From Field to Fabric: Clothing Accounts for 80% of Cotton Use

Cotton’s journey does not end at harvest. Once it leaves the field, the crop becomes a raw material for a wide range of industries and products, with clothing accounting for 80% of its use and household textiles for 15%.

The figures underline the central role of garment production in cotton’s journey from farm to finished goods. Most of the crop ultimately serves the clothing industry rather than remaining an agricultural commodity.

Household textiles form another important destination. This category takes cotton beyond wardrobes and into the fabrics used in homes, accounting for the second share identified in the breakdown.

The remaining uses are not detailed in the available summary. Still, the distribution highlights cotton’s importance beyond the field: its value is tied not only to cultivation, but also to the industries that turn it into everyday products.