This bar chart presents a ranking of the main organic cotton-producing countries worldwide during the 2016/2017 agricultural season, based on the number of organic cotton producers. India was at the top of this ranking with more than ** farmers growing organic cotton. Burkina Faso held the second place on the podium, with approximately producers.
Cotton is a plant fiber surrounding the seeds of cotton plants. This fiber is generally processed into thread and used in fabric manufacturing. Cotton is the world's leading textile fiber.
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Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau. (February 21, 2019). Ranking of the main organic cotton producing countries worldwide in 2016/2017, according to the number of farmers growing organic cotton [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1639209/organic-cotton-number-of-farmers-in-different-countries-worldwide/
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau. "Ranking of the main organic cotton producing countries worldwide in 2016/2017, according to the number of farmers growing organic cotton." Chart. February 21, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1639209/organic-cotton-number-of-farmers-in-different-countries-worldwide/
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau. (2019). Ranking of the main organic cotton producing countries worldwide in 2016/2017, according to the number of farmers growing organic cotton. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1639209/organic-cotton-number-of-farmers-in-different-countries-worldwide/
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau. "Ranking of The Main Organic Cotton Producing Countries Worldwide in 2016/2017, According to The Number of Farmers Growing Organic Cotton." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Feb 2019, /statistics/1639209/organic-cotton-number-of-farmers-in-different-countries-worldwide/
Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, Ranking of the main organic cotton producing countries worldwide in 2016/2017, according to the number of farmers growing organic cotton ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1639209/organic-cotton-number-of-farmers-in-different-countries-worldwide/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Ranking of the main organic cotton producing countries worldwide in 2016/2017, according to the number of farmers growing organic cotton [Graph], Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, February 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1639209/organic-cotton-number-of-farmers-in-different-countries-worldwide/
