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Cotton Lint production, trade and price statistics

Official statistical series for cotton lint. Every figure carries the status its source gives it, in the unit its source publishes.

FAOSTAT production, area and yield

Release 2025-12-31, read 2026-08-27. Periods are calendar years. Official source

Production t

Production by country, 2023 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountrytStatus
China5,617,900observed
India5,528,743.7observed
Brazil2,923,677.12observed
United States2,627,060observed
Pakistan1,738,839observed
Australia1,252,480observed
Turkiye777,000observed
Greece305,000observed
Argentina295,013.73estimated
Mexico190,000observed
Nigeria99,200estimated
Egypt, Arab Rep.77,530observed
Ethiopia63,320observed
Spain40,500estimated
South Africa16,044.66estimated
Colombia11,920observed
Peru11,000estimated
Thailand1,510observed
Kenya1,296observed
Morocco66.7estimated
Indonesia40.74estimated
Viet Nam6.92estimated

China

201020172023
Production (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Production in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
20105,961,132observed
20116,598,000observed
20126,835,975observed
20136,298,989observed
20146,178,318observed
20155,610,000observed
20165,343,000observed
20175,653,000observed
20186,102,800observed
20195,889,000observed
20205,910,500observed
20215,730,900observed
20225,980,200observed
20235,617,900observed

India

201020172023
Production (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Production in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
20105,683,000observed
20115,984,000observed
20125,817,400observed
20136,052,000observed
20145,916,850observed
20155,100,850observed
20165,542,000observed
20175,538,090observed
20185,576,850observed
20194,767,140observed
20206,131,050observed
20215,992,160observed
20225,722,231.51observed
20235,528,743.7observed

Brazil

201020172023
Production (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Production in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
2010973,449observed
20111,673,337observed
20121,639,791observed
20131,127,675observed
20141,412,227observed
20151,626,716observed
20161,420,282observed
20171,498,720.08observed
20181,932,888.75observed
20192,688,402.6observed
20202,757,353.04observed
20212,227,559.88observed
20222,470,414observed
20232,923,677.12observed

USDA PSD supply and use

Release 2026-08-12, read 2026-08-27. Periods are marketing years, which differ by commodity and country. Official source

Beginning stocks 1000 480 lb. Bales

Beginning stocks by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 480 lb. BalesStatus
China36,713estimated
India9,299estimated
Australia4,221estimated
United States3,150estimated
Brazil2,973estimated
Argentina2,180estimated
Pakistan1,850estimated
Turkiye1,402estimated
Viet Nam1,034estimated
Indonesia397estimated
Mexico242estimated
Egypt, Arab Rep.232estimated
Greece206estimated
Nigeria109estimated
Thailand91estimated
Ethiopia83estimated
Korea, Rep.81estimated
Peru52estimated
South Africa52estimated
Portugal31estimated
Spain27estimated
Colombia19estimated
Japan17estimated
Italy13estimated
Germany11estimated
Kenya10estimated
France6estimated
Morocco4estimated
Poland4estimated
Hungary2estimated
Netherlands2estimated
Chile1estimated
Czechia1estimated
United Kingdom1estimated
Romania1estimated
Canada0estimated
Ukraine0estimated

China

201020172024
Beginning stocks (1000 480 lb. Bales), by marketing year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Beginning stocks in 1000 480 lb. Bales by marketing year, with the status each value carries in its source
Marketing year1000 480 lb. BalesStatus
2010/1114,246estimated
2011/1210,603estimated
2012/1331,081estimated
2013/1450,361estimated
2014/1562,707estimated
2015/1666,420estimated
2016/1756,098estimated
2017/1844,127estimated
2018/1935,699estimated
2019/2033,264estimated
2020/2133,144estimated
2021/2233,830estimated
2022/2334,167estimated
2023/2433,355estimated
2024/2536,713estimated

