|
| GLOBAL
CONSUMPTION OF COTTON
Figure
in '000' Metric Tons |
| Countries |
1994-95
|
1995-96
|
1996-97
|
1997-98
|
1998-99
|
1999-00
|
2000-01
|
2001-02
|
2002-03
|
2003-04
|
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
%
Growth |
| AMERICA |
| Canada |
51
|
55
|
57
|
63
|
64
|
65
|
75
|
70
|
69
|
68
|
61
|
45
|
34
|
-1
|
| Cuba |
7
|
8
|
12
|
15
|
18
|
20
|
12
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
3
|
| Dom
Rep |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
| Mexico |
191
|
239
|
344
|
440
|
484
|
530
|
580
|
450
|
460
|
435
|
455
|
432
|
446
|
7
|
| USA |
2,438
|
2,318
|
2,422
|
2,471
|
2,265
|
2,228
|
2,200
|
1676
|
1583
|
1413
|
1457
|
1295
|
1078
|
-5
|
| Costa
Rica |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
-100
|
| El
Salvador |
21
|
25
|
26
|
31
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
28
|
23
|
22
|
21
|
21
|
24
|
-
|
| Guatemala |
27
|
27
|
27
|
31
|
32
|
32
|
34
|
32
|
32
|
22
|
22
|
22
|
5
|
(12)
|
| Honduras |
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
| Nicaragua |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
| Argentina |
115
|
107
|
105
|
105
|
90
|
90
|
80
|
70
|
105
|
120
|
130
|
130
|
165
|
3
|
| Bolivia |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
11
|
11
|
14
|
16
|
| Brazil |
818
|
818
|
812
|
789
|
792
|
860
|
873
|
830
|
800
|
875
|
900
|
870
|
900
|
1
|
| Chile |
25
|
25
|
25
|
25
|
20
|
37
|
16
|
15
|
16
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
(4)
|
| Colombia |
81
|
82
|
81
|
76
|
69
|
65
|
86
|
87
|
95
|
105
|
94
|
110
|
103
|
2
|
| Ecuador |
17
|
13
|
13
|
23
|
18
|
25
|
13
|
13
|
12
|
15
|
18
|
17
|
15
|
(1)
|
| Paraguay |
16
|
12
|
12
|
8
|
8
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
(7)
|
| Peru |
70
|
75
|
74
|
73
|
75
|
71
|
76
|
78
|
78
|
80
|
85
|
90
|
98
|
3
|
| Uruguay |
6
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
(5)
|
| Venezuela |
32
|
45
|
40
|
39
|
35
|
35
|
36
|
44
|
10
|
20
|
22
|
21
|
19
|
(4)
|
|
|
TOTAL AMERICA |
1182
|
1183
|
1169
|
1145
|
1118
|
1203
|
1199
|
1134
|
1132
|
1248
|
1285
|
1273
|
1337
|
1
|
|
| AFRICA |
| Algeria |
18
|
19
|
19
|
19
|
20
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
20
|
20
|
22
|
22
|
15
|
(1)
|
| Egypt |
240
|
227
|
203
|
236
|
189
|
177
|
164
|
154
|
200
|
175
|
210
|
210
|
210
|
(1)
|
| Morocco |
45
|
46
|
46
|
47
|
47
|
48
|
43
|
43
|
44
|
44
|
33
|
33
|
33
|
(2)
|
| Sudan |
11
|
13
|
14
|
11
|
9
|
25
|
6
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
(12)
|
| Tunisia |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
18
|
16
|
17
|
16
|
16
|
13
|
-
|
| Benin |
2
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| Burkina
Faso |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
| Cameroon |
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
8
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
(4)
|
| Chad |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
| Cote
Divoire |
18
|
19
|
21
|
25
|
20
|
23
|
17
|
17
|
6
|
5
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
(4)
|
| Madagascar |
9
|
7
|
8
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
9
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
(4)
|
| Mali |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
| Niger |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
| Senegal |
3
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
(8)
|
| Togo |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
| Angola |
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
| Burundi |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
| Ethiopia |
20
|
20
|
26
|
28
|
24
|
18
|
25
|
25
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
10
|
(5)
|
| Ghana |
10
|
8
|
8
|
6
|
8
|
9
|
6
|
6
|
8
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
(7)
|
| Kenya |
9
|
9
|
10
|
15
|
