Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Africa
Africa: Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity was 264,190 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Africa is 264,190 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Africa peaked at 497,199 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 130,460 t, in 2016.
That places Africa 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 245,728 t | — |
| 2011 | 163,352 t | -33.5% |
| 2012 | 140,883 t | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 200,365 t | +42.2% |
| 2014 | 185,366 t | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 178,627 t | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 130,460 t | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 497,199 t | +281.1% |
| 2018 | 193,741 t | -61.0% |
| 2019 | 321,370 t | +65.9% |
| 2020 | 250,622 t | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 250,315 t | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 270,877 t | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 264,190 t | -2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +281.1% | 130,460 t | 497,199 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 225,709 t | 130,460 t | 497,199 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 259,001 t | 250,315 t | 270,877 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 4 Pakistan 417,056 t compare
- 4 Türkiye 749,708 t compare
- 5 Indonesia 366,718 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 28,728 t compare
- 6 Egypt 220,175 t compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 356 t compare
- 7 India 211,001 t compare
- 8 Malaysia 151,444 t compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 214.02 t compare
- 9 Thailand 102,638 t compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 85.44 t compare
- 10 Mexico 87,079 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.0895 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Africa?
- Cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Africa was 264,190 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — import quantity recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 497,199 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — import quantity recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,460 t in 2016.
- How does Africa rank for cotton lint, ginned — import quantity?
- Africa ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — import quantity rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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