Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in India
India: Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity was 344,866 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in India, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
India recorded 344,866 t for cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in India peaked at 2.37 million t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 344,866 t, in 2023.
That places India 4th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.57 million t | — |
| 2011 | 1.87 million t | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 1.92 million t | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.37 million t | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 1.53 million t | -35.4% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million t | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 866,040 t | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 938,265 t | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million t | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 615,816 t | -46.0% |
| 2020 | 965,240 t | +56.7% |
| 2021 | 1.29 million t | +33.6% |
| 2022 | 427,486 t | -66.9% |
| 2023 | 344,866 t | -19.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 344,866 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.33 t, 5360.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.41 million t | 615,816 t | 2.37 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 756,858 t | 344,866 t | 1.29 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Brazil 1.62 million t compare
- 2 Australia 1.32 million t compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 1.32 million t compare
- 3 Türkiye 288,338 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
- 6 Burkina Faso 124,346 t compare
- 7 Tajikistan 109,258 t compare
- 7 Viet Nam 228 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in India?
- Cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in India was 344,866 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — export quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 million t in 2013.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — export quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 344,866 t in 2023.
- How does India rank for cotton lint, ginned — export quantity?
- India ranks 4th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — export quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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