Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity by country
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.
Countries reporting
173
Highest
2.00 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Uruguay
Median
62.57 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,621
What the numbers show
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 2.00 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 62.57 t, and the mean is 52,239 t.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Turkmenistan (up 232,141.0%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 100.0%).
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2.00 million t | 2023 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 1.95 million t | 2023 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 1.21 million t | 2023 | up 107.6% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1.05 million t | 2023 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 749,708 t | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 417,056 t | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 366,718 t | 2023 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 8 | Egypt | 220,175 t | 2023 | up 210.7% | volatile |
| 9 | India | 211,001 t | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Malaysia | 151,444 t | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 102,638 t | 2023 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 12 | Mexico | 87,079 t | 2023 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 73,021 t | 2023 | down 75.2% | falling |
| 14 | China, Taiwan Province of | 48,791 t | 2023 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 15 | Guatemala | 38,322 t | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 16 | El Salvador | 35,822 t | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 17 | Honduras | 31,928 t | 2023 | up 915.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 30,566 t | 2023 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 19 | Portugal | 29,574 t | 2023 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 20 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 28,728 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 22,526 t | 2023 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 22 | Mauritius | 19,510 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 16,272 t | 2023 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 15,142 t | 2023 | up 232,141.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Algeria | 12,783 t | 2023 | up 286.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 12,384 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 11,172 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 10,929 t | 2023 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Ecuador | 7,766 t | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 30 | Bahrain | 6,825 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 31 | France | 6,825 t | 2023 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 32 | Philippines | 6,130 t | 2023 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 5,714 t | 2023 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 5,695 t | 2023 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 35 | Morocco | 4,870 t | 2023 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium | 3,902 t | 2023 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 3,298 t | 2023 | up 109,843.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Djibouti | 3,201 t | 2021 | up 2,440.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 3,164 t | 2023 | up 3,063.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Spain | 3,130 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 41 | Lesotho | 2,672 t | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 2,283 t | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 43 | Brazil | 1,747 t | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Belarus | 1,522 t | 2023 | down 89.0% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 1,469 t | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 46 | Czechia | 1,093 t | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Mozambique | 1,006 t | 2023 | up 100,533.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Afghanistan | 987 t | 2021 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 952.34 t | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Tunisia | 897.17 t | 2023 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 867.17 t | 2023 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 52 | Colombia | 814.17 t | 2023 | down 97.5% | falling |
| 53 | Serbia | 806.9 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 54 | Nepal | 774.63 t | 2023 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 527.81 t | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 467.41 t | 2023 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Israel | 418.54 t | 2023 | up 1,394.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Latvia | 413.42 t | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 375 t | 2017 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 60 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 356 t | 2018 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Paraguay | 354.89 t | 2023 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Ukraine | 329.38 t | 2023 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Canada | 317.96 t | 2023 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Gambia | 307.22 t | 2023 | up 5,020.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 291.15 t | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Kenya | 278.74 t | 2023 | up 248.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Hungary | 267.8 t | 2023 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 68 | Chile | 236.89 t | 2023 | up 464.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Switzerland | 236.51 t | 2023 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 70 | United Republic of Tanzania | 214.02 t | 2023 | up 4,180.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Ghana | 200.62 t | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Myanmar | 182.31 t | 2023 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Austria | 157.24 t | 2023 | down 97.4% | falling |
| 74 | Romania | 149.22 t | 2023 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Armenia | 133.52 t | 2023 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 76 | Cambodia | 126.77 t | 2023 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 123.41 t | 2022 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 78 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 121.47 t | 2023 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 114.48 t | 2023 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Uganda | 109 t | 2022 | up 1,716.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Cyprus | 87.04 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 85.44 t | 2021 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Mauritania | 83.64 t | 2023 | up 234.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Croatia | 77.68 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Lebanon | 70.5 t | 2023 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Kuwait | 67.93 t | 2023 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Rwanda | 62.57 t | 2022 | up 6,157.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Iraq | 60.5 t | 2023 | up 1,412.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Cameroon | 60.1 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 52.8 t | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Angola | 52.12 t | 2023 | up 644.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 52.1 t | 2023 | up 6,412.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Qatar | 50.66 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Botswana | 44.38 t | 2023 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Denmark | 34.14 t | 2023 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Slovakia | 33.78 t | 2023 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 30.77 t | 2023 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Australia and New Zealand | 29.14 t | 2023 | up 264.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Australia | 28.86 t | 2023 | up 260.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Caribbean | 25.99 t | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Malta | 24.97 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Nigeria | 22.07 t | 2023 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Oman | 18.75 t | 2023 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Georgia | 17.1 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Namibia | 14.67 t | 2023 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Bahamas | 13.74 t | 2023 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Ireland | 12.77 t | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Niger | 12.34 t | 2023 | up 1,134.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Zambia | 10.31 t | 2023 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.87 t | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Republic of Moldova | 8.54 t | 2022 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Mongolia | 7.5 t | 2022 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.07 t | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.92 t | 2023 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 4.19 t | 2023 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 4.15 t | 2023 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Norway | 3.88 t | 2023 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Sweden | 3.45 t | 2023 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 3.41 t | 2021 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Guyana | 3.06 t | 2023 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Libya | 2.41 t | 2022 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | 2.24 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Jamaica | 1.89 t | 2023 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Timor-Leste | 1.84 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Comoros | 1.41 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Albania | 1.26 t | 2023 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Seychelles | 0.82 t | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Finland | 0.78 t | 2023 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Lithuania | 0.72 t | 2023 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Madagascar | 0.61 t | 2023 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Eswatini | 0.6 t | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Guinea | 0.52 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.42 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Burkina Faso | 0.38 t | 2023 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.38 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | New Caledonia | 0.36 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Melanesia | 0.36 t | 2023 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 138 | New Zealand | 0.28 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Gabon | 0.27 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Iceland | 0.23 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | French Polynesia | 0.23 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Polynesia | 0.23 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Cabo Verde | 0.21 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Senegal | 0.18 t | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 145 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.17 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Kiribati | 0.16 t | 2021 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Congo | 0.15 t | 2023 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 0.14 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Yemen | 0.14 t | 2022 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Suriname | 0.11 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 0.09 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Zimbabwe | 0.08 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Argentina | 0.05 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.05 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.04 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.04 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 0.03 t | 2021 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Micronesia | 0.03 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Haiti | 0.02 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 0.02 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Panama | 0.02 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.01 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Barbados | 0.01 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Fiji | 0.01 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Malawi | 0.01 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Samoa | 0.01 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 162 | China, Macao SAR | 0.01 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Belize | 0 t | 2022 | — | flat |
| 168 | Grenada | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Jordan | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 7.03 million t
- Asia 6.39 million t
- Eastern Asia 2.07 million t
- South-eastern Asia 1.83 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.82 million t
- Southern Asia 1.71 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.06 million t
- Western Asia 757,897 t
- Africa 264,190 t
- Americas 258,717 t
- Northern Africa 238,725 t
- Central America 216,706 t
About this data
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.