Iraq vs Myanmar: Cotton yields
Iraq
1.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Myanmar
1.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq rank
46th
Myanmar rank
43rd
Cotton yields over time
- Iraq
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 1.54 tonnes per hectare against 1.45 tonnes per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 46th and Myanmar ranks 43rd of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8677 tonnes per hectare | 0.2642 tonnes per hectare | 0.6035 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.2652 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.4615 tonnes per hectare | 0.7934 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.6707 tonnes per hectare | 0.7654 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.9107 tonnes per hectare | 0.672 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 0.2083 tonnes per hectare | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 0.1441 tonnes per hectare | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Iraq or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 1.54 tonnes per hectare against 1.45 tonnes per hectare in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Iraq and Myanmar?
- 0.09 tonnes per hectare, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Myanmar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Myanmar rank globally for cotton yields?
- Iraq ranks 46th and Myanmar ranks 43rd 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.