15
|
3
|
22
|
20
|
18
|
20
|
22
|
22
|
22
|
7
|
| Mozambique |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
| Nigeria |
77
|
81
|
70
|
65
|
50
|
50
|
55
|
60
|
70
|
70
|
70
|
67
|
63
|
(2)
|
| South
Africa |
71
|
65
|
78
|
81
|
70
|
73
|
68
|
74
|
73
|
62
|
54
|
46
|
47
|
(2)
|
| Tanzania |
13
|
15
|
14
|
9
|
10
|
9
|
10
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
16
|
15
|
14
|
1
|
| Uganda |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
11
|
| Congo
DR |
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
11
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
9
|
9
|
8
|
-
|
| Zambia |
15
|
15
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
17
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
18
|
10
|
12
|
10
|
(3)
|
| Zimbabwe |
28
|
14
|
22
|
31
|
25
|
39
|
20
|
20
|
27
|
28
|
26
|
24
|
22
|
(2)
|
|
| TOTAL
AFRICA |
272
|
257
|
273
|
281
|
248
|
235
|
248
|
264
|
281
|
280
|
237
|
226
|
209
|
(2)
|
|
| EUROPE |
| Bulgaria |
18
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
15
|
20
|
19
|
19
|
19
|
18
|
0.0
|
| Czech
Rep |
58
|
58
|
50
|
50
|
45
|
50
|
56
|
54
|
50
|
48
|
51
|
41
|
35
|
-3.8
|
| Solvak
Rep |
15
|
12
|
14
|
14
|
12
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
8
|
2
|
-14.4
|
| Hungary |
18
|
18
|
17
|
21
|
17
|
18
|
18
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
-4.4
|
| Poland |
76
|
76
|
80
|
73
|
61
|
53
|
60
|
56
|
52
|
51
|
46
|
37
|
21
|
-9.4
|
| Romaina |
52
|
60
|
57
|
53
|
43
|
41
|
26
|
28
|
23
|
22
|
18
|
15
|
14
|
-9.6
|
| Former
Yugoslavia |
25
|
31
|
31
|
31
|
31
|
20
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
14
|
13
|
12
|
-5.5
|
| Norway |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0.0
|
| Switzerland |
49
|
38
|
33
|
34
|
27
|
27
|
30
|
26
|
21
|
20
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
-16.1
|
| Austria |
35
|
29
|
28
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
31
|
29
|
26
|
22
|
21
|
18
|
-5.0
|
| Belgium |
41
|
40
|
45
|
41
|
41
|
40
|
41
|
39
|
32
|
26
|
26
|
23
|
20
|
-5.4
|
| Denmark |
5
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-100.0
|
| Finland |
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
52
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-100.0
|
| France |
116
|
111
|
112
|
114
|
107
|
99
|
95
|
85
|
70
|
73
|
48
|
40
|
32
|
-9.4
|
| Germany |
153
|
132
|
139
|
134
|
125
|
115
|
125
|
107
|
105
|
130
|
62
|
56
|
56
|
-7.4
|
| Greece |
130
|
132
|
130
|
125
|
125
|
135
|
130
|
130
|
130
|
1
|
95
|
81
|
72
|
-4.4
|
| Ireland |
16
|
14
|
14
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-19.2
|
| Italy |
359
|
337
|
342
|
352
|
285
|
305
|
300
|
275
|
250
|
200
|
180
|
160
|
125
|
-7.8
|
| Netherland |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-100.0
|
| Portugal |
175
|
170
|
168
|
169
|
152
|
142
|
136
|
125
|
115
|
85
|
71
|
66
|
60
|
-7.9
|
| Spain |
137
|
127
|
121
|
118
|
114
|
108
|
106
|
105
|
100
|
75
|
60
|
40
|
25
|
-12.3
|
| Sweden |
7
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-100.0
|
| United
Kingdom |
14
|
14
|
12
|
11
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-100.0
|
|
| Sub
Total Europe |
1192
|
1120
|
1123
|
1109
|
1001
|
990
|
977
|
906
|
840
|
675
|
565
|
488
|
409
|
-7.9
|
|
|
| Armenia |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0.0
|
| Azerbaijan |
20
|
19
|
22
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
8
|
6
|
13
|
-3.3
|
| Belarus |
11
|
11
|
9
|
18
|
23
|
20
|
23
|
14
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
0.0
|
| Estonia |
16
|
25
|
27
|
26
|
26
|
25
|
27
|
26
|
25
|
22
|
20
|
15
|
15
|
-0.5
|
| Georgia |
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-100.0
|
| Kazakhstan |
16
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
9
|
6
|
8
|
7
|
12
|
12
|
-2.2
|
| Kirghizstan |
17
|
8
|
6
|
7
