Table 1.

World supply of textile fibers

Fiber	Million tonnes	Percentage of market
Polyester	55.1	51.5
Cotton	26.1	24.4
Cellulosic	6.7	6.2
Other plant fibers, including flax, hemp, jute, and coir	6.1	5.7
Polyamide	5.4	5.0
Other manmade	6.1	5.7
Wool sheep	1.1	1.0
Wool other animals	0.05
Silk	0.16	0.1
Feathers, down	0.32	0.3
Total	107	99.9%*

Source: Textile Exchange (2019).

*The total may not be 100% due to rounding errors.