Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in China
China: Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity was 2.00 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in China, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
China recorded 2.00 million t for cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in China peaked at 5.38 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million t, in 2016.
That places China 1st out of 157 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.
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.12 million t | — |
| 2011 | 3.58 million t | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 5.38 million t | +50.4% |
| 2013 | 4.41 million t | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 2.64 million t | -40.2% |
| 2015 | 1.66 million t | -37.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million t | -37.6% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million t | +23.6% |
| 2018 | 1.72 million t | +34.0% |
| 2019 | 1.97 million t | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 2.23 million t | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 2.20 million t | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.98 million t | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 2.00 million t | +0.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2.00 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 342.13 t, 5842.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- China's 2.00 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.46 t, 366436.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.68 million t | 1.04 million t | 5.38 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.10 million t | 1.98 million t | 2.23 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 1.95 million t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 1.21 million t compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1.05 million t compare
- 4 Pakistan 417,056 t compare
- 4 Türkiye 749,708 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in China?
- Cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in China was 2.00 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — import quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million t in 2016.
- How does China rank for cotton lint, ginned — import quantity?
- China ranks 1st out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — import quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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