Cotton Exports & Trade Data
Export and import data as officially reported. Volume and value are shown separately — an implied "price" is never calculated from them here.
Cotton — Export Volume (tonnes)
18 observations.
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Note: this metric is reported on two different accounting bases in our sources — calendar year and crop/marketing season (e.g. "2005" vs "2005/06") — which is why the lines below don't form one continuous trend. They are NOT the same measurement and are shown as two separate series rather than merged.
| Period | Value | Geography | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9,700,000 tonnes | World | International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) |
| 2025 | 60,045 tonnes | Tanzania | UN Comtrade (United Nations Statistics Division) |
| 2024 | 48,313 tonnes | national | FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) |
| 2024 | 48,313 tonnes | Tanzania | UN Comtrade (United Nations Statistics Division) |
| 2024/25 | 229,894 bales (206kg standard) | Tanzania | Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB) |
| 2023 | 59,642 tonnes | national | FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) |
| 2023 | 59,642 tonnes | Tanzania | UN Comtrade (United Nations Statistics Division) |
| 2023/24 | 434,446 bales (206kg standard) | Tanzania | Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB) |
| 2022 | 33,079 tonnes | national | FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) |
| 2022/23 | 283,694 bales (206kg standard) | Tanzania | Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB) |
| 2021 | 29,563 tonnes | national | FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) |
| 2020 | 44,147 tonnes | national | FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) |
| 2019 | 55,036 tonnes | national | FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) |
| 2019/20 | 499,248 bales (206kg standard) | Tanzania | Tanzania Cotton Board (TCB) |
| 2018 | 28,406 tonnes | national | FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) |
| 2017 | 12,552 tonnes | national | FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) |
| 2016 | 24,529 tonnes | national | FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) |
| 2015 | 23,610 tonnes | national | FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN) |
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