Cotton lint — Export Quantity in Zambia
Zambia: Cotton lint — Export Quantity was 46,946 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Export Quantity in Zambia, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 46,946 t for cotton lint — export quantity in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.5% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — export quantity in Zambia peaked at 100,003 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 23rd of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint — Export Quantity in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 200 t | — |
| 1964 | 460 t | +130.0% |
| 1965 | 50 t | -89.1% |
| 1966 | 984 t | +1868.0% |
| 1967 | 900 t | -8.5% |
| 1968 | 279 t | -69.0% |
| 1969 | 21 t | -92.5% |
| 1970 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 4,568 t | — |
| 1972 | 1,174 t | -74.3% |
| 1973 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0 t | — |
| 1975 | 0 t | — |
| 1976 | 0 t | — |
| 1977 | 0 t | — |
| 1978 | 0 t | — |
| 1979 | 449 t | — |
| 1980 | 5,076 t | +1030.5% |
| 1981 | 1,703 t | -66.4% |
| 1982 | 1,537 t | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 4,000 t | +160.2% |
| 1984 | 1,484 t | -62.9% |
| 1985 | 7,619 t | +413.4% |
| 1986 | 2,393 t | -68.6% |
| 1987 | 3,244 t | +35.6% |
| 1988 | 1,671 t | -48.5% |
| 1989 | 8,000 t | +378.8% |
| 1990 | 2,902 t | -63.7% |
| 1991 | 1,759 t | -39.4% |
| 1992 | 2,108 t | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 1,052 t | -50.1% |
| 1994 | 746 t | -29.1% |
| 1995 | 1,364 t | +82.8% |
| 1996 | 4,800 t | +251.9% |
| 1997 | 17,471 t | +264.0% |
| 1998 | 11,600 t | -33.6% |
| 1999 | 24,514 t | +111.3% |
| 2000 | 2,510 t | -89.8% |
| 2001 | 4,694 t | +87.0% |
| 2002 | 12,681 t | +170.2% |
| 2003 | 27,765 t | +118.9% |
| 2004 | 100,003 t | +260.2% |
| 2005 | 54,284 t | -45.7% |
| 2006 | 53,294 t | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 36,266 t | -32.0% |
| 2008 | 22,743 t | -37.3% |
| 2009 | 37,780 t | +66.1% |
| 2010 | 33,690 t | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 35,325 t | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 94,748 t | +168.2% |
| 2013 | 46,946 t | -50.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 46,946 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,315 t, 35.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 46,946 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,120 t, 11.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint — Export Quantity in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +1868.0% | 50 t | 984 t |
| 1980 | +1030.5% | 449 t | 5,076 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 321.56 t | 0 t | 984 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 619.1 t | 0 t | 4,568 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,673 t | 1,484 t | 8,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,832 t | 746 t | 24,514 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,202 t | 2,510 t | 100,003 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,677 t | 33,690 t | 94,748 t | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint — export quantity in Zambia?
- Cotton lint — export quantity in Zambia was 46,946 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — export quantity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100,003 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — export quantity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for cotton lint — export quantity?
- Zambia ranks 23rd out of 140 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — export quantity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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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About this data
Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.