Ethiopia vs Iran: Cotton yields
Ethiopia
2.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iran
2.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
21st
Iran rank
20th
Cotton yields over time
- Ethiopia
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.4 tonnes per hectare against 2.27 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 21st and Iran ranks 20th of 100 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.8834 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.929 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2010s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2020s | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.3668 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Ethiopia or Iran?
- Iran, at 2.4 tonnes per hectare against 2.27 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Ethiopia and Iran?
- 0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iran?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Iran rank globally for cotton yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st 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.