Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Albania
Albania: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 240.97 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Albania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cotton lint, ginned — production in Albania stood at 240.97 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Albania peaked at 8,800 t in 1985 and was at its lowest, 60 t, in 1993.
That places Albania 67th out of 93 countries 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.
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Albania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,200 t | — |
| 1962 | 5,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 6,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 8,190 t | +26.0% |
| 1966 | 8,210 t | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 7,290 t | -11.2% |
| 1968 | 4,200 t | -42.4% |
| 1969 | 4,980 t | +18.6% |
| 1970 | 5,000 t | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 4,500 t | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 5,500 t | +22.2% |
| 1973 | 6,600 t | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 6,700 t | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 6,800 t | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 7,000 t | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 7,200 t | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 7,400 t | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 8,000 t | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 5,400 t | -32.5% |
| 1981 | 7,000 t | +29.6% |
| 1982 | 7,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,200 t | -25.7% |
| 1984 | 6,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 8,800 t | +35.4% |
| 1986 | 8,450 t | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 7,750 t | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 4,750 t | -38.7% |
| 1989 | 5,800 t | +22.1% |
| 1990 | 4,000 t | -31.0% |
| 1991 | 300 t | -92.5% |
| 1992 | 325 t | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 60 t | -81.5% |
| 1994 | 62 t | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 90 t | +45.2% |
| 1996 | 150 t | +66.7% |
| 1997 | 250 t | +66.7% |
| 1998 | 260 t | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 258 t | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 292 t | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 283 t | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 200 t | -29.3% |
| 2003 | 300 t | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 315 t | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 329 t | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 310 t | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 250 t | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 190 t | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 220 t | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 230 t | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 230 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 230 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 230 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 270 t | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 270 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 246 t | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 246 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 246 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 249.9 t | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 207.24 t | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 241.1 t | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 239.47 t | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 240.97 t | +0.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 240.97 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 986.42 t, 24% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Albania's 240.97 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40,500 t, 1% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -92.5% | 4,000 t | 300 t |
| 1993 | -81.5% | 325 t | 60 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,252 t | 4,200 t | 8,210 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,470 t | 4,500 t | 8,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,665 t | 4,750 t | 8,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 575.5 t | 60 t | 4,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 268.9 t | 190 t | 329 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 244.79 t | 230 t | 270 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 232.19 t | 207.24 t | 241.1 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More agriculture & rural data for Albania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,923 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4113 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — production in Albania?
- Cotton lint, ginned — production in Albania was 240.97 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 8,800 t in 1985.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 t in 1993.
- How does Albania rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
- Albania ranks 67th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton lint, ginned — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.