Americas vs China (People’s Republic of): Cotton lint, ginned — Production

Americas
6.21 million t
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of)
5.62 million t
in 2023
Americas rank
3rd
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd

Cotton lint, ginned — Production over time

  • Americas
  • China (People’s Republic of)
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M201020162023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 6.21 million t against 5.62 million t in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 593,440 t.

That makes Americas's figure about 1.1 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

Americas ranks 3rd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd of 26 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 1 and China (People’s Republic of) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
2010s 5.94 million t 5.95 million t 9,238 t China (People’s Republic of)
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 (People’s Republic of)?
Americas, at 6.21 million t against 5.62 million t in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in cotton lint, ginned — production between Americas and China (People’s Republic of)?
593,440 t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China (People’s Republic of)?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Americas and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for cotton lint, ginned — production?
Americas ranks 3rd and China (People’s Republic of) 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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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.