Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 63,320 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Ethiopia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton lint, ginned — production in Ethiopia is 63,320 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 111.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Ethiopia peaked at 63,320 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,000 t, in 2010.
Ethiopia ranks 21st of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18,000 t | — |
| 2011 | 20,000 t | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 34,000 t | +70.0% |
| 2013 | 30,000 t | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 38,000 t | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 47,000 t | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 42,000 t | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 39,000 t | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 35,000 t | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 38,231 t | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 61,000 t | +59.6% |
| 2021 | 62,000 t | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 62,630 t | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 63,320 t | +1.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 63,320 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 12,352 t, 5.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 63,320 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,798 t, 6.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34,123 t | 18,000 t | 47,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,238 t | 61,000 t | 63,320 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 18 Tajikistan 97,057 t compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 80,545 t compare
- 20 Egypt 77,530 t compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 235,932 t compare
- 22 Uganda 41,905 t compare
- 23 Spain 40,500 t compare
- 24 Afghanistan 40,410 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint, ginned — production in Ethiopia?
- Cotton lint, ginned — production in Ethiopia was 63,320 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 63,320 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,000 t in 2010.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.