Cottonseed production rose 0% to 4.00 kt in Kenya in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, cottonseed production in Kenya reached an all time high of 25.2 kt in 1980 and an all time low of 3.45 kt in 1962. When compared to Kenya's main peers, cottonseed production in Ethiopia amounted to 104 kt, 4.63 kt in Somalia, 80.0 kt in Tanzania and 85.0 kt in Uganda in 2021.
Kenya has been ranked 54th within the group of 82 countries we follow in terms of cottonseed production, 4 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 |
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 20.6 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 19.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Eritrea | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ethiopia | kt | 75.0 | 65.0 | 80.0 | 85.0 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | kt | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 Sudan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Sudan | kt | 81.0 | 68.0 | 65.0 | 90.0 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | kt | 160 | 95.0 | 133 | 222 | 210 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | kt | 40.0 | 54.0 | 75.0 | 70.0 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | kt | 9.10 | 7.87 | 7.80 | 4.54 | 10.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 75.0 | 73.0 | 58.0 | 47.0 | 27.0 |
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