Colombia vs Guatemala: Cotton yields
Colombia
2.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala
2.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
19th
Guatemala rank
17th
Cotton yields over time
- Colombia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 2.79 tonnes per hectare against 2.61 tonnes per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 19th and Guatemala ranks 17th of 100 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 0.5884 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.7823 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.2038 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.1536 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.1464 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Colombia or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 2.79 tonnes per hectare against 2.61 tonnes per hectare in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Colombia and Guatemala?
- 0.18 tonnes per hectare, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guatemala?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Guatemala rank globally for cotton yields?
- Colombia ranks 19th and Guatemala ranks 17th 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.