Madagascar vs Namibia: Cotton yields
Madagascar
1.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Namibia
1.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2007
Madagascar rank
62nd
Namibia rank
59th
Cotton yields over time
- Madagascar
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.15 tonnes per hectare against 1.06 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 62nd and Namibia ranks 59th of 101 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.2548 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.853 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.2404 tonnes per hectare | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Madagascar or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.15 tonnes per hectare against 1.06 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2007.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Madagascar and Namibia?
- 0.09 tonnes per hectare, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Namibia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2007.
- How do Madagascar and Namibia rank globally for cotton yields?
- Madagascar ranks 62nd and Namibia ranks 59th of 101 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.