Benin vs Uruguay: Cotton yields
Benin
1.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
1.21 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
Benin rank
56th
Uruguay rank
55th
Cotton yields over time
- Benin
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.21 tonnes per hectare against 1.19 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Benin ranks 56th and Uruguay ranks 55th of 101 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.344 tonnes per hectare | 0.7762 tonnes per hectare | 0.4322 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.8253 tonnes per hectare | 0.6675 tonnes per hectare | 0.1578 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 1980s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.8073 tonnes per hectare | 0.2833 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.9451 tonnes per hectare | 0.2428 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Benin or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.21 tonnes per hectare against 1.19 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 1992.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Benin and Uruguay?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Uruguay?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1992.
- How do Benin and Uruguay rank globally for cotton yields?
- Benin ranks 56th and Uruguay ranks 55th 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.