Cotton lint — Production in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cotton lint — Production was 13,917 t in 2013. ▼ Falling
Cotton lint — Production in Afghanistan, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, cotton lint — production in Afghanistan stood at 13,917 t.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — production in Afghanistan peaked at 53,300 t in 1975 and was at its lowest, 9,240 t, in 2004.
That places Afghanistan 41st out of 90 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Cotton lint — Production in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 26,000 t | +52.9% |
| 1963 | 36,700 t | +41.2% |
| 1964 | 26,000 t | -29.2% |
| 1965 | 25,000 t | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 20,300 t | -18.8% |
| 1967 | 23,100 t | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 23,700 t | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 28,700 t | +21.1% |
| 1970 | 25,300 t | -11.8% |
| 1971 | 21,000 t | -17.0% |
| 1972 | 19,300 t | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 36,000 t | +86.5% |
| 1974 | 48,300 t | +34.2% |
| 1975 | 53,300 t | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 53,000 t | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 45,500 t | -14.2% |
| 1978 | 44,000 t | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 35,000 t | -20.5% |
| 1980 | 21,700 t | -38.0% |
| 1981 | 20,000 t | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 15,000 t | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 16,700 t | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 22,700 t | +35.9% |
| 1985 | 18,000 t | -20.7% |
| 1986 | 18,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13,000 t | -27.8% |
| 1988 | 15,000 t | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 11,700 t | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 9,300 t | -20.5% |
| 1991 | 22,000 t | +136.6% |
| 1992 | 22,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 22,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18,500 t | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 18,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10,890 t | -41.1% |
| 2004 | 9,240 t | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 10,890 t | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 10,560 t | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 11,567 t | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 11,550 t | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14,148 t | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 10,890 t | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 10,890 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,979 t | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 13,917 t | +16.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 13,917 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 13,917 t, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 13,917 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,000 t, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint — Production in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +136.6% | 9,300 t | 22,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,167 t | 17,000 t | 36,700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 38,070 t | 19,300 t | 53,300 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,180 t | 11,700 t | 22,700 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,730 t | 9,300 t | 22,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,434 t | 9,240 t | 18,500 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,919 t | 10,890 t | 13,917 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 38 Sudan (former) 16,000 t compare
- 39 Guinea 15,000 t compare
- 40 Azerbaijan 14,900 t compare
- 42 Iraq 12,500 t compare
- 43 Israel 11,000 t compare
- 44 Ethiopia PDR 10,000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint — production in Afghanistan?
- Cotton lint — production in Afghanistan was 13,917 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 53,300 t in 1975.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,240 t in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cotton lint — production?
- Afghanistan ranks 41st out of 90 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — production rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton lint — Production. 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.