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Tanzania Cotton Production Data

Long-run production series — several extending back to 1961 via FAOSTAT. Production volume, area harvested and yield are distinct metrics, shown separately with their own units; never combined.

Cotton — Production Volume (t)

86 observations, 1961–2025. Geography: national, Tanzania, World.

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Note: this metric is reported on two different accounting bases in our sources — calendar year and crop/marketing season (e.g. "2005" vs "2005/06") — which is why the lines below don't form one continuous trend. They are NOT the same measurement and are shown as two separate series rather than merged.

Cotton Production Volume26,000,000Calendar year: 1961: 100,418Calendar year: 1962: 116,356Calendar year: 1963: 142,693Calendar year: 1964: 159,346Calendar year: 1965: 200,757Calendar year: 1966: 236,037Calendar year: 1967: 212,127Calendar year: 1968: 153,780Calendar year: 1969: 210,600Calendar year: 1970: 228,200Calendar year: 1971: 192,200Calendar year: 1972: 230,200Calendar year: 1973: 195,000Calendar year: 1974: 221,000Calendar year: 1975: 126,045Calendar year: 1976: 194,694Calendar year: 1977: 168,082Calendar year: 1978: 166,515Calendar year: 1979: 180,453Calendar year: 1980: 174,577Calendar year: 1981: 132,926Calendar year: 1982: 127,910Calendar year: 1983: 140,798Calendar year: 1984: 156,845Calendar year: 1985: 105,899Calendar year: 1986: 214,569Calendar year: 1987: 254,915Calendar year: 1988: 189,244Calendar year: 1989: 112,905Calendar year: 1990: 149,141Calendar year: 1991: 268,730Calendar year: 1992: 303,200Calendar year: 1993: 144,700Calendar year: 1994: 125,300Calendar year: 1995: 248,200Calendar year: 1996: 252,800Calendar year: 1997: 206,600Calendar year: 1998: 92,700Calendar year: 1999: 105,600Calendar year: 2000: 123,400Calendar year: 2001: 243,000Calendar year: 2002: 148,500Calendar year: 2003: 180,800Calendar year: 2004: 326,680Calendar year: 2005: 357,260Calendar year: 2006: 130,587Calendar year: 2007: 200,662Calendar year: 2008: 368,697Calendar year: 2009: 267,004Calendar year: 2010: 267,000Calendar year: 2011: 163,644Calendar year: 2012: 225,938Calendar year: 2013: 357,133Calendar year: 2014: 245,831Calendar year: 2015: 203,312Calendar year: 2016: 149,445Calendar year: 2017: 132,934Calendar year: 2018: 222,039Calendar year: 2019: 348,910Calendar year: 2020: 348,958Calendar year: 2021: 122,836Calendar year: 2022: 144,792Calendar year: 2023: 174,486Calendar year: 2024: 282,510Crop/marketing season: 2015/16: 149,913Crop/marketing season: 2015/16: 149,913Crop/marketing season: 2016/17: 122,362Crop/marketing season: 2016/17: 122,362Crop/marketing season: 2017/18: 132,929Crop/marketing season: 2017/18: 132,929Crop/marketing season: 2018/19: 222,725Crop/marketing season: 2018/19: 222,725Crop/marketing season: 2019/20: 348,963Crop/marketing season: 2019/20: 348,963Crop/marketing season: 2020/21: 122,676Crop/marketing season: 2020/21: 122,676Crop/marketing season: 2021/22: 144,792Crop/marketing season: 2021/22: 144,792Crop/marketing season: 2022/23: 174,033Crop/marketing season: 2022/23: 174,033Crop/marketing season: 2023/24: 282,316Crop/marketing season: 2023/24: 282,316Crop/marketing season: 2024/25: 149,361Crop/marketing season: 2024/25: 149,361Crop/marketing season: 2025/26: 222,057Crop/marketing season: 2025/26: 26,000,00019612025
Calendar yearCrop/marketing season
PeriodValueGeographySource
2025/2626,000,000 tonnesWorldInternational Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC)
2025/26222,057 tonnesTanzaniaTanzania Cotton Board (TCB), via Ecofin Agency / Daily News
2024/25149,361 tonnesnationalTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2024282,510 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2024/25149,361 tonnesTanzaniaTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2023/24282,316 tonnesnationalTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2023174,486 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2023/24282,316 tonnesTanzaniaTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2022/23174,033 tonnesnationalTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2022144,792 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2022/23174,033 tonnesTanzaniaTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2021/22144,792 tonnesnationalTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2021122,836 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2021/22144,792 tonnesTanzaniaTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2020/21122,676 tonnesnationalTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2020348,958 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2020/21122,676 tonnesTanzaniaTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2019/20348,963 tonnesnationalTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2019348,910 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2019/20348,963 tonnesTanzaniaTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2018/19222,725 tonnesnationalTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2018222,039 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2018/19222,725 tonnesTanzaniaTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2017/18132,929 tonnesnationalTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2017132,934 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2017/18132,929 tonnesTanzaniaTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2016/17122,362 tonnesnationalTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2016149,445 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2016/17122,362 tonnesTanzaniaTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2015/16149,913 tonnesnationalTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2015203,312 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2015/16149,913 tonnesTanzaniaTanzania Cotton Board (TCB)
2014245,831 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2013357,133 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2012225,938 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2011163,644 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2010267,000 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2009267,004 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2008368,697 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2007200,662 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2006130,587 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2005357,260 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2004326,680 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2003180,800 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2002148,500 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2001243,000 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2000123,400 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1999105,600 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
199892,700 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1997206,600 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1996252,800 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1995248,200 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1994125,300 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1993144,700 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1992303,200 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1991268,730 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1990149,141 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1989112,905 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1988189,244 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1987254,915 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1986214,569 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1985105,899 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1984156,845 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1983140,798 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1982127,910 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1981132,926 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1980174,577 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1979180,453 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1978166,515 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1977168,082 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1976194,694 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1975126,045 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1974221,000 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1973195,000 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1972230,200 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1971192,200 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1970228,200 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1969210,600 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1968153,780 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1967212,127 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1966236,037 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1965200,757 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1964159,346 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1963142,693 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1962116,356 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1961100,418 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)

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Where Sources Disagree

Official sources sometimes report different figures for the same commodity, metric and period. We show both, unresolved.

Export Value — 2023

Reported ValueSource
83,285,082 USDUN Comtrade (United Nations Statistics Division)
83,285,000 USDFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)

Export Value — 2024

Reported ValueSource
61,915,812 USDUN Comtrade (United Nations Statistics Division)
61,916,000 USDFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)