Which has higher cotton yield, Afghanistan or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 1.37 against 1.32 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

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

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

Zimbabwe

1.37

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

49th

Zimbabwe rank

47th

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.37 against 1.32 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th of 100 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Decade	Afghanistan	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.08	1.34	0.266	Zimbabwe
1970s	1.27	1.34	0.069	Zimbabwe
1980s	0.9146	1.27	0.3578	Zimbabwe
1990s	1.12	0.7114	0.4121	Afghanistan
2000s	1.1	0.7611	0.3409	Afghanistan
2010s	1.19	0.9477	0.2452	Afghanistan
2020s	1.32	1.51	0.1903	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cotton yield, Afghanistan or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 1.37 against 1.32 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cotton yield between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?: 0.05, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for cotton yield?: Afghanistan ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th 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.