Burundi vs Nigeria: Cotton yields
Burundi
0.4103 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
0.3787 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burundi rank
91st
Nigeria rank
93rd
Cotton yields over time
- Burundi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.4103 tonnes per hectare against 0.3787 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0316 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 93rd of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7214 tonnes per hectare | 0.4593 tonnes per hectare | 0.2621 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1970s | 0.7113 tonnes per hectare | 0.3001 tonnes per hectare | 0.4112 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1980s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.2768 tonnes per hectare | 0.7843 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.9206 tonnes per hectare | 0.6077 tonnes per hectare | 0.3129 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.7132 tonnes per hectare | 0.8493 tonnes per hectare | 0.1361 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.8111 tonnes per hectare | 0.8839 tonnes per hectare | 0.0728 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.3804 tonnes per hectare | 0.4494 tonnes per hectare | 0.069 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Burundi or Nigeria?
- Burundi, at 0.4103 tonnes per hectare against 0.3787 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Burundi and Nigeria?
- 0.0316 tonnes per hectare, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Nigeria rank globally for cotton yields?
- Burundi ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 93rd 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.