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
80
Highest
5.72 million t
India
Lowest
0 t
El Salvador
Median
10,661 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
1,523
What the numbers show
Cotton lint, ginned — Production is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 5.72 million t in India; the lowest is 0 t in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 10,661 t, and the mean is 358,271 t.
Over the past decade 35 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 |
| 2 | Türkiye | 777,000 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 4 | Brazil | 2.92 million t | 2023 | up 159.3% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 1.74 million t | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 93,000 t | 2023 | down 21.2% | flat |
| 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 |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 32,846 t | 2023 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 31,300 t | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 810,644 t | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 8 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 12,000 t | 2018 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 9 | Greece | 475,591 t | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,752 t | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 295,014 t | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 10 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2,481 t | 2023 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 234,980 t | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 214,865 t | 2023 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 12 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,740 t | 2023 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 178,083 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 412.77 t | 2023 | down 86.9% | falling |
| 14 | Cameroon | 155,500 t | 2023 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 6.92 t | 2023 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 108,218 t | 2023 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 16 | Myanmar | 104,838 t | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 17 | Nigeria | 99,200 t | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 18 | Tajikistan | 97,057 t | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 80,545 t | 2023 | up 381.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Egypt | 77,530 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 235,932 t | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 63,320 t | 2023 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 22 | Uganda | 41,905 t | 2023 | up 154.0% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 40,500 t | 2023 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 40,410 t | 2023 | up 190.4% | rising |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 21,837 t | 2023 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 21,100 t | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 26 | Caribbean | 307.17 t | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 20,946 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 28 | Peru | 19,600 t | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 16,045 t | 2023 | up 208.3% | rising |
| 30 | Guinea | 15,959 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 31 | Israel | 14,040 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 32 | Mozambique | 12,542 t | 2023 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Malawi | 12,352 t | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 11,524 t | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 35 | Zambia | 9,798 t | 2023 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Paraguay | 9,424 t | 2023 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 7,570 t | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 38 | Senegal | 6,000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 39 | Madagascar | 4,801 t | 2023 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 2,299 t | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 41 | Niger | 1,950 t | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 42 | Tunisia | 1,915 t | 2023 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Yemen | 1,723 t | 2023 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Thailand | 1,510 t | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,464 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 46 | Ecuador | 1,381 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 47 | Kenya | 1,296 t | 2023 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Angola | 1,100 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 49 | Honduras | 890.71 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 50 | Guatemala | 591.91 t | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 51 | Eswatini | 504.95 t | 2023 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 490.59 t | 2023 | up 529.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Botswana | 295.41 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 54 | Haiti | 283.63 t | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 256.55 t | 2023 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 56 | Albania | 240.97 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 57 | Gambia | 181.07 t | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 58 | Cambodia | 78.4 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 59 | Morocco | 66.7 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 60 | Nepal | 45.44 t | 2023 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 61 | Indonesia | 40.74 t | 2023 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Algeria | 27.99 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 63 | Philippines | 25 t | 2023 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Grenada | 15.78 t | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 65 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.25 t | 2023 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 66 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.51 t | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 67 | Iraq | 0.35 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
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
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 656,879 t
- Eastern Asia 5.63 million t
- Middle Africa 165,352 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
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1,771 t
- Africa 1.11 million t
- Western Asia 906,154 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 746,197 t
- Western Africa 583,121 t
- Europe 516,823 t
- European Union (27) 516,582 t
- Southern Europe 516,332 t
- Eastern Africa 260,850 t
- Central America 239,019 t
- South-Eastern Asia 106,912 t
- Northern Africa 79,540 t
- Southern Africa 16,845 t
- Eastern Europe 490.59 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.