Botswana vs Philippines: Cotton yields
Botswana
1.93 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Philippines
1.84 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana rank
33rd
Philippines rank
36th
Cotton yields over time
- Botswana
- Philippines
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.93 tonnes per hectare against 1.84 tonnes per hectare in Philippines, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 33rd and Philippines ranks 36th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | 0.9883 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.9061 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.9377 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.3337 tonnes per hectare | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.2279 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Botswana or Philippines?
- Botswana, at 1.93 tonnes per hectare against 1.84 tonnes per hectare in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Botswana and Philippines?
- 0.09 tonnes per hectare, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Philippines?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Philippines rank globally for cotton yields?
- Botswana ranks 33rd and Philippines ranks 36th 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.