Cotton lint — Export Quantity in India
India: Cotton lint — Export Quantity was 2.37 million t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Export Quantity in India, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
India recorded 2.37 million t for cotton lint — export quantity in 2013. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.4% on the previous year and up 1,385.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — export quantity in India peaked at 2.37 million t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 414 t, in 1977.
India ranks 1st of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint — Export Quantity in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52,880 t | — |
| 1962 | 49,940 t | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 65,800 t | +31.8% |
| 1964 | 50,980 t | -22.5% |
| 1965 | 41,220 t | -19.1% |
| 1966 | 26,692 t | -35.2% |
| 1967 | 43,855 t | +64.3% |
| 1968 | 35,984 t | -17.9% |
| 1969 | 32,236 t | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 35,979 t | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 31,873 t | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 37,993 t | +19.2% |
| 1973 | 39,848 t | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 38,930 t | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 24,844 t | -36.2% |
| 1976 | 60,775 t | +144.6% |
| 1977 | 414 t | -99.3% |
| 1978 | 1,887 t | +355.8% |
| 1979 | 54,456 t | +2785.9% |
| 1980 | 107,598 t | +97.6% |
| 1981 | 62,175 t | -42.2% |
| 1982 | 65,293 t | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 123,563 t | +89.2% |
| 1984 | 40,818 t | -67.0% |
| 1985 | 37,620 t | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 130,258 t | +246.2% |
| 1987 | 74,135 t | -43.1% |
| 1988 | 2,672 t | -96.4% |
| 1989 | 24,175 t | +804.8% |
| 1990 | 339,229 t | +1303.2% |
| 1991 | 157,909 t | -53.5% |
| 1992 | 63,455 t | -59.8% |
| 1993 | 192,197 t | +202.9% |
| 1994 | 29,349 t | -84.7% |
| 1995 | 26,676 t | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 253,414 t | +850.0% |
| 1997 | 139,520 t | -44.9% |
| 1998 | 32,211 t | -76.9% |
| 1999 | 9,926 t | -69.2% |
| 2000 | 12,710 t | +28.0% |
| 2001 | 5,538 t | -56.4% |
| 2002 | 11,108 t | +100.6% |
| 2003 | 159,379 t | +1334.8% |
| 2004 | 67,395 t | -57.7% |
| 2005 | 598,231 t | +787.6% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million t | +91.2% |
| 2007 | 1.53 million t | +33.9% |
| 2008 | 439,612 t | -71.3% |
| 2009 | 1.33 million t | +202.1% |
| 2010 | 1.57 million t | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million t | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 1.92 million t | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.37 million t | +23.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.37 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,315 t, 1800.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint — Export Quantity in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +2785.9% | 1,887 t | 54,456 t |
| 2003 | +1334.8% | 11,108 t | 159,379 t |
| 1990 | +1303.2% | 24,175 t | 339,229 t |
| 1996 | +850.0% | 26,676 t | 253,414 t |
| 1989 | +804.8% | 2,672 t | 24,175 t |
| 2005 | +787.6% | 67,395 t | 598,231 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,399 t | 26,692 t | 65,800 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,700 t | 414 t | 60,775 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,831 t | 2,672 t | 130,258 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 124,389 t | 9,926 t | 339,229 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 529,803 t | 5,538 t | 1.53 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 million t | 1.57 million t | 2.37 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 Australia 1.17 million t compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 1.17 million t compare
- 4 Brazil 572,913 t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 68,274 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint — export quantity in India?
- Cotton lint — export quantity in India was 2.37 million t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — export quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 million t in 2013.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — export quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 414 t in 1977.
- How does India rank for cotton lint — export quantity?
- India ranks 1st out of 140 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — export quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,385.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton lint — Export Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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