Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 257,338 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
257,338 t
Change on year
up 19.9%
Rank
4th
of 14 regions
All-time high
257,338 t
in 2023
All-time low
60,983 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Middle Africa, 1961–2023

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, cotton lint, ginned — production in Middle Africa stood at 257,338 t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 81.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Middle Africa peaked at 257,338 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60,983 t, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 60,983 t
1962 79,481 t +30.3%
1963 82,388 t +3.7%
1964 79,749 t -3.2%
1965 73,810 t -7.4%
1966 94,424 t +27.9%
1967 91,800 t -2.8%
1968 133,015 t +44.9%
1969 142,310 t +7.0%
1970 136,552 t -4.0%
1971 122,506 t -10.3%
1972 111,804 t -8.7%
1973 118,356 t +5.9%
1974 138,760 t +17.2%
1975 126,706 t -8.7%
1976 117,996 t -6.9%
1977 99,267 t -15.9%
1978 113,294 t +14.1%
1979 92,733 t -18.1%
1980 83,568 t -9.9%
1981 72,900 t -12.8%
1982 107,251 t +47.1%
1983 138,912 t +29.5%
1984 119,526 t -14.0%
1985 121,004 t +1.2%
1986 112,242 t -7.2%
1987 119,498 t +6.5%
1988 140,159 t +17.3%
1989 127,250 t -9.2%
1990 134,908 t +6.0%
1991 138,145 t +2.4%
1992 122,714 t -11.2%
1993 108,680 t -11.4%
1994 148,402 t +36.5%
1995 166,849 t +12.4%
1996 207,771 t +24.5%
1997 208,795 t +0.5%
1998 167,964 t -19.6%
1999 175,779 t +4.7%
2000 165,743 t -5.7%
2001 186,131 t +12.3%
2002 174,520 t -6.2%
2003 134,474 t -22.9%
2004 152,297 t +13.3%
2005 187,800 t +23.3%
2006 145,280 t -22.6%
2007 140,871 t -3.0%
2008 114,470 t -18.7%
2009 90,661 t -20.8%
2010 102,211 t +12.7%
2011 105,315 t +3.0%
2012 121,148 t +15.0%
2013 141,960 t +17.2%
2014 182,186 t +28.3%
2015 180,869 t -0.7%
2016 190,283 t +5.2%
2017 142,656 t -25.0%
2018 124,865 t -12.5%
2019 203,200 t +62.7%
2020 215,949 t +6.3%
2021 247,355 t +14.5%
2022 214,556 t -13.3%
2023 257,338 t +19.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 93,107 t 60,983 t 142,310 t 9
1970s 117,797 t 92,733 t 138,760 t 10
1980s 114,231 t 72,900 t 140,159 t 10
1990s 158,001 t 108,680 t 208,795 t 10
2000s 149,225 t 90,661 t 187,800 t 10
2010s 149,469 t 102,211 t 203,200 t 10
2020s 233,800 t 214,556 t 257,338 t 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 5.62 million t compare
  2. 1 China, mainland 5.62 million t compare
  3. 3 India 5.53 million t compare
  4. 4 Brazil 2.92 million t compare
  5. 5 USSR 2.43 million t compare
  6. 6 Pakistan 1.74 million t compare
  7. 7 Australia 1.25 million t compare
  8. 7 Australia and New Zealand 1.25 million t compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cotton lint, ginned — production in Middle Africa?
Cotton lint, ginned — production in Middle Africa was 257,338 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 257,338 t in 2023.
What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 60,983 t in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
Middle Africa ranks 4th out of 14 regions with data for 2023.
Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle 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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Indicator
Cotton lint, ginned — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
133 places, 7,741 data points, 1961–2023
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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.