Malawi vs Rwanda: Cotton yields
Malawi
0.5824 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda
0.5489 tonnes per hectare
in 1977
Malawi rank
84th
Rwanda rank
87th
Cotton yields over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.5824 tonnes per hectare against 0.5489 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0335 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Malawi ranks 84th and Rwanda ranks 87th of 101 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3502 tonnes per hectare | 0.8185 tonnes per hectare | 0.4683 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.4748 tonnes per hectare | 0.6965 tonnes per hectare | 0.2217 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Malawi, at 0.5824 tonnes per hectare against 0.5489 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 0.0335 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1977.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for cotton yields?
- Malawi ranks 84th and Rwanda ranks 87th 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.