Cotton lint, ginned — Production by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Cotton lint, ginned — Production is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 5.62 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in China, Taiwan Province of.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,801 t, and the mean is 299,448 t.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 529.0%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 100.0%).
Cotton lint, ginned — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5.62 million t | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 1 | China, mainland | 5.62 million t | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 3 | India | 5.53 million t | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 777,000 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 2.92 million t | 2023 | up 159.3% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 2.43 million t | 1991 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 54,000 t | 2023 | down 54.2% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 1.74 million t | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 32,846 t | 2023 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Australia | 1.25 million t | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.25 million t | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 31,300 t | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 8 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 12,000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 810,644 t | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,752 t | 2023 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 327,734 t | 2023 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2,481 t | 2023 | up 169.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Greece | 305,000 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Argentina | 295,014 t | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 12 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,740 t | 2023 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Mali | 239,001 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 345 t | 2023 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Benin | 219,130 t | 2023 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 6.92 t | 2023 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 214,865 t | 2023 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Mexico | 190,000 t | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Cameroon | 178,500 t | 2023 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | 178,083 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 19 | Myanmar | 153,213 t | 2023 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Nigeria | 99,200 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 96,000 t | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 22 | Azerbaijan | 80,545 t | 2023 | up 381.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 97,000 t | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Egypt | 77,530 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 63,320 t | 2023 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Sudan (former) | 59,150 t | 2009 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 26 | Chad | 49,000 t | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 26 | Caribbean | 330.92 t | 2023 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Sudan | 43,500 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 41,905 t | 2023 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 40,500 t | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 40,410 t | 2023 | up 190.4% | falling |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 21,837 t | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 21,100 t | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 20,946 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 19,986 t | 2023 | up 149.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Togo | 19,322 t | 2023 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Zambia | 18,400 t | 2023 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 37 | South Africa | 16,045 t | 2023 | up 208.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Guinea | 15,959 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Israel | 14,040 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Mozambique | 12,542 t | 2023 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Colombia | 11,920 t | 2023 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 11,000 t | 2023 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Ethiopia PDR | 10,000 t | 1992 | down 63.0% | rising |
| 44 | Paraguay | 9,424 t | 2023 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Ghana | 6,000 t | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Madagascar | 4,801 t | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Senegal | 4,500 t | 2023 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Malawi | 4,000 t | 2023 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 2,299 t | 2023 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Somalia | 2,076 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 51 | Niger | 1,950 t | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 52 | Tunisia | 1,915 t | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Yemen | 1,723 t | 2023 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 54 | Thailand | 1,510 t | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,464 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Ecuador | 1,381 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Kenya | 1,296 t | 2023 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 58 | Angola | 1,100 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Honduras | 890.71 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Guatemala | 591.91 t | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Eswatini | 504.95 t | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 490.59 t | 2023 | up 529.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Burundi | 315.03 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 64 | Botswana | 295.41 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Haiti | 283.63 t | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 256.55 t | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Albania | 240.97 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Gambia | 181.07 t | 2023 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Cambodia | 78.4 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Morocco | 66.7 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Nepal | 45.44 t | 2023 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Indonesia | 40.74 t | 2023 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Antigua and Barbuda | 30 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Algeria | 27.99 t | 2023 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Philippines | 25 t | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Grenada | 15.78 t | 2023 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Yugoslav SFR | 13 t | 1991 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Namibia | 2.31 t | 2007 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.51 t | 2023 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Iraq | 0.35 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Cuba | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 0 t | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Italy | 0 t | 1999 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Romania | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 81 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 81 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 t | 2009 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 24.70 million t
- Asia 15.49 million t
- Southern Asia 7.36 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.26 million t
- Americas 6.08 million t
- Eastern Asia 5.63 million t
- Middle Africa 257,338 t
- South America 3.26 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.19 million t
- Northern America 2.63 million t
- United States of America 2.63 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.24 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.24 million t
- Africa 1.54 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1,795 t
- Central Asia 1.43 million t
- Oceania 1.25 million t
- Western Africa 918,573 t
- Western Asia 906,154 t
- Europe 346,232 t
- European Union (27) 345,991 t
- Southern Europe 345,741 t
- Eastern Africa 224,491 t
- Central America 194,039 t
- South-Eastern Asia 155,219 t
- Northern Africa 123,039 t
- Southern Africa 16,845 t
- Eastern Europe 490.59 t
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.