Brazil vs Mexico: Cotton yields
Brazil
4.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
4.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
Mexico rank
7th
Cotton yields over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4.28 tonnes per hectare against 4.05 tonnes per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 0.23 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 7th of 100 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6075 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.4592 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.6958 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2000s | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.2379 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | 4.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.6473 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2020s | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.4124 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at 4.28 tonnes per hectare against 4.05 tonnes per hectare in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0.23 tonnes per hectare, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for cotton yields?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 7th 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.