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 134 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.
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
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture share gdp 16.23 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.23 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.63 (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 134 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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