India

201020172024
Beginning stocks (1000 480 lb. Bales), by marketing year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Beginning stocks in 1000 480 lb. Bales by marketing year, with the status each value carries in its source
Marketing year1000 480 lb. BalesStatus
2010/117,999estimated
2011/129,549estimated
2012/138,319estimated
2013/149,195estimated
2014/158,559estimated
2015/1610,586estimated
2016/177,044estimated
2017/187,880estimated
2018/198,625estimated
2019/208,604estimated
2020/2115,684estimated
2021/2211,839estimated
2022/238,396estimated
2023/2410,824estimated
2024/259,299estimated

Australia

201020172024
Beginning stocks (1000 480 lb. Bales), by marketing year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Beginning stocks in 1000 480 lb. Bales by marketing year, with the status each value carries in its source
Marketing year1000 480 lb. BalesStatus
2010/11852estimated
2011/122,762estimated
2012/133,807estimated
2013/142,399estimated
2014/151,807estimated
2015/161,748estimated
2016/171,835estimated
2017/182,259estimated
2018/193,284estimated
2019/201,922estimated
2020/211,198estimated
2021/222,517estimated
2022/234,996estimated
2023/244,810estimated
2024/254,221estimated

Ending stocks 1000 480 lb. Bales

Ending stocks by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 480 lb. BalesStatus
China34,837estimated
India9,515estimated
Australia4,798estimated
United States4,000estimated
Brazil3,697estimated
Argentina2,428estimated
Pakistan2,300estimated
Turkiye1,278estimated
Viet Nam1,016estimated
Indonesia408estimated
Egypt, Arab Rep.382estimated
Mexico312estimated
Greece193estimated
Nigeria109estimated
Thailand107estimated
Ethiopia83estimated
Korea, Rep.82estimated
Peru53estimated
South Africa44estimated
Spain34estimated
Colombia20estimated
Portugal20estimated
Japan18estimated
Italy11estimated
Germany10estimated
Kenya10estimated
France8estimated
Hungary5estimated
Morocco4estimated
Poland4estimated
Netherlands2estimated
Chile1estimated
Czechia1estimated
United Kingdom1estimated
Romania1estimated
Canada0estimated
Ukraine0estimated

Exports 1000 480 lb. Bales

Exports by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 480 lb. BalesStatus
Brazil13,021estimated
United States11,900estimated
Australia5,213estimated
Turkiye1,433estimated
India1,325estimated
Greece1,074estimated
Argentina439estimated
Egypt, Arab Rep.175estimated
Mexico175estimated
Spain159estimated
Nigeria100estimated
China61estimated
South Africa55estimated
Pakistan50estimated
Indonesia19estimated
Portugal16estimated
Italy7estimated
Ethiopia5estimated
Korea, Rep.4estimated
Colombia3estimated
Germany3estimated
France3estimated
Hungary1estimated
Czechia0estimated
United Kingdom0estimated
Japan0estimated
Kenya0estimated
Netherlands0estimated
Peru0estimated
Poland0estimated
Thailand0estimated

Imports 1000 480 lb. Bales

Imports by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 480 lb. BalesStatus
Viet Nam7,979estimated
Pakistan6,100estimated
China5,185estimated
Turkiye4,459estimated
India3,041estimated
Indonesia1,978estimated
Egypt, Arab Rep.1,000estimated
Mexico600estimated
Thailand514estimated
Korea, Rep.325estimated
Peru265estimated
Japan126estimated
Portugal120estimated
Italy87estimated
South Africa70estimated
Germany52estimated
France37estimated
Kenya30estimated
Colombia27estimated
Poland23estimated
Spain16estimated
Morocco11estimated
Argentina7estimated
Greece6estimated
Czechia5estimated
Netherlands5estimated
Brazil4estimated
Hungary4estimated
United States3estimated
Romania2estimated
Ukraine2estimated
Canada1estimated
Chile1estimated
United Kingdom1estimated
Ethiopia0estimated
Nigeria0estimated

FAOSTAT producer prices

Release 2026-01-09, read 2026-08-27. Periods are calendar years. Official source

Index value index (2014-2016 = 100)

