Global cotton fiber production by program (thousand tonnes)³

increased from 508,145 tonnes in 2022/23 to System since 2020, increased from 92,911 630,568 tonnes in 2023/24. CmiA accounted 2023/24. Agro-2 accounted for 56% of cotton produced in Africa. The equivalency between grown in Greece and 0.5% of cotton grown covered by the equivalency.2 In Tanzania and produced worldwide in 2023/24, with global also certified to an organic standard—11,303 production increasing from 5.5 million tonnes tonnes in Tanzania and 1,289 tonnes in Benin. in 2022/23 to 5.6 million tonnes in 2023/24. production in 2023/24. We stillinclude the report since it is part of historical data. 20,414 tonnes in 2022/23 to 15,962 tonnes regular farm program ended. We still include in 2023/24, accounting for 0.1% of all cotton Cleaner Cotton in historical data. The last year of production was 2019/20, when 878 tonnes (10,177 tonnes) of Fairtrade cotton was also 2022/23 to 203 tonnes in 2023/24. All Climatede Produccion Integrada (SPl) in Spanish— in the United States, where it accounted for Cotton Standard System in 2023. Andalucia is Spain's main cotton-producing region, and, in 2023/24, 7,785 tonnes of cotton fiber were 1 The Climate Beneficial" Fiber Program has changed its name to the Climate Beneficial" Verified (CBV) program. In 2024/25, producer enrolment began fora new program called Climate BeneficialM Verified-Transitional (CBV-T). 2 While the equivalency agreement between CmiA and the Better Cotton Standard System (BCSS) ended in 2022, certain volumes of CmiA cottor from validated countries in West Africa were sold as Better Cotton equivalent in 2023/24 under a quota agreement between AbTF and Better Cotton. 3 Production volumes by program include the total volume produced per program including equivalents and overlaps with other standards. Program (Agro-2, IPS, ICPSS, myBMP, and ABR), production data is provided by Better Cotton. 4 e3@ Sustainable Cotton production data was not available for 2022/23, so 2021/22 data production has since been discontinued and there was no certified production in 2023/24