Ethiopia vs Spain: Cotton yields
Ethiopia
2.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
2.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Spain rank
23rd
Cotton yields over time
- Ethiopia
- Spain
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.27 tonnes per hectare against 2.23 tonnes per hectare in Spain, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 23rd of 101 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.929 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.7447 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Ethiopia or Spain?
- Ethiopia, at 2.27 tonnes per hectare against 2.23 tonnes per hectare in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Ethiopia and Spain?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Spain?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Spain rank globally for cotton yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 23rd 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.