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
-15.2
|
| Latvia |
5
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
12
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
-1.7
|
| Lithuania |
9
|
9
|
10
|
12
|
16
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
9
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
-6.0
|
| Moldova |
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3.2
|
| Russia |
225
|
195
|
180
|
220
|
190
|
280
|
300
|
403
|
313
|
290
|
284
|
290
|
287
|
1.9
|
| Tajikistan |
16
|
12
|
17
|
18
|
20
|
13
|
18
|
24
|
18
|
20
|
25
|
18
|
23
|
-2.8
|
| Turkmenistan |
24
|
30
|
30
|
32
|
40
|
40
|
42
|
82
|
80
|
84
|
90
|
90
|
93
|
11.0
|
| Ukraine |
30
|
16
|
12
|
13
|
19
|
10
|
19
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
-7.4
|
| Uzbekistan |
170
|
141
|
124
|
120
|
125
|
182
|
180
|
261
|
225
|
250
|
180
|
175
|
230
|
2.4
|
| TOTAL
CIS & FORMER USSR |
564
|
480
|
450
|
481
|
479
|
603
|
648
|
708
|
711
|
717
|
652
|
643
|
709
|
1.8
|
|
|
| ASIA
& OCEANIA |
| China
(Mainland) |
4400
|
4350
|
4450
|
4350
|
4300
|
4700
|
5200
|
5700
|
6500
|
6850
|
8326
|
9900
|
10500
|
6.99
|
| China
(Taiwan) |
249
|
271
|
284
|
280
|
290
|
295
|
250
|
280
|
270
|
243
|
261
|
260
|
255
|
0.36
|
| Hong
Kong |
144
|
120
|
124
|
116
|
111
|
107
|
104
|
96
|
95
|
59
|
61
|
70
|
46
|
-5.83
|
| Australia |
40
|
42
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
41
|
36
|
27
|
26
|
20
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
-.9.45
|
| Indonesia |
471
|
475
|
475
|
438
|
470
|
480
|
530
|
510
|
500
|
470
|
470
|
470
|
480
|
0.15
|
| Japan |
368
|
339
|
304
|
290
|
275
|
280
|
251
|
228
|
204
|
174
|
175
|
149
|
130
|
-7.69
|
| Korea
DR |
22
|
14
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
-2.90
|
| Korea
REP |
364
|
363
|
313
|
300
|
320
|
325
|
320
|
340
|
325
|
290
|
290
|
240
|
230
|
-3.47
|
| Malaysia |
65
|
64
|
67
|
59
|
62
|
65
|
60
|
61
|
58
|
45
|
55
|
56
|
35
|
-4.65
|
| Philippines |
70
|
70
|
77
|
40
|
50
|
58
|
52
|
50
|
40
|
32
|
35
|
25
|
23
|
-8.21
|
| Singapore |
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Thailand |
330
|
363
|
345
|
300
|
290
|
340
|
360
|
415
|
430
|
425
|
457
|
440
|
430
|
2.06
|
| Vietnam |
35
|
37
|
40
|
42
|
72
|
80
|
90
|
98
|
105
|
125
|
145
|
160
|
190
|
13.90
|
| Afghanistan |
15
|
15
|
10
|
13
|
7
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
15
|
0.00
|
| Bangladesh |
111
|
121
|
130
|
142
|
153
|
169
|
196
|
240
|
335
|
345
|
375
|
415
|
520
|
12.61
|
| India |
2,279
|
2,576
|
2,864
|
2760
|
2781
|
2939
|
2924
|
2910
|
2914
|
3000
|
3232
|
3426
|
3990
|
4.40
|
| Burma
(Myanmar) |
15
|
12
|
10
|
17
|
22
|
33
|
40
|
42
|
44
|
44
|
46
|
47
|
47
|
9.18
|
| Pakistan |
1,508
|
1,540
|
1,524
|
1,543
|
1524
|
1698
|
1764
|
1855
|
2042
|
2100
|
2234
|
2390
|
2593
|
4.26
|
| Sri
Lanka |
17
|
18
|
21
|
23
|
25
|
27
|
27
|
27
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
20
|
18
|
0.44
|
| Iran |
125
|
135
|
145
|
135
|
141
|
125
|
135
|
140
|
110
|
110
|
120
|
120
|
120
|
-0.31
|
| Iraq |
28
|
28
|
28
|
28
|
27
|
25
|
22
|
22
|
12
|
12
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
-5.73
|
| Israel |
24
|
24
|
20
|
18
|
9
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
-14.78
|
| Syria |
76
|
91
|
103
|
105
|
95
|
102
|
105
|
115
|
125
|
135
|
150
|
150
|
160
|
5.89
|
| Turkey |
850
|
900
|
1065
|
1150
|
1000
|
1200
|
1150
|
1300
|
1350
|
1375
|
1550
|
1500
|
1600
|
4.99
|
| TOTAL
ASIA & OCEANIA |
11608
|
11969
|
12455
|
12205
|
12079
|
13120
|
13638
|
14475
|
15533
|
15901
|
18057
|
19884
|
21424
|
4.83
|
|
|
| WORLD
TOTAL |
23,216
|
18,405
|
19,049
|
18,990
|
18,451
|
19,603
|
19,845
|
20,305
|
21,235
|
21,325
|
23,320
|
24,814
|
26,129
|
0.91
|
|
Note: % growth represent 13 years Average
Source :ICAC /USDA
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