Cameroon vs Iran: Cotton yields
Cameroon
2.14 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iran
2.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon rank
23rd
Iran rank
20th
Cotton yields over time
- Cameroon
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.4 tonnes per hectare against 2.14 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 0.26 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.
Cameroon ranks 23rd and Iran ranks 20th of 100 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.601 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.5927 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.7689 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.9155 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 1980s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.4479 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 1990s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.8064 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.8212 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.3822 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Cameroon or Iran?
- Iran, at 2.4 tonnes per hectare against 2.14 tonnes per hectare in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Cameroon and Iran?
- 0.26 tonnes per hectare, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iran?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Iran rank globally for cotton yields?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd and Iran ranks 20th 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.