Australia vs Brazil: Cotton yields
Australia
5.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil
4.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
Brazil rank
4th
Cotton yields over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.06 tonnes per hectare against 4.28 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.78 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and Brazil ranks 4th of 100 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.6075 tonnes per hectare | 0.8922 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.4592 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1980s | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.6958 tonnes per hectare | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1990s | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.68 tonnes per hectare | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.4734 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Australia or Brazil?
- Australia, at 5.06 tonnes per hectare against 4.28 tonnes per hectare in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Australia and Brazil?
- 0.78 tonnes per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for cotton yields?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Brazil ranks 4th 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.