China, mainland vs South Africa: Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price

China, mainland
14,721 LCU
in 2025
South Africa
24,762 LCU
in 2018
China, mainland rank
17th
South Africa rank
15th

Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price over time

  • China, mainland
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 24,762 LCU against 14,721 LCU in China, mainland, a difference of 10,041 LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was China, mainland ahead.

China, mainland ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th of 23 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 9,752 LCU 8,025 LCU 1,726 LCU China, mainland
2000s 11,754 LCU 9,573 LCU 2,181 LCU China, mainland
2010s 17,710 LCU 21,515 LCU 3,806 LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton lint, ginned — producer price, China, mainland or South Africa?
South Africa, at 24,762 LCU against 14,721 LCU in China, mainland as of 2018.
What is the difference in cotton lint, ginned — producer price between China, mainland and South Africa?
10,041 LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and South Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do China, mainland and South Africa rank globally for cotton lint, ginned — producer price?
China, mainland ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price (LCU/tonne)
Unit
LCU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
27 places, 433 data points, 1991–2025
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.