Botswana vs Paraguay: Cotton yields
Botswana
1.93 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Paraguay
2.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana rank
32nd
Paraguay rank
29th
Cotton yields over time
- Botswana
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.01 tonnes per hectare against 1.93 tonnes per hectare in Botswana, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 32nd and Paraguay ranks 29th of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | 0.6836 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.9179 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.9102 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.953 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.1609 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Botswana or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.01 tonnes per hectare against 1.93 tonnes per hectare in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Botswana and Paraguay?
- 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for cotton yields?
- Botswana ranks 32nd 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.