Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Cotton yields
Guinea-Bissau
1.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
1.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
60th
Madagascar rank
61st
Cotton yields over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.11 tonnes per hectare against 1.06 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th and Madagascar ranks 61st of 100 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.1593 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.4909 tonnes per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.0998 tonnes per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.0586 tonnes per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 1.11 tonnes per hectare against 1.06 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar rank globally for cotton yields?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th and Madagascar ranks 61st 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.