Cotton lint production in Niger
In 2023 Niger produced 1,950 t of cotton lint, the 55th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 22%. The record was 5,300 t in 2001.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 1,950 t
- World rank
- 55 of 84
- 10-year change
- +22%
- Record
- 5,300 t
- 2001
Cotton lint in Niger, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Niger compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2013
- 10-year change
- +22%
- world +0.2%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Nicaragua | 2,299 | 0.01% |
| 54 | Somalia | 2,076 | 0.01% |
| 55 | Niger | 1,950 | 0.01% |
| 56 | Tunisia | 1,915 | 0.01% |
| 57 | Venezuela | 1,740 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of cotton lint
Share of the world total; Niger is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,950 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,950 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,950 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,950 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,950 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,950 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,950 | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,950 | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,950 | +15% |
| 2014 | 1,700 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 1,600 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,600 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,600 | +37% |
| 2010 | 1,170 | −74% |
| 2009 | 4,467 | +12% |
| 2008 | 4,000 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,000 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,000 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,000 | +21% |
| 2004 | 3,300 | +28% |
| 2003 | 2,570 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2,500 | −53% |
| 2001 | 5,300 | +18% |
| 2000 | 4,500 | −10.0% |
| 1999 | 5,000 | +245% |
| 1998 | 1,450 | −28% |
| 1997 | 2,000 | −20% |
| 1996 | 2,500 | −29% |
| 1995 | 3,500 | +75% |
| 1994 | 2,000 | +33% |
| 1993 | 1,500 | −25% |
| 1992 | 2,000 | +100% |
| 1991 | 1,000 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 920 | −53% |
| 1989 | 1,960 | −2.0% |
| 1988 | 2,000 | −33% |
| 1987 | 3,000 | −4.5% |
| 1986 | 3,140 | +80% |
| 1985 | 1,740 | +18% |
| 1984 | 1,480 | −4.6% |
| 1983 | 1,551 | +94% |
| 1982 | 800 | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 730 | −37% |
| 1980 | 1,160 | −4.1% |
| 1979 | 1,210 | −19% |
| 1978 | 1,490 | +10% |
| 1977 | 1,350 | −48% |
| 1976 | 2,580 | −38% |
| 1975 | 4,160 | +46% |
| 1974 | 2,854 | +126% |
| 1973 | 1,263 | −32% |
| 1972 | 1,850 | −40% |
| 1971 | 3,080 | −11% |
| 1970 | 3,473 | −5.4% |
| 1969 | 3,670 | +56% |
| 1968 | 2,349 | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 2,190 | −6.0% |
| 1966 | 2,330 | +14% |
| 1965 | 2,040 | −16% |
| 1964 | 2,420 | +34% |
| 1963 | 1,800 | +16% |
| 1962 | 1,550 | +96% |
| 1961 | 790 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cotton lint in Niger?
Niger produced 1,950 t in 2023, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Niger rank in the world for production of cotton lint?
Niger ranked 55th 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 Niger changed?
It rose by 22% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +0.2% for the world. The record was 5,300 t in 2001.
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 Niger is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.