Kenya vs Somalia: Cotton yields
Kenya
0.3785 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Somalia
0.3995 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
94th
Somalia rank
92nd
Cotton yields over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.3995 tonnes per hectare against 0.3785 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.021 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Kenya ranks 94th and Somalia ranks 92nd of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2087 tonnes per hectare | 0.2989 tonnes per hectare | 0.0901 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.2583 tonnes per hectare | 0.2969 tonnes per hectare | 0.0386 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.254 tonnes per hectare | 0.3662 tonnes per hectare | 0.1123 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.5123 tonnes per hectare | 0.4005 tonnes per hectare | 0.1118 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.4052 tonnes per hectare | 0.4044 tonnes per hectare | 0.0008 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.5223 tonnes per hectare | 0.4019 tonnes per hectare | 0.1204 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.3396 tonnes per hectare | 0.402 tonnes per hectare | 0.0624 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Kenya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.3995 tonnes per hectare against 0.3785 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Kenya and Somalia?
- 0.021 tonnes per hectare, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for cotton yields?
- Kenya ranks 94th and Somalia ranks 92nd 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.