Cotton lint, ginned — Production by country
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.
Countries reporting
81
Highest
5.72 million t
India
Lowest
0 t
Uruguay
Median
9,424 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
1,523
What the numbers show
Cotton lint, ginned — Production is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 5.72 million t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 9,424 t, and the mean is 353,650 t.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 529.0%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 100.0%).
Cotton lint, ginned — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 5.72 million t | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 2 | China | 5.62 million t | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 5.62 million t | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 4 | Brazil | 2.92 million t | 2023 | up 159.3% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 1.74 million t | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 6 | Australia | 1.25 million t | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 6 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.25 million t | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 810,644 t | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 777,000 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 10 | Greece | 475,591 t | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 11 | Argentina | 295,014 t | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 235,932 t | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 234,980 t | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 214,865 t | 2023 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 15 | Turkmenistan | 178,083 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 155,500 t | 2023 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 108,218 t | 2023 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 18 | Myanmar | 104,838 t | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 19 | Nigeria | 99,200 t | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 20 | Tajikistan | 97,057 t | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 21 | United Republic of Tanzania | 93,000 t | 2023 | down 21.2% | flat |
| 22 | Azerbaijan | 80,545 t | 2023 | up 381.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Egypt | 77,530 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 63,320 t | 2023 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 25 | Uganda | 41,905 t | 2023 | up 154.0% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 40,500 t | 2023 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 40,410 t | 2023 | up 190.4% | rising |
| 28 | Syrian Arab Republic | 32,846 t | 2023 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 31,300 t | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 21,837 t | 2023 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 21,100 t | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 20,946 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 33 | Peru | 19,600 t | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 34 | Guinea | 15,959 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 35 | Israel | 14,040 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 36 | Mozambique | 12,542 t | 2023 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Malawi | 12,352 t | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 12,000 t | 2018 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 39 | Colombia | 11,524 t | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 40 | Zambia | 9,798 t | 2023 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Paraguay | 9,424 t | 2023 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,752 t | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 43 | Ghana | 7,570 t | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 44 | Senegal | 6,000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 45 | Madagascar | 4,801 t | 2023 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 46 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2,481 t | 2023 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 2,299 t | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 48 | Niger | 1,950 t | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 49 | Tunisia | 1,915 t | 2023 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,740 t | 2023 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Yemen | 1,723 t | 2023 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Thailand | 1,510 t | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 53 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,464 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 54 | Ecuador | 1,381 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 55 | Kenya | 1,296 t | 2023 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Angola | 1,100 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 57 | Honduras | 890.71 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 58 | Guatemala | 591.91 t | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 59 | Eswatini | 504.95 t | 2023 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 490.59 t | 2023 | up 529.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 412.77 t | 2023 | down 86.9% | falling |
| 62 | Caribbean | 307.17 t | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 63 | Botswana | 295.41 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 64 | Haiti | 283.63 t | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 256.55 t | 2023 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 66 | Albania | 240.97 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 67 | Gambia | 181.07 t | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 68 | Cambodia | 78.4 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 69 | Morocco | 66.7 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 70 | Nepal | 45.44 t | 2023 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 71 | Indonesia | 40.74 t | 2023 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Algeria | 27.99 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 73 | Philippines | 25 t | 2023 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Grenada | 15.78 t | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 75 | Viet Nam | 6.92 t | 2023 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.25 t | 2023 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 77 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.51 t | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 78 | Iraq | 0.35 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2018 | — | flat |
| 79 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 24.50 million t
- Asia 15.41 million t
- Southern Asia 7.55 million t
- Americas 6.21 million t
- Eastern Asia 5.63 million t
- South America 3.26 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.74 million t
- Northern America 2.71 million t
- United States of America 2.71 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.72 million t
- Oceania 1.25 million t
- Central Asia 1.21 million t
About this data
Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.