China vs Southern Asia: Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity
China
2.00 million t
in 2023
Southern Asia
1.71 million t
in 2023
China rank
1st
Southern Asia rank
5th
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity over time
- China
- Southern Asia
How they compare
China currently reports 2.00 million t against 1.71 million t in Southern Asia, a difference of 288,640 t.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and Southern Asia ranks 5th of 157 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Southern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.68 million t | 1.42 million t | 1.26 million t | China |
| 2020s | 2.10 million t | 2.32 million t | 214,472 t | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton lint, ginned — import quantity, China or Southern Asia?
- China, at 2.00 million t against 1.71 million t in Southern Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cotton lint, ginned — import quantity between China and Southern Asia?
- 288,640 t, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Southern Asia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do China and Southern Asia rank globally for cotton lint, ginned — import quantity?
- China ranks 1st and Southern Asia ranks 5th 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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About this data
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.