Cotton lint — Production in Australia
Australia: Cotton lint — Production was 1.02 million t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Production in Australia, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, cotton lint — production in Australia stood at 1.02 million t.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and up 162.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — production in Australia peaked at 1.22 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,800 t, in 1963.
That places Australia 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,100 t | 1,800 t | 30,400 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,030 t | 15,900 t | 53,100 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 185,840 t | 83,200 t | 293,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 487,120 t | 305,300 t | 715,600 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 500,430 t | 132,800 t | 819,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 888,525 t | 386,800 t | 1.22 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture share gdp 2.27 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.27 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 368,735 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint — production in Australia?
- Cotton lint — production in Australia was 1.02 million t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — production recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — production recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 t in 1963.
- How does Australia rank for cotton lint — production?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — production rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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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About this data
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.