Madagascar vs Taiwan: Cotton yields
Madagascar
1.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Taiwan
1 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
Madagascar rank
62nd
Taiwan rank
65th
Cotton yields over time
- Madagascar
- Taiwan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.06 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Taiwan, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 62nd and Taiwan ranks 65th of 101 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.6251 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.8479 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.1402 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.1559 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Madagascar or Taiwan?
- Madagascar, at 1.06 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Madagascar and Taiwan?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Taiwan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1994.
- How do Madagascar and Taiwan rank globally for cotton yields?
- Madagascar ranks 62nd and Taiwan ranks 65th 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.