Cambodia vs India: Cotton yields
Cambodia
1.29 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India
1.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cambodia rank
51st
India rank
50th
Cotton yields over time
- Cambodia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.31 tonnes per hectare against 1.29 tonnes per hectare in Cambodia, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 51st and India ranks 50th of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.4124 tonnes per hectare | 0.8582 tonnes per hectare | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.4887 tonnes per hectare | 0.6828 tonnes per hectare | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.5685 tonnes per hectare | 0.9944 tonnes per hectare | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.7398 tonnes per hectare | 0.5734 tonnes per hectare | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.3269 tonnes per hectare | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.1515 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.0146 tonnes per hectare | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Cambodia or India?
- India, at 1.31 tonnes per hectare against 1.29 tonnes per hectare in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Cambodia and India?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and India rank globally for cotton yields?
- Cambodia ranks 51st and India ranks 50th 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.