Cottonseed production rose 15.4% to 75.0 kt in Iran in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, cottonseed production in Iran reached an all time high of 400 kt in 1974 and an all time low of 65.0 kt in 2020. When compared to Iran's main peers, cottonseed production in Iraq amounted to 0.002 kt, 2,679 kt in Pakistan and 365 kt in Turkmenistan in 2021.
Iran has been ranked 30th within the group of 82 countries we follow in terms of cottonseed production, 8 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 |
| Afghanistan | kt | 32.8 | 38.3 | 23.9 | 37.3 | 47.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 11,220 | 10,686 | 9,900 | 10,100 | 9,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 10,363 | 11,250 | 11,848 | 9,889 | 11,400 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 90.0 | 97.0 | 88.0 | 68.0 | 75.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | 0.047 | 0.053 | 0.054 | 0.023 | 0.001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | kt | 151 | 158 | 182 | 189 | 189 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pakistan | kt | 3,185 | 3,422 | 3,823 | 3,151 | 2,924 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syria | kt | 84.8 | 26.5 | 22.1 | 52.0 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | kt | 420 | 330 | 380 | 340 | 340 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | kt | 1,850 | 1,800 | 1,595 | 1,257 | 1,482 |
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