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GLOBAL FIBRE CONSUMPTION
source: r0.unctad.org/infocomm/
anglais/cotton/market.htm
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Despite the declining trend of cotton's share in textiles fibres since the 1970s, cotton remains by far the most important natural fibre on the market… - still in the early 2000s, cotton represents 38% of the fibre market. In a development context, cotton is crucially important for income and employment provided in its production and processing. Unfortunately the social and environmental burden is also relevant;
- developing countries have absorbed much of global cotton output since the end of WWII. Their share in global consumption has become even more significant since the end of the 1990s. Developing countries accounted for approximately 77% of global cotton consumption between 1981 and 1998; since 1999 their ratio has been above 80%; according to projections based on ICAC figures, in 2007 they would absorb almost 87% of global cotton production.
- global wool consumption continues to decline in the face of strong competition from alternative fibres despite the steady wool price reduction of between 3 and 6% per annum in real terms for the last 20 years;
- man-made fibres are expected to have a faster growth rate than cotton. Among these fibres, polyester demand is expected to have the faster growth;
- the world demand for all fibres is expected to rise in volume terms from 52.651 million tonnes in 2000 to 74 million tonnes in 2010 and to 95 million tonnes in 2020.
Global Fibre Consumption: comparative table | Cotton | Wool | Synthetics | Cellulosics | TOTAL* | | 2002 | 38% | 2% | 55% | 5% | 56.120 | | 2000 | 38% | 3% | 54% | 5% | 52.651 | | 1990 | 48% | 5% | 40% | 8% | 40.840 | | 1980 | 46% | 5% | 37% | 12% | 29.528 | | 1970 | 54% | 8% | 22% | 16% | 21.878 | | 1960 | 68% | 10% | 5% | 18% | 14.974 |
*In ‘000 tons.
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