Cottonseed production fell 16.7% to 360 kt in Burkina Faso in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, cottonseed production in Burkina Faso reached an all time high of 524 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 1.48 kt in 1961. When compared to Burkina Faso's main peers, cottonseed production in Ghana amounted to 9.30 kt, 260 kt in Ivory Coast, 392 kt in Mali and 3.25 kt in Niger in 2021.
Burkina Faso has been ranked 15th within the group of 82 countries we follow in terms of cottonseed production, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Cottonseed Production | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | kt | 0.052 | 0.052 | 0.052 | 0.052 | 0.052 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | kt | 167 | 280 | 400 | 500 | 443 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | kt | 476 | 487 | 524 | 299 | 449 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | kt | 95.0 | 114 | 30.0 | 92.0 | 97.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | kt | 9.30 | 9.30 | 9.30 | 7.50 | 9.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | kt | 22.1 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 22.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | kt | 160 | 158 | 180 | 245 | 250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Libya | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mali | kt | 313 | 395 | 396 | 348 | 374 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Niger | kt | 3.55 | 3.68 | 3.68 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | kt | 51.0 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 76.0 | 70.0 |
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