Index value by country, 2025 — the latest period every country below has in common
Countryindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
Argentina483.99estimated
Turkiye270.66estimated
Peru227.38estimated
Kenya198.2estimated
Romania176.03estimated
Australia173.3estimated
Colombia165.22estimated
Spain149.21estimated
Ethiopia148.71estimated
Brazil145.25estimated
India139.72estimated
Pakistan139.22estimated
Indonesia131.14estimated
Viet Nam113.58estimated
China113.18estimated
Egypt, Arab Rep.111.54estimated
Nigeria106.1estimated
Thailand101.28estimated
Morocco100.2estimated
Mexico89.1estimated
South Africa85.46estimated
United States75.2estimated
Greece68.48estimated

Argentina

201120182025
Index value (index (2014-2016 = 100)), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Index value in index (2014-2016 = 100) by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
Yearindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
201152.76estimated
201233.46estimated
201342.06estimated
201489.23estimated
201593.77estimated
2016117estimated
2017135.84estimated
2018197.65estimated
2019290.85estimated
2020323.85estimated
2021373.81estimated
2022431.49estimated
2023429.16estimated
2024453.84estimated
2025483.99estimated

Turkiye

201120182025
Index value (index (2014-2016 = 100)), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Index value in index (2014-2016 = 100) by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
Yearindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
201188.61estimated
201295.18estimated
201383.05estimated
201492.09estimated
2015102.4estimated
2016105.51estimated
2017118.24estimated
2018132.01estimated
2019152.35estimated
2020155.48estimated
2021173.33estimated
2022222.42estimated
2023235.52estimated
2024252.71estimated
2025270.66estimated

Peru

201120182025
Index value (index (2014-2016 = 100)), by calendar year. Bars start at zero. Hatched bars are values the source publishes as estimates rather than reported figures.
Index value in index (2014-2016 = 100) by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
Yearindex (2014-2016 = 100)Status
2011120.87estimated
201271.36estimated
201374.4estimated
201479.85estimated
2015127.19estimated
201692.96estimated
2017113.93estimated
2018121.11estimated
2019116.82estimated
2020166estimated
2021136.28estimated
2022147.02estimated
2023199.18estimated
2024213.28estimated
2025227.38estimated

Producer price LCU/tonne · LCU

A producer price is what farmers receive at the farm gate. It is not a wholesale, retail or export price, and this series is never converted into another currency.

Producer price by country, 2021 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountryLCU/tonneStatus
Viet Nam13,908,379.3observed
United States1,944.5observed

Producer price USD/tonne · USD

A producer price is what farmers receive at the farm gate. It is not a wholesale, retail or export price, and this series is never converted into another currency.

Producer price by country, 2021 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountryUSD/tonneStatus
United States1,944.5observed
Viet Nam600.5observed

FAOSTAT trade in crops and livestock products

Release 2026-07-24, read 2026-08-27. Periods are calendar years. Official source

Exports t

Exports by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountrytStatus
Brazil2,774,323.93observed
United States2,491,893.6observed
Australia1,191,596.16observed
India465,000.52observed
Greece254,371.52observed
Turkiye253,004.54observed
Argentina131,062.53observed
Egypt, Arab Rep.57,139.89estimated
Spain32,166.54observed
China21,141.33observed
South Africa11,139.25estimated
Mexico9,995.06observed
Nigeria4,657.92observed
Indonesia3,402.09observed
Pakistan1,841observed
Portugal1,803.96estimated
Italy1,675.66observed
Germany1,196.51observed
Korea, Rep.876.1observed
France801.47observed
Viet Nam355observed
Poland299.03observed
Peru241.65observed
Hungary222.41observed
Thailand196.19observed
United Kingdom140.62observed
Netherlands132.22observed
Morocco63.58observed
Romania45.45observed
United Arab Emirates6.54observed
Canada3.55observed
Kenya2.99observed
Czechia2.56observed
Japan0.4observed

Brazil

201020172024
Exports (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Exports in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
2010512,498observed
2011758,328observed
20121,052,808observed
2013572,913observed
2014748,626.69observed
2015834,252.56observed
2016804,802.21observed
2017834,027.69observed
2018915,542.48observed
20191,613,669.9observed
20202,125,417.6observed
20212,016,571.5observed
20221,803,737.38observed
20231,618,187.73observed
20242,774,323.93observed

