What is the difference in cotton yields between Ecuador and Uruguay?

0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?

32 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1992.

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.

Ecuador vs Uruguay: Cotton yields

Ecuador

1.29 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Uruguay

1.21 tonnes per hectare

in 1992

Ecuador rank

53rd

Uruguay rank

55th

Cotton yields over time

Ecuador
Uruguay

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1.29 tonnes per hectare against 1.21 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Ecuador ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 55th of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6485 tonnes per hectare	0.7762 tonnes per hectare	0.1277 tonnes per hectare	Uruguay
1970s	1.02 tonnes per hectare	0.6675 tonnes per hectare	0.349 tonnes per hectare	Ecuador
1980s	1.23 tonnes per hectare	0.8073 tonnes per hectare	0.4178 tonnes per hectare	Ecuador
1990s	1.11 tonnes per hectare	0.9451 tonnes per hectare	0.1604 tonnes per hectare	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton yields, Ecuador or Uruguay?: Ecuador, at 1.29 tonnes per hectare against 1.21 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in cotton yields between Ecuador and Uruguay?: 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1992.
How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for cotton yields?: Ecuador ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 55th of 101 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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Indicator: Cotton yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 101 places, 5,475 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.