Argentina vs Italy: Cotton yields
Argentina
2.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy
2.13 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Argentina rank
27th
Italy rank
24th
Cotton yields over time
- Argentina
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.13 tonnes per hectare against 2.04 tonnes per hectare in Argentina, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th of 100 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7943 tonnes per hectare | 0.701 tonnes per hectare | 0.0933 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.9521 tonnes per hectare | 0.5175 tonnes per hectare | 0.4346 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.6552 tonnes per hectare | 0.5313 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.4339 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Argentina or Italy?
- Italy, at 2.13 tonnes per hectare against 2.04 tonnes per hectare in Argentina as of 1990.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Argentina and Italy?
- 0.09 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Italy?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1990.
- How do Argentina and Italy rank globally for cotton yields?
- Argentina ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th of 100 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cotton yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.