Eswatini vs Malawi: Cotton yields
Eswatini
0.5647 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi
0.5824 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Eswatini rank
86th
Malawi rank
84th
Cotton yields over time
- Eswatini
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.5824 tonnes per hectare against 0.5647 tonnes per hectare in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0177 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 86th and Malawi ranks 84th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5832 tonnes per hectare | 0.3502 tonnes per hectare | 0.2329 tonnes per hectare | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.5671 tonnes per hectare | 0.4702 tonnes per hectare | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.6846 tonnes per hectare | 0.3459 tonnes per hectare | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 0.9764 tonnes per hectare | 0.729 tonnes per hectare | 0.2474 tonnes per hectare | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.869 tonnes per hectare | 0.8843 tonnes per hectare | 0.0153 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.6198 tonnes per hectare | 0.7075 tonnes per hectare | 0.0876 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.5861 tonnes per hectare | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | 0.0293 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Eswatini or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.5824 tonnes per hectare against 0.5647 tonnes per hectare in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Eswatini and Malawi?
- 0.0177 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Malawi rank globally for cotton yields?
- Eswatini ranks 86th and Malawi ranks 84th 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.