Kenya vs Nigeria: Cotton yields
Kenya
0.3785 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
0.3787 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
94th
Nigeria rank
93rd
Cotton yields over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.3787 tonnes per hectare against 0.3785 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kenya ranks 94th and Nigeria ranks 93rd of 100 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2087 tonnes per hectare | 0.4593 tonnes per hectare | 0.2506 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.2583 tonnes per hectare | 0.3001 tonnes per hectare | 0.0418 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.254 tonnes per hectare | 0.2768 tonnes per hectare | 0.0228 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.5123 tonnes per hectare | 0.6077 tonnes per hectare | 0.0954 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.4052 tonnes per hectare | 0.8493 tonnes per hectare | 0.4441 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.5223 tonnes per hectare | 0.8839 tonnes per hectare | 0.3616 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.3396 tonnes per hectare | 0.4494 tonnes per hectare | 0.1099 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.3787 tonnes per hectare against 0.3785 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.0002 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for cotton yields?
- Kenya ranks 94th and Nigeria ranks 93rd 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.