Cotton lint — Export Quantity in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cotton lint — Export Quantity was 58,391 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Export Quantity in Zimbabwe, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton lint — export quantity in Zimbabwe is 58,391 t, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.9% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — export quantity in Zimbabwe peaked at 173,406 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 17th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 0 t | — |
| 1964 | 2,500 t | — |
| 1965 | 1,340 t | -46.4% |
| 1966 | 4,352 t | +224.8% |
| 1967 | 2,804 t | -35.6% |
| 1968 | 13,612 t | +385.4% |
| 1969 | 31,797 t | +133.6% |
| 1970 | 33,253 t | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 35,955 t | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 50,747 t | +41.1% |
| 1973 | 37,153 t | -26.8% |
| 1974 | 43,140 t | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 32,522 t | -24.6% |
| 1976 | 42,691 t | +31.3% |
| 1977 | 39,702 t | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 46,578 t | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 49,322 t | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 53,787 t | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 53,534 t | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 49,748 t | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 51,241 t | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 58,386 t | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 67,379 t | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 80,683 t | +19.7% |
| 1987 | 64,733 t | -19.8% |
| 1988 | 58,967 t | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 65,000 t | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 53,568 t | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 33,979 t | -36.6% |
| 1992 | 15,516 t | -54.3% |
| 1993 | 18,362 t | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 47,103 t | +156.5% |
| 1995 | 26,755 t | -43.2% |
| 1996 | 43,833 t | +63.8% |
| 1997 | 91,052 t | +107.7% |
| 1998 | 78,209 t | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 79,840 t | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 139,600 t | +74.8% |
| 2001 | 69,427 t | -50.3% |
| 2002 | 82,550 t | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 69,757 t | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 173,406 t | +148.6% |
| 2005 | 68,926 t | -60.3% |
| 2006 | 65,297 t | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 77,579 t | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 70,338 t | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 89,651 t | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 84,553 t | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 89,466 t | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 132,371 t | +48.0% |
| 2013 | 58,391 t | -55.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 58,391 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,315 t, 44.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 58,391 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,120 t, 14.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint — Export Quantity in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +385.4% | 2,804 t | 13,612 t |
| 1966 | +224.8% | 1,340 t | 4,352 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,267 t | 0 t | 31,797 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,106 t | 32,522 t | 50,747 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 60,346 t | 49,748 t | 80,683 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,822 t | 15,516 t | 91,052 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,653 t | 65,297 t | 173,406 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,195 t | 58,391 t | 132,371 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint — export quantity in Zimbabwe?
- Cotton lint — export quantity in Zimbabwe was 58,391 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — export quantity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 173,406 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — export quantity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cotton lint — export quantity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 140 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — export quantity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.