Iran vs Spain: Cotton yields
Iran
2.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
2.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
Iran rank
20th
Spain rank
22nd
Cotton yields over time
- Iran
- Spain
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2.4 tonnes per hectare against 2.23 tonnes per hectare in Spain, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 20th and Spain ranks 22nd of 100 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.0136 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.2585 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.4543 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.4945 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.2801 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Iran or Spain?
- Iran, at 2.4 tonnes per hectare against 2.23 tonnes per hectare in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Iran and Spain?
- 0.17 tonnes per hectare, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Spain?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Iran and Spain rank globally for cotton yields?
- Iran ranks 20th and Spain ranks 22nd 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.