Americas vs India: Cotton lint — Import Quantity

Americas
431,377 t
in 2013
India
172,387 t
in 2013
Americas rank
10th
India rank
11th

Cotton lint — Import Quantity over time

  • Americas
  • India
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 431,377 t against 172,387 t in India, a difference of 258,990 t.

That makes Americas's figure about 2.5 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

Americas ranks 10th and India ranks 11th of 32 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas India Difference Ahead
1960s 186,047 t 139,324 t 46,723 t Americas
1970s 149,196 t 77,080 t 72,116 t Americas
1980s 203,085 t 7,103 t 195,982 t Americas
1990s 725,311 t 50,524 t 674,788 t Americas
2000s 755,037 t 184,174 t 570,863 t Americas
2010s 501,097 t 118,805 t 382,292 t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton lint — import quantity, Americas or India?
Americas, at 431,377 t against 172,387 t in India as of 2013.
What is the difference in cotton lint — import quantity between Americas and India?
258,990 t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and India?
53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2013.
How do Americas and India rank globally for cotton lint — import quantity?
Americas ranks 10th and India ranks 11th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cotton lint — Import Quantity. 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 — Import Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
189 places, 9,072 data points, 1961–2013
Last refreshed

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