Americas vs China, mainland: Cotton lint, ginned — Production

Americas
6.21 million t
in 2023
China, mainland
5.62 million t
in 2023
Americas rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
2nd

Cotton lint, ginned — Production over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M201020162023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 6.21 million t against 5.62 million t in China, mainland, a difference of 593,440 t.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.1 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was China, mainland ahead.

Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 26 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 1 and China, mainland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
2010s 5.94 million t 5.95 million t 9,238 t China, mainland
2020s 6.43 million t 5.81 million t 621,738 t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton lint, ginned — production, Americas or China, mainland?
Americas, at 6.21 million t against 5.62 million t in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in cotton lint, ginned — production between Americas and China, mainland?
593,440 t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for cotton lint, ginned — production?
Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 2nd of 26 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cotton lint, ginned — Production. 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 — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
110 places, 1,523 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.