Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity was 113,541 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
113,541 t
Change on year
up 25.5%
Rank
20th
of 31 groups
All-time high
354,332 t
in 2012
All-time low
76,227 t
in 2017
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Eastern Africa, 2010–2023

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2010201620232010: 202.3k t2011: 183.7k t2012: 354.3k t2013: 239.7k t2014: 156.6k t2015: 143.4k t2016: 106.1k t2017: 76.2k t2018: 115.0k t2019: 114.9k t2020: 98.7k t2021: 116.3k t2022: 90.5k t2023: 113.5k t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Eastern Africa is 113,541 t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 25.5% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Eastern Africa peaked at 354,332 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 76,227 t, in 2017.

Eastern Africa ranks 20th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 169,232 t 76,227 t 354,332 t 10
2020s 104,747 t 90,476 t 116,276 t 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 17 Spain 31,046 t compare
  2. 18 Syrian Arab Republic 29,920 t compare
  3. 19 Kyrgyzstan 23,305 t compare
  4. 20 Mexico 19,975 t compare
  5. 21 Zimbabwe 19,519 t compare
  6. 22 Paraguay 17,299 t compare
  7. 23 Cameroon 15,527 t compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa

All data for Eastern Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Eastern Africa?
Cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Eastern Africa was 113,541 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — export quantity recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 354,332 t in 2012.
What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — export quantity recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 76,227 t in 2017.
How does Eastern Africa rank for cotton lint, ginned — export quantity?
Eastern Africa ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is cotton lint, ginned — export quantity rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Eastern Africa. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 15 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/cotton-lint-ginned-export-quantity/eastern-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/cotton-lint-ginned-export-quantity/eastern-africa/">Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Eastern Africa</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
165 places, 1,995 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.