Bolivia vs Ghana: Cotton yields
Bolivia
1.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana
1.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bolivia rank
37th
Ghana rank
34th
Cotton yields over time
- Bolivia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.86 tonnes per hectare against 1.71 tonnes per hectare in Bolivia, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 37th and Ghana ranks 34th of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 0.4828 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.5075 tonnes per hectare | 0.9536 tonnes per hectare | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.7111 tonnes per hectare | 0.4708 tonnes per hectare | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 0.9002 tonnes per hectare | 0.5873 tonnes per hectare | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.8024 tonnes per hectare | 0.8491 tonnes per hectare | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.5407 tonnes per hectare | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.0895 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Bolivia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 1.86 tonnes per hectare against 1.71 tonnes per hectare in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Bolivia and Ghana?
- 0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Ghana?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Ghana rank globally for cotton yields?
- Bolivia ranks 37th and Ghana ranks 34th 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.