Cotton lint — Import Quantity in India
India: Cotton lint — Import Quantity was 172,387 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Import Quantity in India, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, cotton lint — import quantity in India stood at 172,387 t.
That represents a change of down 24.7% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — import quantity in India peaked at 383,964 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1984.
India ranks 10th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint — Import Quantity in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 200,270 t | — |
| 1962 | 155,930 t | -22.1% |
| 1963 | 112,750 t | -27.7% |
| 1964 | 142,870 t | +26.7% |
| 1965 | 123,610 t | -13.5% |
| 1966 | 78,835 t | -36.2% |
| 1967 | 151,994 t | +92.8% |
| 1968 | 180,553 t | +18.8% |
| 1969 | 107,105 t | -40.7% |
| 1970 | 136,390 t | +27.3% |
| 1971 | 155,928 t | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 129,834 t | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 73,909 t | -43.1% |
| 1974 | 14,192 t | -80.8% |
| 1975 | 34,924 t | +146.1% |
| 1976 | 42,082 t | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 156,761 t | +272.5% |
| 1978 | 26,205 t | -83.3% |
| 1979 | 578 t | -97.8% |
| 1980 | 9 t | -98.4% |
| 1981 | 3,805 t | +42177.8% |
| 1982 | 4,243 t | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 55 t | -98.7% |
| 1984 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 9,000 t | — |
| 1986 | 2,296 t | -74.5% |
| 1987 | 324 t | -85.9% |
| 1988 | 47,177 t | +14460.8% |
| 1989 | 4,122 t | -91.3% |
| 1990 | 167 t | -95.9% |
| 1991 | 974 t | +483.2% |
| 1992 | 52,606 t | +5301.0% |
| 1993 | 3,822 t | -92.7% |
| 1994 | 80,503 t | +2006.3% |
| 1995 | 69,451 t | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 2,850 t | -95.9% |
| 1997 | 8,824 t | +209.6% |
| 1998 | 55,685 t | +531.1% |
| 1999 | 230,354 t | +313.7% |
| 2000 | 210,589 t | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 383,964 t | +82.3% |
| 2002 | 230,801 t | -39.9% |
| 2003 | 241,787 t | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 171,168 t | -29.2% |
| 2005 | 82,634 t | -51.7% |
| 2006 | 61,299 t | -25.8% |
| 2007 | 112,398 t | +83.4% |
| 2008 | 194,735 t | +73.3% |
| 2009 | 152,366 t | -21.8% |
| 2010 | 32,554 t | -78.6% |
| 2011 | 41,417 t | +27.2% |
| 2012 | 228,862 t | +452.6% |
| 2013 | 172,387 t | -24.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 172,387 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100 t, 1723.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint — Import Quantity in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +42177.8% | 9 t | 3,805 t |
| 1988 | +14460.8% | 324 t | 47,177 t |
| 1992 | +5301.0% | 974 t | 52,606 t |
| 1994 | +2006.3% | 3,822 t | 80,503 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139,324 t | 78,835 t | 200,270 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 77,080 t | 578 t | 156,761 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,103 t | 0 t | 47,177 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,524 t | 167 t | 230,354 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 184,174 t | 61,299 t | 383,964 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,805 t | 32,554 t | 228,862 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 544 t compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 294,560 t compare
- 8 Mexico 238,622 t compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 73 t compare
- 9 China, Taiwan Province of 206,225 t compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 5 t compare
- 11 Malaysia 112,302 t compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0 t compare
- 11 Polynesia 0 t compare
- 12 Egypt 70,866 t compare
- 13 Japan 69,165 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint — import quantity in India?
- Cotton lint — import quantity in India was 172,387 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — import quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 383,964 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — import quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1984.
- How does India rank for cotton lint — import quantity?
- India ranks 10th out of 148 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — import quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton lint — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.