Colombia vs Ethiopia: Cotton yields
Colombia
2.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia
2.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
19th
Ethiopia rank
21st
Cotton yields over time
- Colombia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.61 tonnes per hectare against 2.27 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.34 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 19th and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 100 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.7842 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.929 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.5481 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Colombia or Ethiopia?
- Colombia, at 2.61 tonnes per hectare against 2.27 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Colombia and Ethiopia?
- 0.34 tonnes per hectare, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Ethiopia rank globally for cotton yields?
- Colombia ranks 19th and Ethiopia ranks 21st 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.