FAOSTAT · 1993–2023
Cotton lint production in Ethiopia
In 2023 Ethiopia produced 63,320 t of cotton lint, the 24th largest in the world (0.26% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 111%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 63,320 t
- World rank
- 24 of 84
- 10-year change
- +111%
- Record
- 63,320 t
- 2023
Cotton lint in Ethiopia, 1993–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 63,320 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 62,630 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 62,000 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 61,000 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 60,000 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 57,000 | +36% |
| 2017 | 42,000 | −19% |
| 2016 | 52,000 | +11% |
| 2015 | 47,000 | +24% |
| 2014 | 38,000 | +27% |
| 2013 | 30,000 | −12% |
| 2012 | 34,000 | +70% |
| 2011 | 20,000 | +11% |
| 2010 | 18,000 | −44% |
| 2009 | 32,000 | −16% |
| 2008 | 38,000 | −19% |
| 2007 | 47,000 | −2.1% |
| 2006 | 48,000 | +140% |
| 2005 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 20,000 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 20,000 | +43% |
| 2001 | 14,000 | −6.7% |
| 2000 | 15,000 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 15,000 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 15,000 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 15,000 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 14,000 | −6.7% |
| 1994 | 15,000 | +50% |
| 1993 | 10,000 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.