China vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity

China
2.00 million t
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1.82 million t
in 2023
China rank
1st
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
4th

Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity over time

  • China
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M201020162023

How they compare

China currently reports 2.00 million t against 1.82 million t in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 179,460 t.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

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

China ranks 1st and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
2010s 2.68 million t 1.37 million t 1.31 million t China
2020s 2.10 million t 2.34 million t 239,565 t Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton lint, ginned — import quantity, China or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
China, at 2.00 million t against 1.82 million t in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in cotton lint, ginned — import quantity between China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
179,460 t, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for cotton lint, ginned — import quantity?
China ranks 1st and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th 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.