Cambodia vs Uruguay: Cotton yields

Cambodia
1.29 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
1.21 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
Cambodia rank
51st
Uruguay rank
54th

Cotton yields over time

  • Cambodia
  • Uruguay
0123196119922024

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 1.29 tonnes per hectare against 1.21 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 51st and Uruguay ranks 54th of 100 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 1.27 tonnes per hectare 0.7762 tonnes per hectare 0.4944 tonnes per hectare Cambodia
1970s 1.17 tonnes per hectare 0.6675 tonnes per hectare 0.504 tonnes per hectare Cambodia
1980s 1.56 tonnes per hectare 0.8073 tonnes per hectare 0.7556 tonnes per hectare Cambodia
1990s 1.11 tonnes per hectare 0.9451 tonnes per hectare 0.166 tonnes per hectare Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton yields, Cambodia or Uruguay?
Cambodia, at 1.29 tonnes per hectare against 1.21 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in cotton yields between Cambodia and Uruguay?
0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Uruguay?
32 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1992.
How do Cambodia and Uruguay rank globally for cotton yields?
Cambodia ranks 51st and Uruguay ranks 54th 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

Indicator
Cotton yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 5,475 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.