Asia vs China: Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity

Asia
6.39 million t
in 2023
China
2.00 million t
in 2023
Asia rank
2nd
China rank
1st

Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity over time

  • Asia
  • China
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M201020162023

How they compare

Asia currently reports 6.39 million t against 2.00 million t in China, a difference of 4.39 million t.

That makes Asia's figure about 3.2 times China's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia China Difference Ahead
2010s 7.12 million t 2.68 million t 4.44 million t Asia
2020s 7.69 million t 2.10 million t 5.59 million t Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton lint, ginned — import quantity, Asia or China?
Asia, at 6.39 million t against 2.00 million t in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in cotton lint, ginned — import quantity between Asia and China?
4.39 million t, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Asia and China rank globally for cotton lint, ginned — import quantity?
Asia ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 2,621 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.