Cotton lint — Production in World
World: Cotton lint — Production was 24.49 million t in 2013. ▲ Rising
Cotton lint — Production in World, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
World recorded 24.49 million t for cotton lint — production in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — production in World peaked at 26.64 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.32 million t, in 1961.
World ranks 1st of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Cotton lint — Production in World, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.32 million t | — |
| 1962 | 10.05 million t | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 11.07 million t | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 11.53 million t | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 12.23 million t | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 11.48 million t | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 11.16 million t | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 12.11 million t | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 11.68 million t | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 11.87 million t | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 12.58 million t | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 13.24 million t | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 13.81 million t | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 13.81 million t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12.23 million t | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 11.79 million t | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 13.77 million t | +16.8% |
| 1978 | 13.07 million t | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 13.75 million t | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 13.77 million t | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 15.14 million t | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 14.69 million t | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 13.98 million t | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 17.84 million t | +27.6% |
| 1985 | 17.15 million t | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 15.04 million t | -12.3% |
| 1987 | 16.39 million t | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 18.05 million t | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 16.85 million t | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 18.37 million t | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 20.43 million t | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 17.89 million t | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 16.33 million t | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 18.17 million t | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 19.37 million t | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 19.01 million t | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 18.66 million t | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 17.89 million t | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 17.89 million t | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 18.14 million t | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 20.69 million t | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 18.64 million t | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 19.18 million t | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 24.19 million t | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 24.14 million t | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 24.25 million t | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.83 million t | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 22.23 million t | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 20.64 million t | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 23.42 million t | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 26.11 million t | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 26.64 million t | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 24.49 million t | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.18 million t | 9.32 million t | 12.23 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.99 million t | 11.79 million t | 13.81 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.89 million t | 13.77 million t | 18.05 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.40 million t | 16.33 million t | 20.43 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.69 million t | 18.14 million t | 24.83 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.16 million t | 23.42 million t | 26.64 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 China, mainland 6.30 million t compare
- 2 India 6.05 million t compare
- 3 USSR 2.43 million t compare
- 4 Pakistan 2.17 million t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 118,000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton lint — production in World?
- Cotton lint — production in World was 24.49 million t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — production recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 26.64 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — production recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.32 million t in 1961.
- How does World rank for cotton lint — production?
- World ranks 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — production rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.