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Table 17 Cotton Area, Yield, and Production 
  
Date Created  10/11/2024 12:00:56 PM  
 
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Country/Region Area
(Million hectares)
Yield
(Kilograms per hectare)
Production
(Million 480 lb. bales)
Change in Production
  2024/25 Proj.   2024/25 Proj.   2024/25 Proj. From last month From last year
2022/23 Prel.
2023/24
Sep Oct 2022/23 Prel.
2023/24
Sep Oct 2022/23 Prel.
2023/24
Sep Oct MBales Percent MBales Percent
World31.7131.3531.1431.16800789814815116.46113.66116.42116.640.220.192.982.62
United States2.952.613.493.491,0681,00890488514.4712.0714.5114.20-0.31-2.142.1417.69
Total Foreign28.7628.7427.6527.67772770803806102.00101.60101.91102.440.530.520.840.83
 
South Asia 
  India12.9312.7011.8011.8044344244344326.3025.8024.0024.000.000.00-1.80-6.98
  Pakistan1.802.402.002.004726356216213.907.005.705.700.000.00-1.30-18.57
 
China3.102.852.852.852,1602,0892,1242,15430.7527.3527.8028.200.401.440.853.11
 
South America 
  Brazil1.601.661.941.941,5951,9111,8741,88511.7214.5716.7016.800.100.602.2315.31
  Argentina0.510.610.530.554955896436431.171.651.551.630.084.84-0.03-1.52
  Paraguay0.050.060.070.078908128378370.180.210.250.250.000.000.0521.95
 
Africa 
  Burkina Faso0.620.460.470.472733613343340.780.770.720.720.000.00-0.05-5.88
  Mali0.600.710.700.702694073733730.741.331.201.200.000.00-0.13-9.64
  Cote dchr(39)Ivoire0.410.400.370.372363584304300.450.650.730.730.000.000.0812.31
  Benin0.570.510.550.554184824594591.101.131.151.150.000.000.021.77
  Egypt0.140.100.130.136616866706700.430.320.400.400.000.000.0926.98
  Cameroon0.230.240.240.245636716026020.600.740.650.650.000.00-0.09-12.16
  Tanzania0.360.470.440.441842201731730.310.470.350.350.000.00-0.12-25.53
  Nigeria0.270.270.270.272822822822820.350.350.350.350.000.000.000.00
  Zimbabwe0.240.240.240.241951951951950.220.220.220.220.000.000.000.00
  Ethiopia0.050.060.060.067267137137130.180.180.180.180.000.000.000.00
 
Former Soviet Union - 12 
  Uzbekistan1.051.031.001.006646136536533.202.903.003.000.000.000.103.45
  Turkmenistan0.550.550.550.553563563563560.900.900.900.900.000.000.000.00
  Tajikistan0.170.190.180.186156476056050.480.570.500.500.000.00-0.07-11.50
  Kazakhstan0.130.120.120.125845585445440.340.300.300.300.000.000.000.00
 
Middle East 
  Turkey0.560.440.490.491,9221,5831,7961,7964.903.204.004.000.000.000.8025.00
  Syria0.030.030.030.031,1611,1611,1611,1610.160.160.160.160.000.000.000.00
  Iran0.120.100.100.109777628718710.530.350.400.400.000.000.0514.29
 
Australia0.650.510.550.551,9432,1561,9791,9795.805.005.005.000.000.000.000.00
 
Mexico0.200.130.120.121,7201,4351,4971,4971.580.870.830.830.000.00-0.05-5.17
 
Burma0.190.180.190.196646546546540.560.550.570.570.000.000.024.39
 
Others1.651.751.691.685795095565524.394.094.314.26-0.05-1.050.184.31
 
World and Selected Countries and Regions