> In 2023 Malawi produced 4,000 t of cotton lint, the 51st largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 91%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/malawi/

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# Cotton lint production in Malawi

In 2023 Malawi produced 4,000 t of cotton lint, the 51st largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 91%. The record was 65,000 t in 2012.
The 2023 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Production, 20234,000 t
World rank51 of 84
10-year change−91%
Record65,000 t2012

## Cotton lint in Malawi, 1961–2023 (tonnes)

## Malawi compared with the world, 2023

Share of world total0.02%0.17% in 2013
10-year change−91%world +0.2%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 49 | [Madagascar](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/madagascar/) | 4,801 | 0.02% |
| 50 | [Senegal](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/senegal/) | 4,500 | 0.02% |
| 51 | **Malawi** | 4,000 | 0.02% |
| 52 | [Bolivia](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/bolivia/) | 2,481 | 0.01% |
| 53 | [Nicaragua](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/nicaragua/) | 2,299 | 0.01% |

[Full ranking of 84 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/)

### Map of world production of cotton lint

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Share of the world total; Malawi is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 4,000 | −27% |
| 2022 | 5,500 | −8.3% |
| 2021 | 6,000 | −57% |
| 2020 | 14,000 | +159% |
| 2019 | 5,400 | −13% |
| 2018 | 6,176 | −21% |
| 2017 | 7,823 | −5.0% |
| 2016 | 8,234 | −70% |
| 2015 | 27,173 | −23% |
| 2014 | 35,334 | −17% |
| 2013 | 42,400 | −35% |
| 2012 | 65,000 | +364% |
| 2011 | 14,000 | +77% |
| 2010 | 7,900 | −58% |
| 2009 | 19,000 | −7.3% |
| 2008 | 20,500 | +14% |
| 2007 | 18,000 | +13% |
| 2006 | 16,000 | +14% |
| 2005 | 14,000 | −4.4% |
| 2004 | 14,650 | +44% |
| 2003 | 10,200 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 10,000 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 9,900 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 9,700 | −28% |
| 1999 | 13,500 | +42% |
| 1998 | 9,500 | −19% |
| 1997 | 11,700 | −46% |
| 1996 | 21,500 | +21% |
| 1995 | 17,700 | +302% |
| 1994 | 4,400 | −63% |
| 1993 | 11,800 | +237% |
| 1992 | 3,500 | −68% |
| 1991 | 11,100 | +29% |
| 1990 | 8,600 | −5.5% |
| 1989 | 9,100 | +20% |
| 1988 | 7,600 | +39% |
| 1987 | 5,449 | −42% |
| 1986 | 9,421 | −21% |
| 1985 | 11,988 | +41% |
| 1984 | 8,476 | +148% |
| 1983 | 3,415 | −41% |
| 1982 | 5,743 | −32% |
| 1981 | 8,435 | +41% |
| 1980 | 6,000 | −33% |
| 1979 | 9,000 | +13% |
| 1978 | 8,000 | +15% |
| 1977 | 6,979 | +26% |
| 1976 | 5,517 | −1.8% |
| 1975 | 5,619 | −21% |
| 1974 | 7,089 | +33% |
| 1973 | 5,348 | −26% |
| 1972 | 7,242 | −1.7% |
| 1971 | 7,365 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 7,114 | +19% |
| 1969 | 5,961 | +56% |
| 1968 | 3,831 | −3.2% |
| 1967 | 3,957 | −7.4% |
| 1966 | 4,273 | −36% |
| 1965 | 6,706 | +65% |
| 1964 | 4,053 | +26% |
| 1963 | 3,212 | −44% |
| 1962 | 5,755 | +77% |
| 1961 | 3,256 | — |

## Trade, 2024

Exports549 t USD 2.0 m
Exporter rank51 of 105
Imports4 t USD 40,000
Importer rank120 of 148
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of cotton lint in Malawi?

Malawi produced 4,000 t in 2023, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Malawi rank in the world for production of cotton lint?

Malawi ranked 51st of 84 countries in 2023. The largest producer was China with 22.7% of the world total.

### How has the production of cotton lint in Malawi changed?

It fell by 91% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +0.2% for the world. The record was 65,000 t in 2012.

### Does Malawi export or import cotton lint, ginned?

In 2024 Malawi reported exports of 549 t (USD 2.0 m) and imports of 4 t (USD 40,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2023 figure for Malawi is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/china/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/india/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/brazil/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/united-states/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/pakistan/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/australia/)[Uzbekistan](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/uzbekistan/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/turkey/)[Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/kazakhstan/)[Greece](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/greece/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/argentina/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/mali/)
[All countries producing cotton lint](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/)

## Other products of Malawi

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[Agricultural production in Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/country/malawi/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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