of cotton. Australia is not far behind with its cotton production amounting to 885.1 thousand tons.  Turkey's cotton production numbers stand at 846.0 thousand tons. Argentina and Greece follow Turkey with cotton production volumes of 327.0 thousand tons and 308.0 thousand tons respectively.  Top 10 Countries for Cotton Production:

  1. India - 6.2M tons
  2. China - 6.2M tons
  3. United States - 3.6M tons
  4. Pakistan - 2.4M tons
  5. Brazil - 1.4M tons
  6. Uzbekistan - 1.1M tons
  7. Australia - 885.1K tons
  8. Turkey - 846.0K tons
  9. Argentina - 327.0K tons
  10. Greece - 308.0K tons

By Region

Afghanistan

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Ranked in World

#43

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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0.443

Ranked in World

#50

Albania

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Ranked in World

#76

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.080

Ranked in World

#71

Algeria

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Ranked in World

#84

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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0.001

Ranked in World

#87

Angola

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Ranked in World

#67

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.034

Ranked in World

#77

Antigua and Barbuda

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Ranked in World

#83

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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0.371

Ranked in World

#51

Argentina

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Ranked in World

#9

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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7.35

Ranked in World

#12

Australia

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Ranked in World

#7

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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35.33

Ranked in World

#1

Azerbaijan

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Ranked in World

#44

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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1.37

Ranked in World

#34

Bangladesh

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Ranked in World

#40

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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0.113

Ranked in World

#64

Benin

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Ranked in World

#20

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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9.03

Ranked in World

#11

Bolivia

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Ranked in World

#36

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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2.80

Ranked in World

#26

Botswana

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Ranked in World

#74

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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0.130

Ranked in World

#62

Brazil

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Ranked in World

#5

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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6.74

Ranked in World

#13

Bulgaria

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Ranked in World

#79

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.012

Ranked in World

#81

Burkina Faso

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Ranked in World

#12

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

13.12

Ranked in World

#6

Burundi

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Ranked in World

#66

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.095

Ranked in World

#66

Cambodia

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Ranked in World

#78

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.005

Ranked in World

#83

Cameroon

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Ranked in World

#23

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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3.40

Ranked in World

#21

Central African Republic

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Ranked in World

#51

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

1.69

Ranked in World

#30

Chad

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Ranked in World

#30

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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3.13

Ranked in World

#22

China

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Ranked in World

#2

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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4.43

Ranked in World

#19

Colombia

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Ranked in World

#37

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.569

Ranked in World

#46

Costa Rica

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Ranked in World

#75

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.049

Ranked in World

#74

DR Congo

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Ranked in World

#49

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.114

Ranked in World

#63

Dominican Republic

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Ranked in World

#85

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.001

Ranked in World

#88

Ecuador

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Ranked in World

#63

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.086

Ranked in World

#70

Egypt

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Ranked in World

#18

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

1.16

Ranked in World

#37

El Salvador

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Ranked in World

#81

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.008

Ranked in World

#82

Eswatini

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Ranked in World

#72

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.518

Ranked in World

#48

Ethiopia

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Ranked in World

#32

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.353

Ranked in World

#52

Gambia

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Ranked in World

#77

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.091

Ranked in World

#68

Ghana

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Ranked in World

#53

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.189

Ranked in World

#57

Greece

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Ranked in World

#10

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

28.60

Ranked in World

#4

Grenada

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Ranked in World

#86

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.097

Ranked in World

#65

Guatemala

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Ranked in World

#70

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.046

Ranked in World

#75

Guinea

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Ranked in World

#42

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

1.26

Ranked in World

#36

Guinea Bissau

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Ranked in World

#61

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.947

Ranked in World

#41

Haiti

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Ranked in World

#73

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.030

Ranked in World

#78

Honduras

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Ranked in World

#69

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.091

Ranked in World

#67

India

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Ranked in World

#1

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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4.63

