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World Cotton Production by Year

Season Area(000 ha) Yield(kg/ha) Production(000 metric tonnes) Beginning Stocks(000 metric tonnes) Consumption(000 metric tonnes) Imports(000 metric tonnes) Exports(000 metric tonnes) Ending Stocks(000 metric tonnes) Stock to Mill Use(ratio)
2021/22 proj 33188 775 25733 20349 25629 10153 10153 20458 0.8
2020/21 est 31981 0 24303 22259 25662 10052 10604 20349 0.79
2019/20 34495 0 26134 19339 22689 8679 9197 22255 0.98
2018/19 33041 0 25983 19434 26012 9222 9284 19339 0.74
2017/18 33283 0 27000 18879 26346 9041 9138 19434 0.74
2016/17 29889 0 23378 20526 24898 8092 8290 18879 0.76
2015/16 30755 0 21647 23092 24413 7829 7592 20526 0.84
2014/15 33902 0 26268 21436 24579 7800 7785 23092 0.94
2013/14 32721 0 26259 19510 24092 8858 9035 21436 0.89
2012/13 33755 0 27101 15759 23440 10213 10048 19510 0.83
2011/12 35703 0 27880 10503 22389 9850 10123 15759 0.7
2010/11 33529 0 25869 9308 24805 7804 7634 10503 0.42
2009/10 29767 0 22309 12336 25305 7929 7825 9308 0.37
2008/09 29988 0 23570 12516 23747 6640 6625 12336 0.52
2007/08 32759 0 26182 12940 26676 8540 8448 12517 0.47
2006/07 34615 0 26832 12649 26586 8220 8139 12940 0.49
2005/06 34468 0 25678 11920 25013 9603 9730 12649 0.51
2004/05 35459 0 26989 9084 23612 7318 7775 11920 0.5
2003/04 32367 0 21129 9553 21499 7237 7249 9084 0.42
2002/03 30058 0 19580 11264 21259 6473 6594 9553 0.45
2001/02 33552 0 21667 10622 20612 6182 6365 11264 0.55
2000/01 31945 0 19527 11187 20213 5764 5797 10622 0.53
1999/00 32252 0 19193 11713 19667 5983 6108 11187 0.57
1998/99 33344 0 18810 11208 18557 5373 5486 11706 0.63
1997/98 33896 0 20181 10241 18937 5729 5962 11207 0.59
1996/97 34215 0 19700 9437 19030 6131 6065 10241 0.54
1995/96 36114 0 20415 7770 18457 5785 5967 9437 0.51
1994/95 32240 0 18842 7166 18280 6462 6312 7770 0.43
1993/94 30444 0 16863 8820 18495 5768 5910 7166 0.39
1992/93 32203 0 17943 9362 18633 5692 5522 8820 0.47
1991/92 34680 0 20678 6761 18636 6497 6091 9361 0.5
1990/91 33010 0 18951 6189 18575 5220 5069 6761 0.36
1989/90 31617 0 17364 7364 18675 5431 5293 6189 0.33
1988/89 33511 0 18301 7729 18470 5654 5726 7364 0.4
1987/88 31236 0 17609 8278 18116 5094 5121 7729 0.43
1986/87 29503 0 15269 11387 18197 5516 5755 8278 0.45
1985/86 32792 0 17461 10266 16587 4763 4479 11386 0.69
1984/85 35224 0 19247 6148 15107 4602 4520 10266 0.68
1983/84 32143 0 14494 5957 14653 4617 4309 6148 0.42
1982/83 32568 0 14479 5884 14452 4350 4261 5957 0.41
1981/82 33948 0 14991 5151 14147 4405 4373 5883 0.42
1980/81 33662 0 13831 5328 14215 4555 4414 5151 0.36
1979/80 33100 0 14083 5256 14127 5093 5073 5292 0.37
1978/79 33999 0 12932 5963 13703 4320 4346 5257 0.38
1977/78 34964 0 13859 5232 13133 4250 4239 5963 0.45
1976/77 31512 0 12384 5770 13122 3951 3806 5232 0.4
1975/76 30003 0 11705 7352 13336 4188 4183 5770 0.43
1974/75 33293 0 13924 5727 12641 3734 3814 7373 0.58
1973/74 32558 0 13615 5434 13469 4408 4294 5727 0.43
1972/73 33818 0 13595 4851 13034 4528 4640 5358 0.41
1971/72 33025 0 12938 4681 12721 4031 4111 4799 0.38
1970/71 31777 0 11740 4740 12173 4086 3875 4605 0.38
1969/70 32657 0 11379 5236 12010 3932 3880 4718 0.39
1968/69 31692 0 11856 5073 11772 3696 3640 5236 0.44
1967/68 30670 0 10780 6038 11752 3828 3805 5073 0.43
1966/67 30916 0 10836 6875 11618 3934 3974 6038 0.52
1965/66 33133 0 11895 6308 11429 3809 3712 6875 0.6
1964/65 33367 0 11504 5846 11165 3811 3721 6308 0.56
1963/64 32974 0 10867 5251 10381 3887 3935 5846 0.56
1962/63 32638 0 10424 4502 9836 3638 3467 5251 0.53
1961/62 33059 0 9796 4605 9995 3462 3398 4502 0.45
1960/61 32445 0 10154 4407 10247 3805 3716 4605 0.45
1959/60 32326 0 10280 4609 10529 3789 3818 4407 0.42
1958/59 31657 0 9758 4810 9942 3043 2960 4609 0.46
1957/58 32032 0 9051 5113 9317 3066 3114 4803 0.52
1956/57 33417 0 9240 5349 9352 3409 3508 5113 0.55
1955/56 34078 0 9511 4862 8972 2882 2853 5349 0.6
1954/55 33445 0 8939 4626 8678 2757 2716 4862 0.56
1953/54 33422 0 9076 4070 8443 2878 2950 4626 0.55
1952/53 35448 0 8730 3417 8044 2613 2623 4070 0.51
1951/52 36040 0 8426 2678 7657 2663 2712 3417 0.45
1950/51 28537 0 6674 3708 7638 2724 2673 2678 0.35
1949/50 28732 0 7180 3351 6742 2630 2818 3708 0
1948/49 25425 0 6499 3270 6341 2526 2465 3351 0
1947/48 23914 0 5545 4259 6486 2079 1947 3270 0
1946/47 22547 0 4772 5696 6134 2121 2108 4259 0
1945/46 22305 0 4686 6509 5350 1884 2019 5696 0
1944/45 5396 4997 896 1076 0
1943/44 5477 4987 940 882 0
1942/43 5882 5312 1246 838 0
1941/42 6267 5597 1592 1270 0
1940/41 6998 6130 1644 1481 0