Argentina vs Paraguay: Cotton yields
Argentina
2.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Paraguay
2.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Argentina rank
27th
Paraguay rank
29th
Cotton yields over time
- Argentina
- Paraguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 2.04 tonnes per hectare against 2.01 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 27th and Paraguay ranks 29th of 100 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7943 tonnes per hectare | 0.6836 tonnes per hectare | 0.1107 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.9521 tonnes per hectare | 0.9179 tonnes per hectare | 0.0342 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.0333 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.1067 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2000s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.9102 tonnes per hectare | 0.4488 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.6986 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2020s | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.1417 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Argentina or Paraguay?
- Argentina, at 2.04 tonnes per hectare against 2.01 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Argentina and Paraguay?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Paraguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Paraguay rank globally for cotton yields?
- Argentina ranks 27th and Paraguay ranks 29th 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.