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
0123196119922024

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

Indicator
Cotton yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 5,475 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.