Cotton lint — Production in South Africa
South Africa: Cotton lint — Production was 5,205 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Production in South Africa, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, cotton lint — production in South Africa stood at 5,205 t. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.0% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — production in South Africa peaked at 68,618 t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 5,205 t, in 2013.
That places South Africa 49th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,216 t | — |
| 1962 | 7,371 t | +41.3% |
| 1963 | 13,608 t | +84.6% |
| 1964 | 11,340 t | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 18,824 t | +66.0% |
| 1966 | 14,969 t | -20.5% |
| 1967 | 11,467 t | -23.4% |
| 1968 | 14,076 t | +22.8% |
| 1969 | 21,681 t | +54.0% |
| 1970 | 15,167 t | -30.0% |
| 1971 | 13,133 t | -13.4% |
| 1972 | 13,100 t | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 15,141 t | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 35,082 t | +131.7% |
| 1975 | 36,199 t | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 13,236 t | -63.4% |
| 1977 | 31,179 t | +135.6% |
| 1978 | 45,816 t | +46.9% |
| 1979 | 50,626 t | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 58,798 t | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 51,279 t | -12.8% |
| 1982 | 32,973 t | -35.7% |
| 1983 | 24,294 t | -26.3% |
| 1984 | 29,594 t | +21.8% |
| 1985 | 40,388 t | +36.5% |
| 1986 | 40,638 t | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 51,293 t | +26.2% |
| 1988 | 68,618 t | +33.8% |
| 1989 | 65,731 t | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 52,318 t | -20.4% |
| 1991 | 40,641 t | -22.3% |
| 1992 | 18,489 t | -54.5% |
| 1993 | 11,122 t | -39.8% |
| 1994 | 23,708 t | +113.2% |
| 1995 | 22,288 t | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 39,682 t | +78.0% |
| 1997 | 25,348 t | -36.1% |
| 1998 | 36,422 t | +43.7% |
| 1999 | 44,341 t | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 27,133 t | -38.8% |
| 2001 | 35,903 t | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 18,166 t | -49.4% |
| 2003 | 16,348 t | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 28,021 t | +71.4% |
| 2005 | 17,150 t | -38.8% |
| 2006 | 14,483 t | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 10,830 t | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 9,820 t | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 8,450 t | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 7,700 t | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 17,000 t | +120.8% |
| 2012 | 12,100 t | -28.8% |
| 2013 | 5,205 t | -57.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,172 t | 5,216 t | 21,681 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,868 t | 13,100 t | 50,626 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,361 t | 24,294 t | 68,618 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,436 t | 11,122 t | 52,318 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,630 t | 8,450 t | 35,903 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,501 t | 5,205 t | 17,000 t | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.83 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.83 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint — production in South Africa?
- Cotton lint — production in South Africa was 5,205 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — production recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 68,618 t in 1988.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — production recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,205 t in 2013.
- How does South Africa rank for cotton lint — production?
- South Africa ranks 49th out of 90 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — production rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.