Cottonseed Oil Production by Country

Brazil stayed the third-largest cottonseed oil producer while adding 96,652 tonnes and India lost 39,000 tonnes. The figures below reproduce FAO Crops and Livestock Products records for item Cottonseed oil, 2019-2023, reporting production quantity in tonnes. The table lists 87 countries; 86 reported a 2023 quantity, and the 2023 annual listed total is 4,173,834 tonnes. The 2023 country list runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

China produced 1.16 times as much as India: 1,309,500 tonnes against 1,127,000, while Brazil ranks third with 378,170 tonnes, 748,830 tonnes behind India. The top two hold 58.4 percent of the listed total, with third and fourth at 378,170 and 212,700 tonnes respectively.

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#	Country	2023
1	China CN	1,309,500
2	India IN	1,127,000
3	Brazil BR	378,170
4	Pakistan PK	212,700
5	Türkiye TR	196,300
6	United States US	170,000
7	Uzbekistan UZ	136,642
8	Mali ML	46,200
9	Mexico MX	43,700
10	Cameroon CM	35,100
11	Australia AU	33,900
12	Tajikistan TJ	33,100
13	Benin BJ	27,000
14	Ivory Coast CI	26,300
15	Turkmenistan TM	26,241
16	Saudi Arabia SA	24,038
17	Argentina AR	22,976
18	South Korea KR	22,800
19	Egypt EG	22,300
20	Greece GR	21,500
21	Tanzania TZ	19,800
22	Myanmar MM	18,800
23	Italy IT	18,500
24	Nigeria NG	17,200
25	Sudan SD	16,500
26	Zimbabwe ZW	15,700
27	Afghanistan AF	13,807
28	Spain ES	12,400
29	Chad TD	12,000
30	Uganda UG	11,800
31	Ethiopia ET	9,400
32	Kazakhstan KZ	8,901
33	Burkina Faso BF	8,000
34	Togo TG	7,100
35	Kyrgyzstan KG	6,900
36	Iran IR	6,400
37	Bangladesh BD	6,066
38	South Africa ZA	5,700
39	Mozambique MZ	5,000
40	Syria SY	4,900
41	Japan JP	4,590
42	Zambia ZM	3,200
43	Peru PE	3,100
44	North Korea KP	2,763
45	Azerbaijan AZ	2,623
46	Paraguay PY	2,400
47	Israel IL	2,300
48	Senegal SN	1800
49	Malawi MW	1600
50	Madagascar MG	1200
51	Central African Republic CF	763.12
52	Bolivia BO	745.83
53	Venezuela VE	605
54	Kenya KE	600
55	Nicaragua NI	600
56	Somalia SO	555.9
57	Yemen YE	527.51
58	Vietnam VN	437.47
59	Chile CL	400
60	Niger NE	387.64
61	Angola AO	362.78
62	DR Congo CD	359.22
63	Ecuador EC	273.13
64	Honduras HN	265.36
65	Thailand TH	200
66	Eswatini SZ	129.1
67	Laos LA	103.76
68	Morocco MA	97.67
69	Botswana BW	95.13
70	Haiti HT	80.22
71	Romania RO	78.36
72	Albania AL	70.44
73	Burundi BI	62.23
74	Portugal PT	52.56
75	Costa Rica CR	30.78
76	Lebanon LB	20.52
77	Nepal NP	7.45
78	Grenada GD	4.31
79	Philippines PH	0.95
80	Iraq IQ	0.28
81	Saint Kitts and Nevis KN	0.24
82	Antigua and Barbuda AG	0.12
83	Brunei BN	0
84	Colombia CO	0
85	Guatemala GT	0
86	Uruguay UY	0
87	El Salvador SV	-

Cottonseed Oil Production by Country in 2023

China was the largest cottonseed oil producer in the 2023 listed data with 1,309,500 tonnes, followed by India with 1,127,000 tonnes and Brazil with 378,170 tonnes. Pakistan ranked fourth with 212,700 tonnes.

