> In 2018 Sri Lanka produced 0 t of cotton lint. The record was 3,800 t in 1979.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-lint/sri-lanka/

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# Cotton lint production in Sri Lanka

In 2018 Sri Lanka produced 0 t of cotton lint. The record was 3,800 t in 1979.
The 2018 figure is estimated by FAO.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/cotton/)[Market prices in Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/country/sri-lanka/)

Production, 20180 t
World rank—
10-year change—
Record3,800 t1979

## Cotton lint in Sri Lanka, 1961–2018 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | −100% |
| 1990 | 1 | −80% |
| 1989 | 5 | +150% |
| 1988 | 2 | −60% |
| 1987 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 5 | +400% |
| 1985 | 1 | −96% |
| 1984 | 24 | −95% |
| 1983 | 500 | −67% |
| 1982 | 1,535 | −19% |
| 1981 | 1,900 | +19% |
| 1980 | 1,593 | −58% |
| 1979 | 3,800 | +19% |
| 1978 | 3,203 | +46% |
| 1977 | 2,193 | −17% |
| 1976 | 2,644 | +28% |
| 1975 | 2,067 | +96% |
| 1974 | 1,054 | +11% |
| 1973 | 949 | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 895 | +29% |
| 1971 | 695 | +42% |
| 1970 | 489 | −29% |
| 1969 | 688 | +217% |
| 1968 | 217 | −60% |
| 1967 | 540 | −10.0% |
| 1966 | 600 | +87% |
| 1965 | 321 | +51% |
| 1964 | 212 | −63% |
| 1963 | 573 | +625% |
| 1962 | 79 | −92% |
| 1961 | 1,000 | — |

## Trade, 2024

Exports1 t USD 4,000
Exporter rank104 of 105
Imports93 t USD 211,000
Importer rank86 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/)

## 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 Sri Lanka

[Rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/sri-lanka/)[Coconuts, in shell](https://husfarm.com/production/coconuts/sri-lanka/)[Tea leaves](https://husfarm.com/production/tea/sri-lanka/)[Plantains](https://husfarm.com/production/plantains/sri-lanka/)[Sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/sri-lanka/)[Cow milk](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-milk/sri-lanka/)[Other fibre crops, raw, n.e.c.](https://husfarm.com/production/other-fibre-crops/sri-lanka/)[Cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/sri-lanka/)[Tea, packed](https://husfarm.com/production/tea-packed/sri-lanka/)[Chicken meat](https://husfarm.com/production/chicken-meat/sri-lanka/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/sri-lanka/)[Beer](https://husfarm.com/production/beer/sri-lanka/)
[Agricultural production in Sri Lanka](https://husfarm.com/production/country/sri-lanka/)

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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