Rank

Country

Production (1000 480 lb. Bales)

Changes

2008

2009

2010

1

China

36,700

32,000

30,000

-6.25%

2

India

22,600

23,200

26,000

12.07%

3

USA

12,815

12,188

18,268

49.89%

4

Pakistan

8,700

9,600

8,800

-8.33%

5

Brazil

5,480

5,450

8,100

48.62%

6

Uzbekistan

4,600

3,900

4,800

23.08%

7

Australia

1,500

1,775

4,000

125.35%

8

Turkey

1,930

1,750

2,250

28.57%

9

Turkmenistan

1,350

1,250

1,400

12.00%

10

Argentina

600

1,000

1,250

25.00%

11

Syria

1,075

1,000

1,000

0.00%

12

Burkina Faso

850

700

850

21.43%

13

Greece

1,150

900

850

-5.56%

14

Mexico

567

422

620

46.92%

15

Egypt

483

432

600

38.89%

16

Zimbabwe

415

500

525

5.00%

17

Nigeria

425

450

475

5.56%

18

Mali

350

440

475

7.95%

19

Tajikistan

480

375

450

20.00%

20

Côte D'ivoire

225

325

400

23.08%

21

Benin

405

350

375

7.14%

22

Iran

325

300

350

16.67%

23

Kazakhstan

415

350

325

-7.14%

24

Tanzania

570

410

300

-26.83%

25

Cameroon

250

225

275

22.22%

26

Myanmar

270

270

270

0.00%

27

Zambia

200

150

215

43.33%

28

Spain

79

110

200

81.82%

29

Colombia

161

138

150

8.70%

30

Uganda

100

60

140

133.33%

31

Peru

165

130

130

0.00%

32

Mozambique

135

125

125

0.00%

33

Sudan

135

50

100

100.00%

34

Chad

140

65

100

53.85%

35

Malawi

100

60

100

66.67%

36

Ethiopia

  85

85

85

0.00%

37

Afghanistan

85

85

85

0.00%

38

Venezuela

85

85

85

0.00%

39

Kyrgyzstan

120

65

75

15.38%

40

South Africa

38

37

70

89.19%