Globally, the production of virgin cotton fiber decreased from 24.5 to 24.1 million tonnes between 2022/23 and 2023/24.1 report had a combined production volume of around 8.3 virgin cotton fiber, up from 31% in 2022/23.3 Better Cotton, including its equivalents4 Agro-2, Integrated Production System of Andalucia, Spain (IPS), Israel Cotton Production Standard System (ICPSS), myBMP, and Responsible Brazilian Cotton (ABR), made up the majority of this 34%, 2023/24. Better Cotton without its equivalents accounted for around 9% of all cotton grown in 2023/24, ABR for 12%, myBMP for 2%, Agro-2 for O.5%, ICPSS for O.1%, and IPS for O.03%. Other cotton programs, including Climate Beneficialfm Verified, Cotton made in Africa? (CmiA), Fairtrade, International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC), organic', Organic Cotton Accelerator, REEL Cotton Code, REEL Regenerative Code, regenagri, Regenerative Cotton Standard?, Regenerative Organic Certified?, Regenevate, and the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol (USCTP), had a combined market share of around 11% of global cotton production in 2023/24.3 1 ICAC, 2025. World Cotton Statistics. Downloaded on May 12, 2025. cotton programs included in this report no longer directlycorelate with the list of programs included in the 2025 Sustainable Cotton Challenge. 4 Better Cotton, including equivalents asreported by Beter Cotton.