Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Western Africa

Western Africa: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 918,573 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
918,573 t
Change on year
down 7.1%
Rank
14th
of 26 groups
All-time high
1.19 million t
in 2019
All-time low
60,348 t
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, cotton lint, ginned — production in Western Africa stood at 918,573 t.

The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Western Africa peaked at 1.19 million t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60,348 t, in 1963.

That places Western Africa 14th out of 26 groups 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 Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Western Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 60,639 t
1962 65,934 t +8.7%
1963 60,348 t -8.5%
1964 68,162 t +12.9%
1965 65,483 t -3.9%
1966 73,505 t +12.3%
1967 90,205 t +22.7%
1968 82,916 t -8.1%
1969 120,752 t +45.6%
1970 154,299 t +27.8%
1971 117,390 t -23.9%
1972 126,518 t +7.8%
1973 131,850 t +4.2%
1974 120,115 t -8.9%
1975 162,113 t +35.0%
1976 185,039 t +14.1%
1977 194,914 t +5.3%
1978 176,991 t -9.2%
1979 195,980 t +10.7%
1980 177,922 t -9.2%
1981 175,715 t -1.2%
1982 199,402 t +13.5%
1983 213,938 t +7.3%
1984 229,538 t +7.3%
1985 284,017 t +23.7%
1986 356,354 t +25.5%
1987 362,937 t +1.8%
1988 428,869 t +18.2%
1989 450,367 t +5.0%
1990 509,031 t +13.0%
1991 554,431 t +8.9%
1992 560,498 t +1.1%
1993 537,823 t -4.0%
1994 576,129 t +7.1%
1995 628,485 t +9.1%
1996 747,889 t +19.0%
1997 872,036 t +16.6%
1998 897,866 t +3.0%
1999 839,955 t -6.4%
2000 792,109 t -5.7%
2001 874,649 t +10.4%
2002 934,974 t +6.9%
2003 1.02 million t +9.2%
2004 930,461 t -8.8%
2005 952,316 t +2.3%
2006 874,755 t -8.1%
2007 590,017 t -32.6%
2008 691,247 t +17.2%
2009 535,557 t -22.5%
2010 656,390 t +22.6%
2011 704,608 t +7.3%
2012 714,503 t +1.4%
2013 931,439 t +30.4%
2014 1.00 million t +7.9%
2015 997,099 t -0.8%
2016 1.06 million t +6.7%
2017 1.05 million t -1.5%
2018 922,817 t -11.9%
2019 1.19 million t +28.7%
2020 901,470 t -24.1%
2021 1.18 million t +31.4%
2022 989,231 t -16.5%
2023 918,573 t -7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 76,438 t 60,348 t 120,752 t 9
1970s 156,521 t 117,390 t 195,980 t 10
1980s 287,906 t 175,715 t 450,367 t 10
1990s 672,414 t 509,031 t 897,866 t 10
2000s 819,678 t 535,557 t 1.02 million t 10
2010s 923,138 t 656,390 t 1.19 million t 10
2020s 998,518 t 901,470 t 1.18 million t 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 11 Greece 305,000 t compare
  2. 12 Argentina 295,014 t compare
  3. 13 Mali 239,001 t compare
  4. 14 Benin 219,130 t compare
  5. 15 Burkina Faso 214,865 t compare
  6. 16 Mexico 190,000 t compare
  7. 17 Cameroon 178,500 t compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cotton lint, ginned — production in Western Africa?
Cotton lint, ginned — production in Western Africa was 918,573 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 million t in 2019.
What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 60,348 t in 1963.
How does Western Africa rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
Western Africa ranks 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western 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.