Australia vs South America: Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity

Australia
1.32 million t
in 2023
South America
1.69 million t
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
South America rank
5th

Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity over time

  • Australia
  • South America
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M201020162023

How they compare

South America currently reports 1.69 million t against 1.32 million t in Australia, a difference of 376,590 t.

That makes South America's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was South America ahead.

Australia ranks 2nd and South America ranks 5th of 123 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South America Difference Ahead
2010s 761,140 t 940,941 t 179,800 t South America
2020s 829,842 t 2.00 million t 1.17 million t South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton lint, ginned — export quantity, Australia or South America?
South America, at 1.69 million t against 1.32 million t in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in cotton lint, ginned — export quantity between Australia and South America?
376,590 t, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Australia and South America rank globally for cotton lint, ginned — export quantity?
Australia ranks 2nd and South America ranks 5th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
165 places, 1,995 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.