5.3906 million tons. According to the Chinese government network, in 2022, the cotton planting area in Xinjiang was 2,496,900 hectares, accounting for 83.2% of the national cotton planting area. The cotton output was 5,390,600 tons, accounting for 90.2% of the total lint output in China, which was12.5 kg higher than that of 202 1 hectare.