Cottonseed production fell 61.7% to 80.0 kt in Tanzania in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, cottonseed production in Tanzania reached an all time high of 228 kt in 2008 and an all time low of 52.1 kt in 1998. When compared to Tanzania's main peers, cottonseed production in Kenya amounted to 4.00 kt, 40.4 kt in Mozambique, 85.0 kt in Uganda and 28.0 kt in Zambia in 2021.
Tanzania has been ranked 29th within the group of 82 countries we follow in terms of cottonseed production, 3 places below 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 |
| Angola | kt | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.80 | 2.20 | 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 20.6 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 19.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | kt | 75.0 | 65.0 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | kt | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | kt | 66.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 40.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kt | 30.0 | 30.0 | 42.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Somalia | kt | 4.49 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.52 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | kt | 19.0 | 15.0 | 23.0 | 84.0 | 72.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Tanzania | kt | 160 | 95.0 | 133 | 222 | 210 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | kt | 40.0 | 54.0 | 75.0 | 70.0 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 75.0 | 73.0 | 58.0 | 47.0 | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kt | 42.8 | 32.9 | 73.3 | 106 | 61.5 |
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