China holds 31.4 percent of the listed 2023 total. The top three together hold 67.4 percent of the 4,173,834-tonne listed total.

Brazil Adds 96,652 Tonnes as Cottonseed Oil Production Grows 2.5 Percent

From 2022 to 2023 the common reporter universe (86 countries with data in both years) moved from 4,071,255 tonnes to 4,173,834 tonnes, a change of 102,579 tonnes (2.5 percent). The totals listed for each year were 4,071,255 tonnes (86 reporters) and 4,173,834 tonnes (86 reporters); no country exited and no new reporter joined. Brazil added 96,652 tonnes (up 34.3 percent) and Pakistan 37,745 tonnes (up 21.6 percent), while India fell 39,000 tonnes (down 3.3 percent).

India Falls 144,000 Tonnes as Cottonseed Oil Production Drops 5.3 Percent Since 2019

Between 2019 and 2023, the common reporter universe (84 countries with data in both years) fell from 4,407,205 tonnes to 4,173,834 tonnes, a change of -233,371 tonnes (-5.3 percent). The totals listed for each year were 4,407,208 tonnes (85 reporters) and 4,173,834 tonnes (86 reporters); 1 reporter present in 2019 (3.85 tonnes, El Salvador) is absent in 2023, while 2 new reporters joined (Antigua and Barbuda, 0.12 tonnes, and Brunei, a reported zero). India fell 144,000 tonnes (down 11.3 percent) and Pakistan 111,200 tonnes (down 34.3 percent), while Brazil added 94,369 tonnes (up 33.3 percent).

