Cotton lint — Import Quantity in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cotton lint — Import Quantity was 3,469 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Import Quantity in Switzerland, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, cotton lint — import quantity in Switzerland stood at 3,469 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — import quantity in Switzerland peaked at 75,136 t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2,985 t, in 2009.
That places Switzerland 45th out of 148 countries with data for 2013, putting it 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46,130 t | — |
| 1962 | 40,430 t | -12.4% |
| 1963 | 40,380 t | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 45,730 t | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 39,140 t | -14.4% |
| 1966 | 38,056 t | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 45,709 t | +20.1% |
| 1968 | 43,289 t | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 44,200 t | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 44,256 t | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 42,329 t | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 41,199 t | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 53,829 t | +30.7% |
| 1974 | 36,240 t | -32.7% |
| 1975 | 37,170 t | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 50,937 t | +37.0% |
| 1977 | 45,753 t | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 52,478 t | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 46,144 t | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 56,412 t | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 47,684 t | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 53,258 t | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 57,591 t | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 57,768 t | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 67,566 t | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 64,528 t | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 75,136 t | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 67,043 t | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 65,950 t | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 64,353 t | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 62,017 t | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 56,656 t | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 53,716 t | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 49,309 t | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 33,850 t | -31.4% |
| 1996 | 31,337 t | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 32,325 t | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 32,111 t | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 24,120 t | -24.9% |
| 2000 | 28,614 t | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 25,631 t | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 22,640 t | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 19,418 t | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 11,934 t | -38.5% |
| 2005 | 9,555 t | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 4,897 t | -48.7% |
| 2007 | 6,067 t | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 5,216 t | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 2,985 t | -42.8% |
| 2010 | 4,167 t | +39.6% |
| 2011 | 4,338 t | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 3,873 t | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 3,469 t | -10.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 3,469 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 98 t, 35.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 3,469 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 705 t, 4.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,563 t | 38,056 t | 46,130 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 45,034 t | 36,240 t | 53,829 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,294 t | 47,684 t | 75,136 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,979 t | 24,120 t | 64,353 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,696 t | 2,985 t | 28,614 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,962 t | 3,469 t | 4,338 t | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint — import quantity in Switzerland?
- Cotton lint — import quantity in Switzerland was 3,469 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — import quantity recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 75,136 t in 1987.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — import quantity recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,985 t in 2009.
- How does Switzerland rank for cotton lint — import quantity?
- Switzerland ranks 45th out of 148 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — import quantity rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.