Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Americas
Americas: Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity was 258,717 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Americas, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Americas stood at 258,717 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Americas peaked at 605,171 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 219,749 t, in 2020.
Americas 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 | 432,003 t | 328,152 t | 605,171 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 281,236 t | 219,749 t | 340,270 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 4.61 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 11.31 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 8.42 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 9,913 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 32,002 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 41,915 1000 No (2025)
- Total Credit — Value US$, 2015 prices 11.23 million million USD (2024)
- Total Credit — Value US$ 14.26 million million USD (2024)
- FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 22.35 % (2023)
- FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 22.17 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Americas?
- Cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Americas was 258,717 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 605,171 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 219,749 t in 2020.
- How does Americas rank for cotton lint, ginned — import quantity?
- Americas ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — import quantity rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.