Cotton lint, ginned — Other uses (non-food) by country
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.
Countries reporting
140
Highest
6.79 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Uruguay
Median
1,401 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,418
What the numbers show
Cotton lint, ginned — Other uses (non-food) is currently reported for 140 countries. The highest value is 6.79 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,401 t, and the mean is 191,551 t.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 101,162.0%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 99.6%).
Cotton lint, ginned — Other uses: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 6.79 million t | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 6.74 million t | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 3 | India | 5.06 million t | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 2.05 million t | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 5 | Brazil | 1.31 million t | 2023 | up 128.5% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 1.07 million t | 2023 | up 127.8% | rising |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 806,159 t | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 8 | Indonesia | 363,338 t | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 9 | Mexico | 331,477 t | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 10 | Argentina | 240,065 t | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 238,961 t | 2023 | up 473.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Egypt | 227,298 t | 2023 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 188,850 t | 2023 | up 429.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Cameroon | 132,719 t | 2023 | up 2,596.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 125,090 t | 2023 | up 573.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 106,169 t | 2023 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 17 | Nigeria | 96,865 t | 2023 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 18 | Myanmar | 92,380 t | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 19 | Republic of Korea | 73,656 t | 2023 | down 74.9% | falling |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 62,329 t | 2023 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 58,156 t | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 52,357 t | 2023 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 23 | China, Taiwan Province of | 50,199 t | 2023 | down 75.6% | falling |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 40,000 t | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 25 | Guatemala | 38,183 t | 2023 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 26 | El Salvador | 36,768 t | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 27 | Uganda | 36,086 t | 2023 | up 155.7% | rising |
| 28 | Honduras | 29,553 t | 2023 | up 740.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 29,115 t | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 28,746 t | 2016 | up 256.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 22,086 t | 2023 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 32 | Mauritius | 20,573 t | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 18,508 t | 2022 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea | 15,960 t | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 15,770 t | 2023 | up 697.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Germany | 15,462 t | 2023 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 37 | Algeria | 12,811 t | 2023 | up 284.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Colombia | 12,316 t | 2023 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 39 | South Africa | 11,448 t | 2023 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 10,929 t | 2023 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 10,678 t | 2023 | up 1,703.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Malawi | 9,165 t | 2023 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Ecuador | 9,147 t | 2023 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 44 | Spain | 8,834 t | 2023 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Ghana | 7,734 t | 2023 | up 223.2% | rising |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 7,705 t | 2023 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Bahrain | 7,261 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 48 | Philippines | 6,478 t | 2023 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 49 | France | 6,312 t | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 50 | Mozambique | 6,097 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Poland | 5,511 t | 2023 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 52 | Morocco | 4,852 t | 2023 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Tunisia | 3,891 t | 2023 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 54 | Lesotho | 3,760 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Madagascar | 3,655 t | 2023 | up 5,175.0% | falling |
| 56 | Zambia | 3,467 t | 2023 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Djibouti | 3,201 t | 2021 | up 2,440.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Israel | 3,113 t | 2023 | up 34,493.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Estonia | 3,038 t | 2023 | up 101,162.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 2,763 t | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 61 | Belgium | 2,738 t | 2023 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 2,318 t | 2023 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Niger | 1,962 t | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 64 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,943 t | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritania | 1,843 t | 2022 | up 7,271.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Yemen | 1,723 t | 2023 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 67 | Slovenia | 1,686 t | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 68 | Kenya | 1,575 t | 2023 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Belarus | 1,522 t | 2023 | down 88.7% | falling |
| 70 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,464 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,337 t | 2023 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Austria | 1,240 t | 2022 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 73 | Angola | 1,147 t | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 74 | Czechia | 1,093 t | 2023 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 827.93 t | 2023 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 76 | Nepal | 809.46 t | 2023 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Serbia | 795.18 t | 2023 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 78 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 721.43 t | 2022 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 527.81 t | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 80 | Gambia | 488.27 t | 2023 | up 153.0% | rising |
| 81 | Senegal | 444.18 t | 2023 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Latvia | 444.15 t | 2023 | up 1,486.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Cuba | 375 t | 2017 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 84 | Eswatini | 351.44 t | 2023 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Botswana | 339.78 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 86 | Paraguay | 329.67 t | 2023 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Ukraine | 329.38 t | 2023 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Canada | 317.53 t | 2023 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 284.17 t | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Haiti | 283.65 t | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 91 | Albania | 242.23 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 92 | Chile | 236.8 t | 2023 | up 463.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 209.23 t | 2023 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Cambodia | 205.17 t | 2023 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Romania | 142.39 t | 2023 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Armenia | 133.52 t | 2023 | down 53.0% | rising |
| 97 | Switzerland | 111.13 t | 2023 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 87.04 t | 2023 | up 8,604.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Croatia | 77.67 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 100 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 73.59 t | 2023 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Kuwait | 67.93 t | 2023 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Slovakia | 66.15 t | 2022 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Lebanon | 65.32 t | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Qatar | 50.66 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | United Arab Emirates | 45.96 t | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Hungary | 44.35 t | 2022 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Iraq | 42.95 t | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Rwanda | 34.77 t | 2022 | up 3,377.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Denmark | 29.65 t | 2023 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Malta | 24.97 t | 2023 | up 599.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Oman | 18.75 t | 2023 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Grenada | 15.78 t | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 113 | Bahamas | 13.74 t | 2023 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Ireland | 12.57 t | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Mongolia | 7.5 t | 2022 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Lithuania | 6.97 t | 2022 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.26 t | 2023 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.73 t | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Namibia | 4.54 t | 2021 | down 85.8% | falling |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 4.15 t | 2023 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 4.1 t | 2023 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Norway | 3.46 t | 2023 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Guyana | 3.06 t | 2023 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Libya | 2.41 t | 2022 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Jordan | 2.28 t | 2019 | down 82.5% | falling |
| 126 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.51 t | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 127 | Jamaica | 1.32 t | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Finland | 1.28 t | 2022 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Seychelles | 0.82 t | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 130 | New Caledonia | 0.36 t | 2023 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Gabon | 0.27 t | 2023 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 132 | New Zealand | 0.25 t | 2023 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.25 t | 2023 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 0.23 t | 2023 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Sweden | 0.2 t | 2023 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Congo | 0.15 t | 2023 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Fiji | 0.15 t | 2019 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Georgia | 0.04 t | 2022 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Panama | 0.02 t | 2023 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2014 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Asia 8.25 million t
- Türkiye 1.50 million t
- Eastern Asia 6.88 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.95 million t
- Americas 2.12 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 1.90 million t
- South America 1.63 million t
- Western Asia 1.55 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.22 million t
- Central Asia 1.04 million t
- Africa 864,461 t
- Central America 462,429 t
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.