Iraq vs Laos: Cotton yields
Iraq
1.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos
1.38 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq rank
45th
Laos rank
46th
Cotton yields over time
- Iraq
- Laos
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.45 tonnes per hectare against 1.38 tonnes per hectare in Laos, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Iraq ranks 45th and Laos ranks 46th of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8677 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.1716 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.187 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.7735 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2010s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.7517 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.2019 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Iraq or Laos?
- Iraq, at 1.45 tonnes per hectare against 1.38 tonnes per hectare in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Iraq and Laos?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Laos?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Laos rank globally for cotton yields?
- Iraq ranks 45th and Laos ranks 46th 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.