Cotton lint — Import Quantity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cotton lint — Import Quantity was 1,020 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Import Quantity in Sri Lanka, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton lint — import quantity in Sri Lanka is 1,020 t, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of down 37.5% on the previous year and down 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — import quantity in Sri Lanka peaked at 21,215 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 243 t, in 2008.
Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint — Import Quantity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,267 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,646 t | +29.9% |
| 1963 | 1,848 t | +12.3% |
| 1964 | 1,406 t | -23.9% |
| 1965 | 3,486 t | +147.9% |
| 1966 | 2,110 t | -39.5% |
| 1967 | 1,245 t | -41.0% |
| 1968 | 1,036 t | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 628 t | -39.4% |
| 1970 | 2,400 t | +282.2% |
| 1971 | 1,200 t | -50.0% |
| 1972 | 8,500 t | +608.3% |
| 1973 | 8,204 t | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 8,964 t | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 14,043 t | +56.7% |
| 1976 | 5,938 t | -57.7% |
| 1977 | 6,853 t | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 9,605 t | +40.2% |
| 1979 | 14,584 t | +51.8% |
| 1980 | 4,003 t | -72.6% |
| 1981 | 5,330 t | +33.2% |
| 1982 | 9,675 t | +81.5% |
| 1983 | 8,034 t | -17.0% |
| 1984 | 7,952 t | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 9,325 t | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 9,182 t | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 9,903 t | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 9,463 t | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 7,727 t | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 7,302 t | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 11,618 t | +59.1% |
| 1992 | 13,167 t | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 10,628 t | -19.3% |
| 1994 | 9,697 t | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 11,328 t | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 15,503 t | +36.9% |
| 1997 | 21,215 t | +36.8% |
| 1998 | 18,509 t | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 8,333 t | -55.0% |
| 2000 | 8,117 t | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 7,699 t | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 8,320 t | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 4,912 t | -41.0% |
| 2004 | 728 t | -85.2% |
| 2005 | 1,609 t | +121.0% |
| 2006 | 1,209 t | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 2,598 t | +114.9% |
| 2008 | 243 t | -90.6% |
| 2009 | 458 t | +88.5% |
| 2010 | 1,899 t | +314.6% |
| 2011 | 1,547 t | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 1,632 t | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 1,020 t | -37.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1,020 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,076 t, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint — Import Quantity in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +608.3% | 1,200 t | 8,500 t |
| 2010 | +314.6% | 458 t | 1,899 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,630 t | 628 t | 3,486 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,029 t | 1,200 t | 14,584 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,059 t | 4,003 t | 9,903 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,730 t | 7,302 t | 21,215 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,589 t | 243 t | 8,320 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,524 t | 1,020 t | 1,899 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint — import quantity in Sri Lanka?
- Cotton lint — import quantity in Sri Lanka was 1,020 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — import quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 21,215 t in 1997.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — import quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 243 t in 2008.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cotton lint — import quantity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 63rd out of 148 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — import quantity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.