Table 17 Cotton Area Yield and Production Country/Region,Area,,,,(Million hectares)Yield,,,,(Kilograms per hectare)Production,,,,(Million 480 lb. bales)Change in Production, ,,,2023/24 Proj.,,,,2023/24 Proj.,,,,2023/24 Proj.,,From last month,,From last year, ,2021/22,Prel. 2022/23,Feb,Mar,2021/22,Prel. 2022/23,Feb,Mar,2021/22,Prel. 2022/23,Feb,Mar,MBales,Percent,MBales,Percent, World,32.28,31.70,31.69,31.71,772,798,775,776,114.49,116.26,112.82,112.96,0.13,0.12,-3.30,-2.84, United States,4.15,2.95,2.86,2.86,919,1068,947,921,17.52,14.47,12.43,12.10,-0.33,-2.69,-2.37,-16.37, Total Foreign,28.13,28.75,28.83,28.85,751,771,758,761,96.96,101.79,100.39,100.86,0.47,0.46,-0.93,-0.92, South Asia India,12.37,12.93,12.70,12.70,428,443,429,437,24.30,26.30,25.00,25.50,0.50,2.00,-0.80,-3.04, Pakistan,2.00,1.80,2.40,2.40,653,472,608,608,6.00,3.90,6.70,6.70,0.00,0.00,2.80,71.79, China,3.10,3.15,2.90,2.90,1882,2122,2065,2065,26.80,30.70,27.50,27.50,0.00,0.00,-3.20,-10.42, South America Brazil,1.37,1.60,1.66,1.66,1720,1595,1910,1910,10.82,11.72,14.56,14.56,0.00,0.00,2.84,24.23, Argentina,0.48,0.51,0.56,0.56,658,495,661,622,1.45,1.17,1.70,1.60,-0.10,-5.88,0.44,37.34, Paraguay,0.02,0.05,0.06,0.06,527,890,812,812,0.05,0.18,0.21,0.21,0.00,0.00,0.02,11.41, Africa Burkina Faso,0.60,0.62,0.54,0.54,351,273,313,313,0.96,0.78,0.77,0.77,0.00,0.00,-0.01,-0.65, Mali,0.72,0.60,0.71,0.71,432,269,399,399,1.43,0.74,1.30,1.30,0.00,0.00,0.57,76.87, Cote dchr(39)Ivoire,0.47,0.41,0.40,0.40,486,236,411,411,1.05,0.45,0.75,0.75,0.00,0.00,0.30,67.42, Benin,0.64,0.57,0.51,0.51,483,418,446,446,1.42,1.10,1.05,1.05,0.00,0.00,-0.06,-5.00, Egypt,0.09,0.14,0.11,0.11,717,661,693,693,0.28,0.43,0.35,0.35,0.00,0.00,-0.08,-17.65, Cameroon,0.23,0.23,0.25,0.25,606,563,587,587,0.64,0.60,0.66,0.66,0.00,0.00,0.06,10.00, Tanzania,0.34,0.36,0.47,0.47,164,184,220,220,0.26,0.31,0.47,0.47,0.00,0.00,0.17,54.10, Nigeria,0.27,0.27,0.27,0.27,282,282,282,282,0.35,0.35,0.35,0.35,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00, Zimbabwe,0.25,0.24,0.24,0.24,191,195,195,195,0.22,0.22,0.22,0.22,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00, Ethiopia,0.05,0.05,0.06,0.06,687,726,713,713,0.16,0.18,0.18,0.18,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00, Former Soviet Union - 12 Uzbekistan,1.03,1.05,1.03,1.03,606,684,613,613,2.87,3.30,2.90,2.90,0.00,0.00,-0.40,-12.12, Turkmenistan,0.55,0.55,0.55,0.55,356,356,356,356,0.90,0.90,0.90,0.90,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00, Tajikistan,0.17,0.17,0.17,0.19,608,615,640,647,0.48,0.48,0.50,0.57,0.07,13.00,0.09,17.71, Kazakhstan,0.11,0.13,0.12,0.12,467,584,490,490,0.24,0.34,0.27,0.27,0.00,0.00,-0.07,-19.40, Middle East Turkey,0.45,0.56,0.44,0.44,1839,1922,1583,1583,3.80,4.90,3.20,3.20,0.00,0.00,-1.70,-34.69, Syria,0.03,0.03,0.03,0.03,1132,1132,1132,1132,0.13,0.13,0.13,0.13,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00, Iran,0.10,0.10,0.10,0.10,871,871,762,762,0.40,0.40,0.35,0.35,0.00,0.00,-0.05,-12.50, Australia,0.64,0.65,0.52,0.52,2006,1943,2029,2029,5.85,5.80,4.80,4.80,0.00,0.00,-1.00,-17.24, Mexico,0.15,0.20,0.13,0.13,1725,1720,1549,1549,1.22,1.58,0.93,0.93,0.00,0.00,-0.66,-41.46, Burma,0.16,0.15,0.16,0.16,660,653,660,660,0.48,0.45,0.47,0.47,0.00,0.00,0.02,4.44, Others,1.76,1.65,1.79,1.79,549,582,512,512,4.42,4.41,4.20,4.20,0.00,0.00,-0.22,-4.96,