Bulletin on the National Cotton Output in 2024
National Bureau of Statistics of China
December 25, 2024
According to the result of nationwide statistical survey (the cotton sown area of Xinjiang was acquired through remote sensing survey) in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) of China, the total cotton sown area, yield per unit area, and total cotton output in 2024 are as follows:
I. The total cotton sown area nationwide stood at 2,838.3 thousand hectares (42.574 million mu), marking an increase of 50.1 thousand hectares (752 thousand mu), or a growth of 1.8 percent compared to 2023.
II. The cotton yield per unit area amounted to 2,171.6 kg/ha (144.8 kg/mu), marking an increase of 156.7 kg/ha (10.4 kg/mu), or a growth of 7.8 percent compared to 2023.
III. The total cotton output came in at 6.164 million tons, marking an increase of 546 thousand tons, or a growth of 9.7 percent compared to 2023.
Cotton Output Across the Nation and Provinces (Autonomous Regions and Municipalities) in 2024
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Regions |
Sown Areas (1,000 hectares) |
Yield per Unit Area (kg/ha) |
Total Outputs (10,000 tons) |
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National Total |
2838.3 |
2171.6 |
616.4 |
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Beijing |
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Tianjin |
0.9 |
1338.5 |
0.1 |
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Hebei |
57.9 |
1227.0 |
7.1 |
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Shanxi |
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Inner Mongolia |
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Liaoning |
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Jilin |
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Heilongjiang |
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Shanghai |
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Jiangsu |
3.0 |
1469.0 |
0.4 |
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Zhejiang |
1.4 |
1394.8 |
0.2 |
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Anhui |
20.3 |
916.3 |
1.9 |
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Fujian |
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Jiangxi |
19.0 |
1125.0 |
2.1 |
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Shandong |
99.8 |
1273.9 |
12.7 |
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Henan |
5.6 |
1211.8 |
0.7 |
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Hubei |
98.4 |
946.0 |
9.3 |
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Hunan |
60.7 |
1379.3 |
8.4 |
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Guangdong |
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Guangxi |
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Hainan |
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Chongqing |
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Sichuan |
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Guizhou |
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Yunnan |
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Xizang |
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Shaanxi |
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Gansu |
22.2 |
2115.8 |
4.7 |
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Qinghai |
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Ningxia |
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Xinjiang |
2447.9 |
2322.8 |
568.6 |
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Notes: 1. Due to the rounding-off reasons, the provincial subentries may not add up to the national totals. 2. The cotton output of provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), including Beijing, Shanxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Shaanxi, has not been included in the table as their figures fell below 1,000 tons. Additionally, there was no cotton output in provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) such as Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Xizang, Qinghai, and Ningxia. | |||
Explanation on Cotton Output Survey
The total cotton output nationwide was the sum of cotton outputs of 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities).
1. Survey Methods
The statistics of cotton output adopted a combined statistical methodology, including remote sensing survey and sample survey for major producing areas, and comprehensive statistics for non-major producing areas. The survey subjects included land segments, agricultural production households and agricultural holdings. For Xinjiang, sown area data was acquired through remote sensing survey, while data of yield per unit area was acquired through sample survey. For the other regions, data on sown area and yield per unit area were obtained through comprehensive statistics conducted by the Statistics Bureau of the respective provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities).
Since 2014, the NBS of China has conducted cotton remote sensing measurement in Xinjiang. Through high and medium spatial resolution multi temporal satellite remote sensing imagery combined with ground sampling survey, the cotton planting area in Xinjiang has been measured. The field survey of cotton remote sensing survey in Xinjiang included more than 2,000 samples across a total of more than 500,000 mu of surveyed plots.
2. Field Measurement Method
According to the Statistical Reporting System of Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery, the survey of yield per unit area of main cotton varieties was conducted through field measurement and household survey.
Field measurements were conducted at randomly selected sample sites within the surveyed area. As the cotton approaches maturity, yield estimation was performed on all plots within the sample sites. After sorting the plots by yield per unit area, five representative plots were selected for field measurement using an equidistant sampling method based on cumulative area ranking. After the maturity of cotton, three small plots were manually selected, and the yield per unit area of cotton was obtained by counting cotton bolls, weighting, estimating the losses, etc.
The household survey was conducted at randomly selected sample sites. As the cotton approaches maturity, yield estimation was performed on all plots within the sample sites and then the average yield per household was then calculated based on the estimated yields of each plot. After the maturity of cotton, an equidistant sampling method was used to randomly select 10 households based on the average yield per household and cumulative plot area. Following the completion of cotton harvesting, the survey team registered the cotton sown area, harvest quantity, sales volume, storage quantity, and self-use volume for each household, and calculated the yield per unit area. The average yield per unit area of the province (autonomous regions and municipalities) was estimated based on the yield per unit area of the selected sample plots.