South Korea vs Mali: Cotton yields

South Korea
0.9786 tonnes per hectare
in 2005
Mali
1.03 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Korea rank
66th
Mali rank
63rd

Cotton yields over time

  • South Korea
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 1.03 tonnes per hectare against 0.9786 tonnes per hectare in South Korea, a difference of 0.0514 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 66th and Mali ranks 63rd of 100 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6179 tonnes per hectare 0.4171 tonnes per hectare 0.2008 tonnes per hectare South Korea
1970s 0.8805 tonnes per hectare 1 tonnes per hectare 0.1194 tonnes per hectare Mali
1980s 0.9431 tonnes per hectare 1.25 tonnes per hectare 0.3101 tonnes per hectare Mali
1990s 0.9727 tonnes per hectare 1.16 tonnes per hectare 0.1836 tonnes per hectare Mali
2000s 0.9762 tonnes per hectare 1.04 tonnes per hectare 0.0676 tonnes per hectare Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton yields, South Korea or Mali?
Mali, at 1.03 tonnes per hectare against 0.9786 tonnes per hectare in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cotton yields between South Korea and Mali?
0.0514 tonnes per hectare, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Mali?
41 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2005.
How do South Korea and Mali rank globally for cotton yields?
South Korea ranks 66th and Mali ranks 63rd 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.