Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Northern America

Northern America: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 2.71 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.71 million t
Change on year
down 14.1%
Rank
7th
of 26 groups
All-time high
4.56 million t
in 2017
All-time low
2.71 million t
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Northern America, 2010–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M2010201620232010: 3.9M t2011: 3.4M t2012: 3.8M t2013: 2.8M t2014: 3.6M t2015: 2.8M t2016: 3.7M t2017: 4.6M t2018: 4.0M t2019: 4.3M t2020: 3.2M t2021: 3.8M t2022: 3.2M t2023: 2.7M t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cotton lint, ginned — production in Northern America is 2.71 million t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Northern America peaked at 4.56 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.71 million t, in 2023.

Northern America ranks 7th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Northern America, 2010 to 2023.
Year t Change
2010 3.94 million t
2011 3.41 million t -13.4%
2012 3.77 million t +10.5%
2013 2.84 million t -24.6%
2014 3.55 million t +25.0%
2015 2.81 million t -21.0%
2016 3.74 million t +33.2%
2017 4.56 million t +21.9%
2018 4.00 million t -12.1%
2019 4.34 million t +8.3%
2020 3.18 million t -26.6%
2021 3.82 million t +20.0%
2022 3.15 million t -17.4%
2023 2.71 million t -14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.70 million t 2.81 million t 4.56 million t 10
2020s 3.21 million t 2.71 million t 3.82 million t 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 4 Brazil 2.92 million t compare
  2. 5 Pakistan 1.74 million t compare
  3. 6 Australia 1.25 million t compare
  4. 6 Australia and New Zealand 1.25 million t compare
  5. 8 Uzbekistan 810,644 t compare
  6. 9 Greece 475,591 t compare
  7. 10 Argentina 295,014 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cotton lint, ginned — production in Northern America?
Cotton lint, ginned — production in Northern America was 2.71 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 4.56 million t in 2017.
What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 2.71 million t in 2023.
How does Northern America rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
Northern America ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern America 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
110 places, 1,523 data points, 2010–2023
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