China vs China, mainland: Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity

China
2.00 million t
in 2023
China, mainland
1.95 million t
in 2023
China rank
1st
China, mainland rank
2nd

Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity over time

  • China
  • China, mainland
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M201020162023

How they compare

China currently reports 2.00 million t against 1.95 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 48,790 t.

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

China ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China China, mainland Difference Ahead
2010s 2.68 million t 2.49 million t 194,145 t China
2020s 2.10 million t 2.04 million t 58,200 t China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton lint, ginned — import quantity, China or China, mainland?
China, at 2.00 million t against 1.95 million t in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in cotton lint, ginned — import quantity between China and China, mainland?
48,790 t, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and China, mainland?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do China and China, mainland rank globally for cotton lint, ginned — import quantity?
China ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 157 countries.
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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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.