Cotton lint — Production in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cotton lint — Production was 520 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Production in Eswatini, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 520 t for cotton lint — production in 2013.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — production in Eswatini peaked at 12,800 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 350 t, in 2008.
That places Eswatini 63rd out of 90 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 — Production in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,400 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,300 t | -45.8% |
| 1963 | 1,900 t | +46.2% |
| 1964 | 1,500 t | -21.1% |
| 1965 | 2,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 2,600 t | +30.0% |
| 1967 | 3,800 t | +46.2% |
| 1968 | 2,500 t | -34.2% |
| 1969 | 1,900 t | -24.0% |
| 1970 | 2,300 t | +21.1% |
| 1971 | 3,300 t | +43.5% |
| 1972 | 3,636 t | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 4,100 t | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 5,900 t | +43.9% |
| 1975 | 6,820 t | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 6,146 t | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 4,700 t | -23.5% |
| 1978 | 7,100 t | +51.1% |
| 1979 | 5,100 t | -28.2% |
| 1980 | 7,400 t | +45.1% |
| 1981 | 8,000 t | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 4,600 t | -42.5% |
| 1983 | 2,900 t | -37.0% |
| 1984 | 5,700 t | +96.6% |
| 1985 | 5,500 t | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 6,350 t | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 4,800 t | -24.4% |
| 1988 | 8,500 t | +77.1% |
| 1989 | 10,400 t | +22.4% |
| 1990 | 12,600 t | +21.2% |
| 1991 | 12,800 t | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 2,850 t | -77.7% |
| 1993 | 4,900 t | +71.9% |
| 1994 | 3,650 t | -25.5% |
| 1995 | 2,182 t | -40.2% |
| 1996 | 4,931 t | +126.0% |
| 1997 | 7,900 t | +60.2% |
| 1998 | 5,793 t | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 7,200 t | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 3,700 t | -48.6% |
| 2001 | 3,000 t | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 1,900 t | -36.7% |
| 2003 | 600 t | -68.4% |
| 2004 | 1,600 t | +166.7% |
| 2005 | 1,560 t | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 480 t | -69.2% |
| 2007 | 360 t | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 350 t | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 370 t | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 590 t | +59.5% |
| 2011 | 590 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 515 t | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 520 t | +1.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 520 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16,700 t, 3% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 520 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,500 t, 5% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,211 t | 1,300 t | 3,800 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,910 t | 2,300 t | 7,100 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,415 t | 2,900 t | 10,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,481 t | 2,182 t | 12,800 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,392 t | 350 t | 3,700 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 553.75 t | 515 t | 590 t | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint — production in Eswatini?
- Cotton lint — production in Eswatini was 520 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — production recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 12,800 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — production recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 350 t in 2008.
- How does Eswatini rank for cotton lint — production?
- Eswatini ranks 63rd out of 90 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — production rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.