Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in China, mainland
China, mainland: Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity was 1.95 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in China, mainland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in China, mainland stood at 1.95 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in China, mainland peaked at 5.13 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 896,567 t, in 2016.
That places China, mainland 2nd out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.49 million t | 896,567 t | 5.13 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 million t | 1.93 million t | 2.16 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More agriculture & rural data for China, mainland
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- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 18.7 % (2025)
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- ILO - Modelled Estimates; FAOSTAT - Value added (2015 US$) 8,411 USD (2024)
- Consumer Prices, Food Indices (2015 = 100) — Value 125.41 (2026)
- Food price inflation — Value 0.8413 % (2026)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,471 kcal/cap/d (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in China, mainland?
- Cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in China, mainland was 1.95 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — import quantity recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — import quantity recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 896,567 t in 2016.
- How does China, mainland rank for cotton lint, ginned — import quantity?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — import quantity rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.