United States

201020172024
Exports (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Exports in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
20102,962,304observed
20112,774,193observed
20122,760,418observed
20132,789,329observed
20142,167,529.23observed
20152,396,553.58observed
20162,468,783.17observed
20173,252,674.84observed
20183,574,864.54observed
20193,562,772.32observed
20203,822,303.32observed
20212,976,628.17observed
20223,445,819.8observed
20232,797,340.78observed
20242,491,893.6observed

Australia

201020172024
Exports (t), by calendar year. Bars start at zero.
Exports in t by calendar year, with the status each value carries in its source
YeartStatus
2010474,122observed
2011796,624observed
20121,212,045observed
20131,172,706observed
2014899,316.48observed
2015448,086.69observed
2016716,580.94observed
2017872,940.73observed
2018477,534.1observed
2019541,446.86observed
2020170,281.67observed
2021716,853.96observed
20221,116,122.53observed
20231,316,111.62observed
20241,191,596.16observed

Export value 1000 USD

Export value by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 USDStatus
Brazil5,154,613observed
United States5,007,819observed
Australia2,424,846observed
India904,014observed
Turkiye478,060observed
Greece466,344observed
Egypt, Arab Rep.153,034observed
Argentina142,150observed
Spain60,778observed
China47,656observed
South Africa18,353observed
Mexico17,858observed
Italy10,045observed
Portugal7,312observed
Nigeria5,939observed
Germany5,895observed
Indonesia5,845observed
United Kingdom4,255observed
Pakistan3,305observed
France3,004observed
Netherlands2,301observed
Korea, Rep.1,529observed
Hungary1,040observed
Peru910observed
Poland719observed
Viet Nam695observed
Thailand583observed
Romania198observed
Morocco77observed
United Arab Emirates28observed
Japan22observed
Czechia16observed
Canada11observed
Kenya3observed

Imports t

Imports by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
CountrytStatus
China2,608,556.86observed
Viet Nam1,301,539.42observed
Turkiye779,980.38observed
India451,425.87observed
Indonesia405,785.01observed
Pakistan372,034observed
Egypt, Arab Rep.240,350.35estimated
Thailand92,080.55observed
Mexico88,869.58observed
Korea, Rep.67,598.81observed
Peru39,569.96observed
Portugal30,941.92observed
Japan29,428.61observed
Italy19,838.12observed
Germany14,093.68observed
United Arab Emirates11,358.36observed
France7,572.1observed
Poland5,841.87observed
Colombia4,138.14observed
Spain3,479.4observed
Morocco3,341.82observed
Greece2,883.79observed
Czechia1,130.51observed
Brazil1,103.98observed
United States746.87observed
Kenya681.78observed
Saudi Arabia677.52observed
South Africa462.77estimated
Ukraine397.14observed
United Kingdom269.76observed
Hungary269.16observed
Canada258.97observed
Chile243.17observed
Argentina159.77observed
Romania139.47observed
Netherlands67.58observed
Nigeria21.48estimated
Australia2.14observed
New Zealand0.36observed
Ethiopia0.06observed

Import value 1000 USD

Import value by country, 2024 — the latest period every country below has in common
Country1000 USDStatus
China5,314,161observed
Viet Nam2,752,659observed
Turkiye1,524,913observed
India989,059observed
Indonesia811,283observed
Pakistan743,925observed
Egypt, Arab Rep.271,227observed
Thailand186,602observed
Mexico176,767observed
Korea, Rep.136,524observed
Peru92,511observed
Japan64,214observed
Portugal58,456observed
Italy51,625observed
Germany35,788observed
France33,050observed
United Arab Emirates24,992observed
Poland13,505observed
Colombia10,399observed
Spain10,116observed
Morocco8,360observed
Greece4,689observed
Brazil4,522observed
United Kingdom3,752observed
Czechia2,939observed
United States2,292observed
Saudi Arabia1,800observed
Netherlands1,156observed
Kenya1,122observed
Canada1,107observed
South Africa920observed
Hungary915observed
Ukraine903observed
Chile564observed
Romania381observed
Argentina295observed
Nigeria194observed
Australia52observed
New Zealand18observed
Ethiopia0observed

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