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
1	China	1,284,700	1,258,700	1,263,600	1,273,300	1,309,500
2	India	1,271,000	1,221,000	1,078,000	1,166,000	1,127,000
3	Brazil	283,801	270,604	300,097	281,518	378,170
4	Pakistan	323,900	280,800	251,800	174,955	212,700
5	Türkiye	201,700	171,900	160,100	191,500	196,300
6	United States	218,000	188,000	193,000	172,000	170,000
7	Uzbekistan	161,570	179,552	248,483	130,244	136,642
8	Mali	65,300	59,900	42,000	60,800	46,200
9	Mexico	64,300	57,800	45,100	42,900	43,700
10	Cameroon	10,264	12,000	34,500	33,300	35,100
11	Australia	30,300	9,400	15,900	35,300	33,900
12	Tajikistan	15,939	32,500	30,600	31,800	33,100
13	Benin	33,800	34,200	40,000	36,200	27,000
14	Ivory Coast	13,200	14,500	27,400	41,800	26,300
15	Turkmenistan	55,997	40,294	49,370	35,383	26,241
16	Saudi Arabia	19,597	16,575	17,998	19,272	24,038
17	Argentina	15,304	20,361	20,110	21,425	22,976
18	South Korea	26,200	27,200	25,700	26,000	22,800
19	Egypt	18,800	14,000	14,500	17,700	22,300
20	Greece	22,600	23,800	25,400	26,000	21,500
21	Tanzania	24,100	30,100	22,300	16,100	19,800
22	Myanmar	19,200	17,800	16,900	18,700	18,800
23	Italy	20,400	24,400	22,200	21,100	18,500
24	Nigeria	10,900	10,000	16,900	17,300	17,200
25	Sudan	13,700	17,300	15,800	16,200	16,500
26	Zimbabwe	11,500	11,000	13,700	14,800	15,700
27	Afghanistan	8,247	8,349	8,743	8,176	13,807
28	Spain	13,100	13,100	12,200	11,400	12,400
29	Chad	3,900	11,200	11,600	13,000	12,000
30	Uganda	9,700	10,400	11,300	11,900	11,800
31	Ethiopia	7,700	8,900	8,900	9,100	9,400
32	Kazakhstan	20,838	14,994	13,888	15,899	8,901
33	Burkina Faso	8,000	8,000	8,000	8,000	8,000
34	Togo	10,800	8,900	6,800	7,600	7,100
35	Kyrgyzstan	4,302	3,510	3,630	2,609	6,900
36	Iran	6,600	6,300	6,100	7,000	6,400
37	Bangladesh	7,581	7,218	6,500	5,810	6,066
38	South Africa	15,800	14,600	9,100	6,200	5,700
39	Mozambique	4,600	5,600	4,500	4,600	5,000
40	Syria	2,600	8,700	6,900	5,600	4,900
41	Japan	4,577	4,627	4,241	4,586	4,590
42	Zambia	6,000	4,800	3,400	1900	3,200
43	Peru	4,100	3,700	1500	1800	3,100
44	North Korea	4,134	1302	3,624	2,925	2,763
45	Azerbaijan	6,260	873.5	898	1991	2,623
46	Paraguay	2,500	2000	2,400	2,400	2,400
47	Israel	2,100	2000	2,100	2,300	2,300
48	Senegal	1800	2,200	2000	1900	1800
49	Malawi	3,000	4,400	2,200	1300	1600
50	Madagascar	1208	1218	1117	1171	1200
51	Central African Republic	452.76	449.27	391.39	742.92	763.12
52	Bolivia	652.59	854.59	326.3	776.9	745.83
53	Venezuela	276	622.2	481	565	605
54	Kenya	700	800	2000	2000	600
55	Nicaragua	600	600	600	600	600
56	Somalia	530.29	539.31	549.17	553.1	555.9
57	Yemen	1776	1163	521.55	517.03	527.51
58	Vietnam	9.6	18.96	4.78	271.34	437.47
59	Chile	400	300	400	400	400
60	Niger	821.17	496.48	359.83	385.86	387.64
61	Angola	517.17	512.13	363.35	364.25	362.78
62	DR Congo	25	25	54.9	27	359.22
63	Ecuador	272.03	277.87	277.18	272.28	273.13
64	Honduras	265.81	263.26	283.49	264.41	265.36
65	Thailand	200	200	200	200	200
66	Eswatini	33.94	44.02	96.78	63.97	129.1
67	Laos	580.76	521.97	625.54	193.66	103.76
68	Morocco	1893	1440	1958	1306	97.67
69	Botswana	93.68	85.39	82.84	94.74	95.13
70	Haiti	81.63	81.48	81.25	72.45	80.22
71	Romania	5.79	22.2	29.6	44.16	78.36
72	Albania	73.05	60.58	70.48	70	70.44
73	Burundi	91.87	65.29	78.53	77.68	62.23
74	Portugal	103.88	105.36	126.42	30.13	52.56
75	Costa Rica	26.91	25.07	29.92	31.09	30.78
76	Lebanon	63.31	82.93	51.08	34.12	20.52
77	Nepal	34.72	10.03	7.47	7.03	7.45
78	Grenada	4.18	4.17	4.11	4.26	4.31
79	Philippines	0	6.01	0	0	0.95
80	Iraq	415.43	2.41	72.67	168.66	0.28
81	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.11	0.4	0.28	0.25	0.24
82	Antigua and Barbuda	-	-	0.63	0.07	0.12
83	Brunei	-	0	0	0	0
84	Colombia	577.85	0	0	0	0
85	Guatemala	7	7	2	54	0
86	Uruguay	100	100	100	300	0
87	El Salvador	3.85	1.69	-	-	-

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals sum FAO Crops and Livestock Products production quantity (Element 5510) for item Cottonseed oil, 2019-2023. For cottonseed oil production, quantities below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimals and larger quantities are shown as whole tonnes. The 2023 cottonseed oil production ranking and shares use 2023 listed quantities. In the cottonseed oil production data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. For cottonseed oil production changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Production quantities are reported to FAO by national statistical sources.