Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity was 442,832 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Southern Asia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Southern Asia stood at 442,832 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Southern Asia peaked at 2.51 million t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 442,832 t, in 2023.
Southern Asia ranks 10th 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 | 1.51 million t | 667,398 t | 2.51 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 840,994 t | 442,832 t | 1.38 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 7 Burkina Faso 124,346 t compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Asia
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 60.54 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 40.11 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 133,543 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 185,722 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 319,264 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 32.28 % (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,323 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,797 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 10 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 31.4 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Southern Asia?
- Cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Southern Asia was 442,832 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — export quantity recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 million t in 2013.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — export quantity recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 442,832 t in 2023.
- How does Southern Asia rank for cotton lint, ginned — export quantity?
- Southern Asia ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — export quantity rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.