Besides cotton, there is a diversity of other plant-based fibers such as jute, coir,flax, hemp, sisal, abaca, kapok, ramie, and agave.1 It is estimated that more than eight natural, non-cotton, plant-based fibers.2 With a global production volume of around 6.9 million tonnes, these non-cotton, plant-based fibers had a combined market share of approximately 6% of global fiber production in 2024.3 Jute had the largest market share of all non-cotton, plant- based fibers in 2024, accounting for around 54%.4 Similar to hemp, flax, and ramie, jute is a bast fiber derived from the strands surrounding the hurd, or woody core, of the stem. It is used to make twine, rope, matting, packaging material, and home textiles. Coir had the second-largest market share, accounting for approximately 26% of all non-cotton, plant-based fiber produced in 2024.4 Coir is fiber extracted from the husks of mats, doormats, brushes, and mattresses. level, but it is estimated that around O.3 million tonnes were produced worldwide in 2024, including short and long staple fibers.5 This means that flax accounted for around 5% of the non-cotton, plant-based fiber market and O.3% of the global fiber market in 2024.3 Processed flax, or linen, is used for various products including home textiles and apparel. Around 70% of the flax used for fiber in 2024 was grown in Europe, with France being the largest producer. European flax is France through Belgium and the Netherlands. Other key flax Source: Textil Exchange based onAliance for European Flax-Linen& Hemp and FAOSTAT. fiber-producing countries are Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and For FAO's fiber definitions use the FAOSTAT querytool (select definitions and standards then item, and type the fiber name). 4 Textile Exchange based on FAOSTAT. 2023 data, the latest available, is used as a proxy for 2024. Please note that the data quality of these other plant-based fibers is limited. Data 2 DNFl, 2020. Press release 40 Million Households Produce Natural Fibres published on 20 April 2020. adjustments are regularly madeforhistoricaldata and data gaps exist forsome countries. global production volumes compiled by Textile Exchange (see globalfiber market).