Benin vs Ecuador: Cotton yields
Benin
1.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador
1.29 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
56th
Ecuador rank
53rd
Cotton yields over time
- Benin
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.29 tonnes per hectare against 1.19 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Benin ranks 56th and Ecuador ranks 53rd of 101 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.344 tonnes per hectare | 0.6485 tonnes per hectare | 0.3045 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.8253 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.1912 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.1345 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.0098 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.248 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.3003 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.1341 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Benin or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.29 tonnes per hectare against 1.19 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Benin and Ecuador?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ecuador?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Ecuador rank globally for cotton yields?
- Benin ranks 56th and Ecuador ranks 53rd of 101 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.