Colombia vs Iran: Cotton yields
Colombia
2.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iran
2.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
19th
Iran rank
20th
Cotton yields over time
- Colombia
- Iran
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.61 tonnes per hectare against 2.4 tonnes per hectare in Iran, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 19th and Iran ranks 20th of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.221 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.2657 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 1980s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.0336 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 1990s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.1853 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2000s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.2738 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2010s | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.3004 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.1813 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Colombia or Iran?
- Colombia, at 2.61 tonnes per hectare against 2.4 tonnes per hectare in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Colombia and Iran?
- 0.21 tonnes per hectare, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iran?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Iran rank globally for cotton yields?
- Colombia ranks 19th 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.