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

China, mainland
15,989 SLC
in 2024
South Africa
24,711 SLC
in 2017
China, mainland rank
15th
South Africa rank
13th

Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price over time

  • China, mainland
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 24,711 SLC against 15,989 SLC in China, mainland, a difference of 8,722 SLC.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1998 it was China, mainland ahead.

China, mainland ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 21 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 9,752 SLC 8,025 SLC 1,726 SLC China, mainland
2000s 11,754 SLC 9,573 SLC 2,181 SLC China, mainland
2010s 18,125 SLC 16,442 SLC 1,683 SLC China, mainland

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 24,711 SLC against 15,989 SLC in China, mainland as of 2017.
What is the difference in cotton lint, ginned — producer price between China, mainland and South Africa?
8,722 SLC, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and South Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do China, mainland and South Africa rank globally for cotton lint, ginned — producer price?
China, mainland ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cotton lint, ginned — Producer Price (SLC/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 (SLC/tonne)
Unit
SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
25 places, 416 data points, 1991–2024
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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.