Cotton lint — Production in Egypt
Egypt: Cotton lint — Production was 94,000 t in 2013. ▼ Falling
Cotton lint — Production in Egypt, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 94,000 t for cotton lint — production in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — production in Egypt peaked at 541,450 t in 1969 and was at its lowest, 94,000 t, in 2013.
Egypt ranks 22nd of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Cotton lint — Production in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 335,658 t | — |
| 1962 | 457,340 t | +36.3% |
| 1963 | 441,673 t | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 504,071 t | +14.1% |
| 1965 | 520,700 t | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 454,930 t | -12.6% |
| 1967 | 436,638 t | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 437,000 t | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 541,450 t | +23.9% |
| 1970 | 509,000 t | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 510,000 t | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 514,000 t | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 490,000 t | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 441,000 t | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 382,000 t | -13.4% |
| 1976 | 396,353 t | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 399,000 t | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 438,346 t | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 483,595 t | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 528,703 t | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 499,000 t | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 460,408 t | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 400,000 t | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 399,000 t | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 447,000 t | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 419,000 t | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 365,000 t | -12.9% |
| 1988 | 322,000 t | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 296,000 t | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 303,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 299,000 t | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 370,000 t | +23.7% |
| 1993 | 415,708 t | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 254,750 t | -38.7% |
| 1995 | 241,525 t | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 345,707 t | +43.1% |
| 1997 | 342,030 t | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 229,685 t | -32.8% |
| 1999 | 233,105 t | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 224,000 t | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 330,000 t | +47.3% |
| 2002 | 290,000 t | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 198,000 t | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 292,000 t | +47.5% |
| 2005 | 202,000 t | -30.8% |
| 2006 | 210,000 t | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 222,000 t | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 105,000 t | -52.7% |
| 2009 | 95,000 t | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 137,000 t | +44.2% |
| 2011 | 181,000 t | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 109,000 t | -39.8% |
| 2013 | 94,000 t | -13.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 94,000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16,700 t, 5.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 94,000 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11,000 t, 8.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 458,829 t | 335,658 t | 541,450 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 456,329 t | 382,000 t | 514,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 413,611 t | 296,000 t | 528,703 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 303,451 t | 229,685 t | 415,708 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 216,800 t | 95,000 t | 330,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 130,250 t | 94,000 t | 181,000 t | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint — production in Egypt?
- Cotton lint — production in Egypt was 94,000 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — production recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 541,450 t in 1969.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — production recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,000 t in 2013.
- How does Egypt rank for cotton lint — production?
- Egypt ranks 22nd out of 90 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — production rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.