China Is The World'S Largest Cotton Importer

 

According to the statistics of planting area, India is the largest cotton planting country in the world, with a planting area of 13.35 million hectares, accounting for 40% of the world's total planting area, followed by the United States and China, accounting for more than 10%.

Although India has the largest cotton planting area in the world, its per unit yield has been hovering around 20 kg / mu, which is only half of the world average.

According to production statistics, the largest cotton producing countries in 2020 are China and India, both reaching 29 million bales (each weighing 480 pounds), followed by the United States and Brazil.

Xinjiang is China's largest high-quality commodity cotton and the only long staple cotton production base. In 2021, Xinjiang's cotton output accounted for nearly 90% of the country's total, and the machine picking rate was as high as 87.9%, which solved about 600000 local employment.

China and India are not only the largest cotton producing countries, but also the largest cotton consumers. China's consumption accounts for more than one-third of global consumption, so that China's largest output in the world can not meet its domestic consumption and needs to be supplemented by imports.

According to the statistics of import data, China is the world's largest cotton importer. China's import volume accounts for more than 1 / 4 of the world, and the top 10 countries in the import list are all Asian countries.

According to the export statistics, in 2020, the United States is the world's largest cotton exporter, with annual exports accounting for more than 75% of its output.

Therefore, the lifeline of American cotton industry exists in the international market. Any big cotton country is a real or potential threat to it.