Which has higher cotton yield, Mexico or Nicaragua?

Mexico, at 4.05 against 3.63 in Nicaragua as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Cotton yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico

4.05

in 2024

Nicaragua

3.63

in 2023

Mexico rank

7th

Nicaragua rank

8th

Mexico currently reports 4.05 against 3.63 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.42.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Mexico ranks 7th and Nicaragua ranks 8th of 100 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.

Decade	Mexico	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.87	2.23	0.3589	Nicaragua
1970s	2.46	2.19	0.2711	Mexico
1980s	2.91	2.02	0.8889	Mexico
1990s	2.43	1.86	0.5766	Mexico
2000s	3.41	1.9	1.51	Mexico
2010s	4.46	2.21	2.25	Mexico
2020s	4.76	3.52	1.24	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cotton yield, Mexico or Nicaragua?: Mexico, at 4.05 against 3.63 in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in cotton yield between Mexico and Nicaragua?: 0.42, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Nicaragua rank globally for cotton yield?: Mexico ranks 7th and Nicaragua ranks 8th of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Cotton yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.