Democratic Republic of Congo vs Vietnam: Cotton yields
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.4221 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Vietnam
0.4524 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
90th
Vietnam rank
88th
Cotton yields over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.4524 tonnes per hectare against 0.4221 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0303 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 90th and Vietnam ranks 88th of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3994 tonnes per hectare | 0.1765 tonnes per hectare | 0.2229 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 0.3472 tonnes per hectare | 0.214 tonnes per hectare | 0.1332 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.3873 tonnes per hectare | 0.3294 tonnes per hectare | 0.058 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 0.4096 tonnes per hectare | 0.7348 tonnes per hectare | 0.3252 tonnes per hectare | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 0.4267 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.7951 tonnes per hectare | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 0.4219 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.6078 tonnes per hectare | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 0.4228 tonnes per hectare | 0.5191 tonnes per hectare | 0.0964 tonnes per hectare | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Democratic Republic of Congo or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.4524 tonnes per hectare against 0.4221 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?
- 0.0303 tonnes per hectare, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Vietnam rank globally for cotton yields?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 90th and Vietnam ranks 88th 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.