China vs Eastern Asia: Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity

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

Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity over time

  • China
  • Eastern Asia
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M201020162023

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 2.07 million t against 2.00 million t in China, a difference of 73,050 t.

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

China ranks 1st and Eastern Asia ranks 2nd of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
2010s 2.68 million t 2.92 million t 239,344 t Eastern Asia
2020s 2.10 million t 2.21 million t 110,240 t Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton lint, ginned — import quantity, China or Eastern Asia?
Eastern Asia, at 2.07 million t against 2.00 million t in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in cotton lint, ginned — import quantity between China and Eastern Asia?
73,050 t, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eastern Asia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do China and Eastern Asia rank globally for cotton lint, ginned — import quantity?
China ranks 1st and Eastern Asia 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.