Laos vs Uganda: Cotton yields
Laos
1.38 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uganda
1.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos rank
46th
Uganda rank
43rd
Cotton yields over time
- Laos
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.54 tonnes per hectare against 1.38 tonnes per hectare in Laos, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 43rd of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.2608 tonnes per hectare | 0.7785 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.1938 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1980s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1990s | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.2814 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2000s | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.4902 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2010s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.0731 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.0805 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Laos or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.54 tonnes per hectare against 1.38 tonnes per hectare in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Laos and Uganda?
- 0.16 tonnes per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Uganda rank globally for cotton yields?
- Laos ranks 46th and Uganda ranks 43rd 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.