Iraq vs Uganda: Cotton yields
Iraq
1.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uganda
1.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq rank
46th
Uganda rank
44th
Cotton yields over time
- Iraq
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda 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 Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 44th of 101 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8677 tonnes per hectare | 0.2608 tonnes per hectare | 0.6069 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.1938 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.2814 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.4902 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.6787 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.1213 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Iraq or Uganda?
- Uganda, 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 Uganda?
- 0.09 tonnes per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Uganda rank globally for cotton yields?
- Iraq ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 44th 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.