Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity was 21,074 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint, ginned — Import quantity in Eastern 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 Eastern Africa is 21,074 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 25.5% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Eastern Africa peaked at 107,773 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21,074 t, in 2023.
That places Eastern Africa 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37,833 t | 24,504 t | 107,773 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,449 t | 21,074 t | 28,289 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 205,889 ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 641,088 t (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 1.08 million ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 546,014 ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 3.49 million t (2024)
- Bananas — Production 12.53 million t (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 16,968 kg/ha (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 23.97 million An (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production 63,544 t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 42 kg/An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Eastern Africa?
- Cotton lint, ginned — import quantity in Eastern Africa was 21,074 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — import quantity recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 107,773 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — import quantity recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,074 t in 2023.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for cotton lint, ginned — import quantity?
- Eastern Africa ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — import quantity rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.