Greece vs United States: Cotton yields
Greece
3.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
United States
2.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Greece rank
11th
United States rank
13th
Cotton yields over time
- Greece
- United States
How they compare
Greece currently reports 3.04 tonnes per hectare against 2.86 tonnes per hectare in United States, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Greece ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th of 100 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.1603 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.9755 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.8185 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 1990s | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.3893 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 2020s | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.3582 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Greece or United States?
- Greece, at 3.04 tonnes per hectare against 2.86 tonnes per hectare in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Greece and United States?
- 0.18 tonnes per hectare, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greece and United States rank globally for cotton yields?
- Greece ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th 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.