Italy vs Peru: Cotton yields
Italy
2.13 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
Peru
2.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy rank
24th
Peru rank
25th
Cotton yields over time
- Italy
- Peru
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.13 tonnes per hectare against 2.1 tonnes per hectare in Peru, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Italy ranks 24th and Peru ranks 25th of 100 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.701 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.8595 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.5175 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.6552 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1990s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 0.4002 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Italy or Peru?
- Italy, at 2.13 tonnes per hectare against 2.1 tonnes per hectare in Peru as of 1990.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Italy and Peru?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Peru?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1990.
- How do Italy and Peru rank globally for cotton yields?
- Italy ranks 24th and Peru ranks 25th 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.