Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 224,491 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 224,491 t for cotton lint, ginned — production in 2023.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 436,152 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 130,202 t, in 1962.
That places Eastern Africa 19th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 151,208 t | — |
| 1962 | 130,202 t | -13.9% |
| 1963 | 154,925 t | +19.0% |
| 1964 | 179,566 t | +15.9% |
| 1965 | 200,661 t | +11.7% |
| 1966 | 231,182 t | +15.2% |
| 1967 | 234,351 t | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 205,416 t | -12.3% |
| 1969 | 283,025 t | +37.8% |
| 1970 | 284,592 t | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 263,986 t | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 293,829 t | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 263,253 t | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 261,796 t | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 210,265 t | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 214,319 t | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 184,823 t | -13.8% |
| 1978 | 209,685 t | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 181,261 t | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 198,820 t | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 195,530 t | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 170,168 t | -13.0% |
| 1983 | 163,760 t | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 230,315 t | +40.6% |
| 1985 | 232,201 t | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 248,112 t | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 233,267 t | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 264,000 t | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 218,580 t | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 192,868 t | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 247,999 t | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 169,652 t | -31.6% |
| 1993 | 203,072 t | +19.7% |
| 1994 | 182,956 t | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 208,519 t | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 281,341 t | +34.9% |
| 1997 | 280,339 t | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 251,515 t | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 288,052 t | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 266,744 t | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 325,097 t | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 267,066 t | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 255,964 t | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 371,492 t | +45.1% |
| 2005 | 354,576 t | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 312,218 t | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 344,002 t | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 436,152 t | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 349,147 t | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 274,503 t | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 298,984 t | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 432,397 t | +44.6% |
| 2013 | 364,349 t | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 297,503 t | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 237,691 t | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 203,539 t | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 214,967 t | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 272,686 t | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 299,893 t | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 316,352 t | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 254,847 t | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 230,889 t | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 224,491 t | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 196,726 t | 130,202 t | 283,025 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 236,781 t | 181,261 t | 293,829 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 215,475 t | 163,760 t | 264,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 230,631 t | 169,652 t | 288,052 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 328,246 t | 255,964 t | 436,152 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 289,651 t | 203,539 t | 432,397 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 256,645 t | 224,491 t | 316,352 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 16 Mexico 190,000 t compare
- 17 Cameroon 178,500 t compare
- 18 Turkmenistan 178,083 t compare
- 19 Myanmar 153,213 t compare
- 20 Nigeria 99,200 t compare
- 21 Tajikistan 96,000 t compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 80,545 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — production in Eastern Africa?
- Cotton lint, ginned — production in Eastern Africa was 224,491 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 436,152 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,202 t in 1962.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
- Eastern Africa ranks 19th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.