Laos vs Zimbabwe: Cotton yields
Laos
1.38 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos rank
46th
Zimbabwe rank
47th
Cotton yields over time
- Laos
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.38 tonnes per hectare against 1.37 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Laos ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.3037 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.132 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1980s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.7559 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1990s | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.7114 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2000s | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.7611 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2010s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.9477 tonnes per hectare | 0.0729 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.1747 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Laos or Zimbabwe?
- Laos, at 1.38 tonnes per hectare against 1.37 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Laos and Zimbabwe?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Zimbabwe rank globally for cotton yields?
- Laos ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 47th 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.