India vs Zimbabwe: Cotton yields
India
1.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
51st
Zimbabwe rank
48th
Cotton yields over time
- India
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.37 tonnes per hectare against 1.31 tonnes per hectare in India, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
India ranks 51st and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4124 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.9307 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.4887 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.8492 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.5685 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.704 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.7398 tonnes per hectare | 0.7114 tonnes per hectare | 0.0284 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.7611 tonnes per hectare | 0.2525 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2010s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.9477 tonnes per hectare | 0.5219 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.2397 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, India or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.37 tonnes per hectare against 1.31 tonnes per hectare in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between India and Zimbabwe?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Zimbabwe rank globally for cotton yields?
- India ranks 51st and Zimbabwe ranks 48th 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.