Ranked in World

#18

Indonesia

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Ranked in World

#68

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.004

Ranked in World

#84

Iran

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Ranked in World

#27

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.795

Ranked in World

#42

Iraq

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Ranked in World

#46

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.336

Ranked in World

#53

Israel

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Ranked in World

#47

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

1.46

Ranked in World

#33

Ivory Coast

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Ranked in World

#16

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

5.30

Ranked in World

#14

Kazakhstan

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Ranked in World

#22

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

5.06

Ranked in World

#15

Kenya

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Ranked in World

#56

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.087

Ranked in World

#69

Kyrgyzstan

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Ranked in World

#39

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

3.61

Ranked in World

#20

Laos

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Ranked in World

#64

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.176

Ranked in World

#58

Madagascar

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Ranked in World

#55

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.190

Ranked in World

#56

Malawi

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Ranked in World

#29

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

3.00

Ranked in World

#25

Mali

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Ranked in World

#13

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

12.18

Ranked in World

#7

Mexico

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Ranked in World

#11

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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2.42

Ranked in World

#27

Montserrat

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Ranked in World

#87

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

1.02

Ranked in World

#40

Morocco

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Ranked in World

#80

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.002

Ranked in World

#85

Mozambique

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Ranked in World

#34

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

1.14

Ranked in World

#38

Myanmar

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Ranked in World

#15

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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3.12

Ranked in World

#23

Namibia

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Ranked in World

#91

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.001

Ranked in World

#89

Nepal

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Ranked in World

#82

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.002

Ranked in World

#86

Nicaragua

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Ranked in World

#62

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.236

Ranked in World

#54

Niger

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Ranked in World

#57

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.155

Ranked in World

#59

Nigeria

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Ranked in World

#19

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.532

Ranked in World

#47

North Korea

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Ranked in World

#45

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.515

Ranked in World

#49

Pakistan

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Ranked in World

#4

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

11.76

Ranked in World

#8

Paraguay

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Ranked in World

#54

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.723

Ranked in World

#43

Peru

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Ranked in World

#35

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

1.02

Ranked in World

#39

Philippines

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Ranked in World

#88

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.001

Ranked in World

#90

Romania

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Ranked in World

#90

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.001

Ranked in World

#92

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Ranked in World

#92

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.022

Ranked in World

#79

Senegal

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Ranked in World

#48

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.699

Ranked in World

#44

Somalia

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Ranked in World

#60

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.132

Ranked in World

#61

South Africa

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Ranked in World

#50

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.151

Ranked in World

#60

South Korea

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Ranked in World

#89

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.001

Ranked in World

#91

South Sudan

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Ranked in World

#41

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

1.30

Ranked in World

#35

Spain

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Ranked in World

#26

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

1.61

Ranked in World

#31

Sudan

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Ranked in World

#21

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

2.33

Ranked in World

#29

Syria

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Ranked in World

#28

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

3.05

Ranked in World

#24

Tajikistan

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Ranked in World

#17

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

13.77

Ranked in World

#5

Tanzania

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Ranked in World

#24

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

1.49

Ranked in World

#32

Thailand

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Ranked in World

#58

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.036

Ranked in World

#76

Togo

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Ranked in World

#33

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

5.03

Ranked in World

#17

Tunisia

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Ranked in World

#71

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.058

Ranked in World

#73

Turkey

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Ranked in World

#8

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

10.47

Ranked in World

#10

Turkmenistan

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Ranked in World

#14

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

33.33

Ranked in World

#3

Uganda

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Ranked in World

#38

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.685

Ranked in World

#45

United States

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Ranked in World

#3

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

10.96

Ranked in World

#9

Uzbekistan

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Ranked in World

#6

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

33.89

Ranked in World

#2

Venezuela

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Ranked in World

#59

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.071

Ranked in World

#72

Vietnam

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Ranked in World

#65

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.012

Ranked in World

#80

Yemen

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Ranked in World

#52

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

0.197

Ranked in World

#55

Zambia

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Ranked in World

#31

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

Question Mark

2.35

Ranked in World

#28

Zimbabwe

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Ranked in World

#25

Cotton Production per Person (Kg)

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5.05

Ranked in World

#16

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