Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Australia
Australia: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 1.25 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.25 million t for cotton lint, ginned — production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Australia peaked at 1.27 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 114,751 t, in 2020.
Australia ranks 6th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 352,049 t | — |
| 2011 | 843,572 t | +139.6% |
| 2012 | 973,497 t | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 893,601 t | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 886,858 t | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 421,564 t | -52.5% |
| 2016 | 550,895 t | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 774,488 t | +40.6% |
| 2018 | 950,395 t | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 414,336 t | -56.4% |
| 2020 | 114,751 t | -72.3% |
| 2021 | 566,067 t | +393.3% |
| 2022 | 1.27 million t | +125.0% |
| 2023 | 1.25 million t | -1.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.25 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 490.59 t, 2553.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.25 million t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,510 t, 829.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +393.3% | 114,751 t | 566,067 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 706,126 t | 352,049 t | 973,497 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 801,704 t | 114,751 t | 1.27 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 4 Brazil 2.92 million t compare
- 5 Pakistan 1.74 million t compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 93,000 t compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 32,846 t compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 1.25 million t compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 31,300 t compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12,000 t compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 810,644 t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,752 t compare
- 9 Greece 475,591 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — production in Australia?
- Cotton lint, ginned — production in Australia was 1.25 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,751 t in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.