What is the difference in cotton yields between Guatemala and USSR?

0.2 tonnes per hectare, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Guatemala vs USSR: Cotton yields

Guatemala

2.79 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

USSR

2.59 tonnes per hectare

in 1991

Guatemala rank

17th

USSR rank

20th

Cotton yields over time

Guatemala
USSR

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2.79 tonnes per hectare against 2.59 tonnes per hectare in USSR, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Guatemala ranks 17th and USSR ranks 20th of 101 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2 tonnes per hectare	2.21 tonnes per hectare	0.2026 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1970s	3.15 tonnes per hectare	2.76 tonnes per hectare	0.3818 tonnes per hectare	Guatemala
1980s	2.88 tonnes per hectare	2.67 tonnes per hectare	0.204 tonnes per hectare	Guatemala
1990s	2.84 tonnes per hectare	2.61 tonnes per hectare	0.2344 tonnes per hectare	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton yields, Guatemala or USSR?: Guatemala, at 2.79 tonnes per hectare against 2.59 tonnes per hectare in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in cotton yields between Guatemala and USSR?: 0.2 tonnes per hectare, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Guatemala and USSR rank globally for cotton yields?: Guatemala ranks 17th and USSR ranks 20th 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.