Cotton lint — Export Quantity in United States of America

United States of America: Cotton lint — Export Quantity was 2.79 million t in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
2.79 million t
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
5th
of 28 groups
All-time high
3.51 million t
in 2006
All-time low
544,363 t
in 1969
Years of data
53
1961–2013

Cotton lint — Export Quantity in United States of America, 1961–2013

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 2.79 million t for cotton lint — export quantity in 2013.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cotton lint — export quantity in United States of America peaked at 3.51 million t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 544,363 t, in 1969.

That places United States of America 5th out of 28 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Cotton lint — Export Quantity in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Cotton lint — Export Quantity in United States of America, 1961 to 2013.
Year t Change
1961 1.45 million t
1962 872,920 t -39.8%
1963 988,730 t +13.3%
1964 1.19 million t +20.2%
1965 860,758 t -27.6%
1966 819,818 t -4.8%
1967 905,853 t +10.5%
1968 877,894 t -3.1%
1969 544,363 t -38.0%
1970 676,638 t +24.3%
1971 936,154 t +38.4%
1972 701,160 t -25.1%
1973 1.25 million t +77.8%
1974 1.17 million t -5.9%
1975 871,054 t -25.7%
1976 779,298 t -10.5%
1977 1.02 million t +30.4%
1978 1.35 million t +32.6%
1979 1.53 million t +13.4%
1980 1.82 million t +19.4%
1981 1.27 million t -30.4%
1982 1.39 million t +9.7%
1983 1.13 million t -19.1%
1984 1.37 million t +21.4%
1985 1.00 million t -26.8%
1986 661,673 t -33.9%
1987 1.20 million t +80.6%
1988 1.17 million t -1.9%
1989 1.53 million t +30.7%
1990 1.70 million t +10.7%
1991 1.53 million t -9.7%
1992 1.41 million t -7.8%
1993 1.14 million t -19.3%
1994 1.75 million t +53.2%
1995 2.04 million t +17.0%
1996 1.50 million t -26.7%
1997 1.57 million t +4.7%
1998 1.63 million t +3.6%
1999 708,375 t -56.4%
2000 1.53 million t +115.3%
2001 1.88 million t +23.1%
2002 2.15 million t +14.5%
2003 2.69 million t +24.9%
2004 2.90 million t +7.8%
2005 3.40 million t +17.3%
2006 3.51 million t +3.1%
2007 3.26 million t -7.0%
2008 3.01 million t -7.6%
2009 2.55 million t -15.2%
2010 2.96 million t +16.0%
2011 2.77 million t -6.4%
2012 2.76 million t -0.5%
2013 2.79 million t +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 945,418 t 544,363 t 1.45 million t 9
1970s 1.03 million t 676,638 t 1.53 million t 10
1980s 1.25 million t 661,673 t 1.82 million t 10
1990s 1.50 million t 708,375 t 2.04 million t 10
2000s 2.69 million t 1.53 million t 3.51 million t 10
2010s 2.82 million t 2.76 million t 2.96 million t 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 2 Australia 1.17 million t compare
  2. 2 Australia and New Zealand 1.17 million t compare
  3. 4 Brazil 572,913 t compare
  4. 5 USSR 495,000 t compare
  5. 6 Uzbekistan 309,602 t compare
  6. 7 Burkina Faso 271,193 t compare
  7. 8 Greece 257,680 t compare

See the full ranking of 178 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cotton lint — export quantity in United States of America?
Cotton lint — export quantity in United States of America was 2.79 million t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cotton lint — export quantity recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 3.51 million t in 2006.
What is the lowest cotton lint — export quantity recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 544,363 t in 1969.
How does United States of America rank for cotton lint — export quantity?
United States of America ranks 5th out of 28 groups with data for 2013.
Is cotton lint — export quantity rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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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Indicator
Cotton lint — Export Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
178 places, 8,495 data points, 1961–2013
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