Malawi vs Mozambique: Cotton yields
Malawi
0.5824 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mozambique
0.6159 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
83rd
Mozambique rank
81st
Cotton yields over time
- Malawi
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.6159 tonnes per hectare against 0.5824 tonnes per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 0.0335 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mozambique ahead.
Malawi ranks 83rd and Mozambique ranks 81st of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3502 tonnes per hectare | 0.3501 tonnes per hectare | 0.0001 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.5671 tonnes per hectare | 0.3685 tonnes per hectare | 0.1986 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.6846 tonnes per hectare | 0.2835 tonnes per hectare | 0.401 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.729 tonnes per hectare | 0.5407 tonnes per hectare | 0.1883 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.8843 tonnes per hectare | 0.4555 tonnes per hectare | 0.4288 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.7075 tonnes per hectare | 0.5936 tonnes per hectare | 0.1139 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | 0.6178 tonnes per hectare | 0.0024 tonnes per hectare | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Malawi or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 0.6159 tonnes per hectare against 0.5824 tonnes per hectare in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Malawi and Mozambique?
- 0.0335 tonnes per hectare, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for cotton yields?
- Malawi ranks 83rd and Mozambique ranks 81st 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.