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Cotton-growing regions of the world

Distribution of cotton production in the top 15 producing countries in 2016

Uzbekistan
Turkey
Greece
USA

China
Turkmenistan
Mali
Mexico

Myanmar
Pakistan

India
Burkina Faso

Australia
Brazil
Argentina

Significant Producer HDI Harvest Area Conventional Production


Low High Prevalent VSS-Compliant Area Potentially VSS Compliant
Medium Very High (data not available for cotton in VSS Compliant
source consulted for 2019-series)

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