Which has higher cotton yield, Afghanistan or Laos?

Laos, at 1.38 against 1.32 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Cotton yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan

1.32

in 2024

Laos

1.38

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

49th

Laos rank

46th

Laos currently reports 1.38 against 1.32 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 49th and Laos ranks 46th of 100 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 5.

Decade	Afghanistan	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.08	1.04	0.0377	Afghanistan
1970s	1.27	1.47	0.201	Laos
1980s	0.9146	2.03	1.11	Laos
1990s	1.12	2.46	1.33	Laos
2000s	1.1	2.75	1.64	Laos
2010s	1.19	1.02	0.1723	Afghanistan
2020s	1.32	1.34	0.0156	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cotton yield, Afghanistan or Laos?: Laos, at 1.38 against 1.32 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cotton yield between Afghanistan and Laos?: 0.06, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Laos?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Laos rank globally for cotton yield?: Afghanistan ranks 49th and Laos ranks 46th of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Cotton yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.