Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity was 232,541 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Western Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 232,541 t for cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.2% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Western Africa peaked at 537,898 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 232,541 t, in 2023.
Western Africa ranks 16th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cotton lint, ginned — Export quantity in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 281,535 t | — |
| 2011 | 257,583 t | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 355,361 t | +38.0% |
| 2013 | 452,273 t | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 537,898 t | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 482,711 t | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 497,643 t | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 410,053 t | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 409,184 t | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 475,327 t | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 372,527 t | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 536,757 t | +44.1% |
| 2022 | 507,889 t | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 232,541 t | -54.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 415,957 t | 257,583 t | 537,898 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 412,428 t | 232,541 t | 536,757 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.01 t compare
- 13 Pakistan 31,542 t compare
- 13 Polynesia 0.01 t compare
- 14 Spain 31,046 t compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 23,305 t compare
- 16 Mexico 19,975 t compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 19,519 t compare
- 18 Paraguay 17,299 t compare
- 19 Cameroon 15,527 t compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 92,672 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.0113 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 5.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Western Africa?
- Cotton lint, ginned — export quantity in Western Africa was 232,541 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — export quantity recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 537,898 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — export quantity recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,541 t in 2023.
- How does Western Africa rank for cotton lint, ginned — export quantity?
- Western Africa ranks 16th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — export quantity rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.
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