Iraq vs Zimbabwe: Cotton yields
Iraq
1.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq rank
46th
Zimbabwe rank
48th
Cotton yields over time
- Iraq
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1.45 tonnes per hectare against 1.37 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Iraq ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8677 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.4754 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.055 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.0176 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.7114 tonnes per hectare | 0.7247 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.7611 tonnes per hectare | 0.8215 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.9477 tonnes per hectare | 0.8246 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.0272 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Iraq or Zimbabwe?
- Iraq, at 1.45 tonnes per hectare against 1.37 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Iraq and Zimbabwe?
- 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Zimbabwe rank globally for cotton yields?
- Iraq ranks 46th 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.