Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Australia
Australia: Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity was 1.32 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.32 million t for cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Australia peaked at 1.32 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 170,282 t, in 2020.
Australia ranks 2nd of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 474,122 t | — |
| 2011 | 796,624 t | +68.0% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million t | +52.1% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million t | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 899,316 t | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 448,087 t | -50.2% |
| 2016 | 716,581 t | +59.9% |
| 2017 | 872,941 t | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 477,534 t | -45.3% |
| 2019 | 541,447 t | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 170,282 t | -68.6% |
| 2021 | 716,854 t | +321.0% |
| 2022 | 1.12 million t | +55.7% |
| 2023 | 1.32 million t | +17.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.32 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.68 t, 151625.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.32 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,897 t, 693.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 761,140 t | 448,087 t | 1.21 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 829,842 t | 170,282 t | 1.32 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Brazil 1.62 million t compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 1.32 million t compare
- 3 Türkiye 288,338 t compare
- 4 India 344,866 t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 59,642 t compare
- 5 Greece 212,075 t compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 29,920 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Australia?
- Cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Australia was 1.32 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — export quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — export quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,282 t in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for cotton lint, ginned — export quantity?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — export quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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