Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Cotton yields
Cameroon
2.14 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia
2.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon rank
24th
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Cotton yields over time
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.27 tonnes per hectare against 2.14 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Ethiopia ranks 22nd of 101 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.0394 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.929 tonnes per hectare | 0.3115 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.2068 tonnes per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.0153 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 2.27 tonnes per hectare against 2.14 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for cotton yields?
- Cameroon ranks 24th and Ethiopia ranks 22nd 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.