Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Americas

Americas: Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity was 258,717 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
258,717 t
Change on year
down 24.0%
Rank
8th
of 29 groups
All-time high
605,171 t
in 2011
All-time low
219,749 t
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Americas, 2010–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2010201620232010: 586.7k t2011: 605.2k t2012: 381.2k t2013: 431.4k t2014: 413.9k t2015: 396.5k t2016: 378.4k t2017: 411.7k t2018: 386.8k t2019: 328.2k t2020: 219.7k t2021: 306.2k t2022: 340.3k t2023: 258.7k t

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 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Americas, 2010 to 2023.
Year t Change
2010 586,694 t —
2011 605,171 t +3.1%
2012 381,151 t -37.0%
2013 431,377 t +13.2%
2014 413,910 t -4.0%
2015 396,536 t -4.2%
2016 378,448 t -4.6%
2017 411,748 t +8.8%
2018 386,841 t -6.0%
2019 328,152 t -15.2%
2020 219,749 t -33.0%
2021 306,206 t +39.3%
2022 340,270 t +11.1%
2023 258,717 t -24.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 Indonesia 366,718 t compare
  2. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 28,728 t compare
  3. 6 Egypt 220,175 t compare
  4. 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 356 t compare
  5. 7 India 211,001 t compare
  6. 8 Malaysia 151,444 t compare
  7. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 214.02 t compare
  8. 9 Thailand 102,638 t compare
  9. 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 85.44 t compare
  10. 10 Mexico 87,079 t compare
  11. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52.1 t compare
  12. 11 Republic of Korea 73,021 t compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Americas

All data for Americas →

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 8th out of 29 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Americas. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/cotton-lint-ginned-import-quantity/americas/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/cotton-lint-ginned-import-quantity/americas/">Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Americas</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 2,621 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.