Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Africa
Africa: Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity was 434,761 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Africa recorded 434,761 t for cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.8% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Africa peaked at 898,045 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 434,761 t, in 2023.
Africa ranks 11th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 724,503 t | 572,136 t | 854,211 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 653,996 t | 434,761 t | 898,045 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 8 Tajikistan 109,258 t compare
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 92,672 t compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 77,910 t compare
- 11 Egypt 70,408 t compare
- 12 Azerbaijan 69,381 t compare
- 13 Afghanistan 65,750 t compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 59,642 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Tomatoes — Production 26.38 million t (2024)
- Bananas — Production 31.26 million t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 47.50 million An (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production 2.37 million t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 50 kg/An (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 2.29 million ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 706,446 t (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 1.67 million ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 15,779 kg/ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 613,627 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Africa?
- Cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Africa was 434,761 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — export quantity recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 898,045 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — export quantity recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 434,761 t in 2023.
- How does Africa rank for cotton lint, ginned — export quantity?
- Africa ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — export quantity rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.