Cotton lint — Import Quantity in Tunisia
Tunisia: Cotton lint — Import Quantity was 9,969 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Import Quantity in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia is 9,969 t, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — import quantity in Tunisia peaked at 33,225 t in 1995 and was at its lowest, 500 t, in 1961.
That places Tunisia 36th out of 148 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint — Import Quantity in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 t | — |
| 1962 | 530 t | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 670 t | +26.4% |
| 1964 | 1,317 t | +96.6% |
| 1965 | 2,590 t | +96.7% |
| 1966 | 2,885 t | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 4,345 t | +50.6% |
| 1968 | 4,144 t | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 4,914 t | +18.6% |
| 1970 | 5,000 t | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 5,121 t | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 6,587 t | +28.6% |
| 1973 | 7,481 t | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 5,925 t | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 6,836 t | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 8,627 t | +26.2% |
| 1977 | 8,712 t | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 8,879 t | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 10,951 t | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 11,461 t | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 14,454 t | +26.1% |
| 1982 | 13,617 t | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 15,265 t | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 12,567 t | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 18,580 t | +47.8% |
| 1986 | 18,175 t | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 18,575 t | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 18,349 t | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 27,974 t | +52.5% |
| 1990 | 26,742 t | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 17,322 t | -35.2% |
| 1992 | 27,886 t | +61.0% |
| 1993 | 26,326 t | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 29,412 t | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 33,225 t | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 28,218 t | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 24,181 t | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 24,489 t | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 16,908 t | -31.0% |
| 2000 | 29,016 t | +71.6% |
| 2001 | 30,821 t | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 24,785 t | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 20,258 t | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 22,737 t | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 21,614 t | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 9,947 t | -54.0% |
| 2007 | 22,169 t | +122.9% |
| 2008 | 26,365 t | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 6,978 t | -73.5% |
| 2010 | 13,424 t | +92.4% |
| 2011 | 10,798 t | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 10,739 t | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 9,969 t | -7.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 9,969 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100 t, 99.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 9,969 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 382 t, 26.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,433 t | 500 t | 4,914 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,412 t | 5,000 t | 10,951 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,902 t | 11,461 t | 27,974 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,471 t | 16,908 t | 33,225 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,469 t | 6,978 t | 30,821 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,232 t | 9,969 t | 13,424 t | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 18.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.293 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint — import quantity in Tunisia?
- Cotton lint — import quantity in Tunisia was 9,969 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — import quantity recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 33,225 t in 1995.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — import quantity recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 t in 1961.
- How does Tunisia rank for cotton lint — import quantity?
- Tunisia ranks 36th out of 148 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — import quantity rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.