Myanmar vs Niger: Cotton yields
Myanmar
1.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger
1.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Myanmar rank
43rd
Niger rank
40th
Cotton yields over time
- Myanmar
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.71 tonnes per hectare against 1.54 tonnes per hectare in Myanmar, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Myanmar ranks 43rd and Niger ranks 40th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2642 tonnes per hectare | 0.4321 tonnes per hectare | 0.1678 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.2652 tonnes per hectare | 0.5077 tonnes per hectare | 0.2425 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.4615 tonnes per hectare | 0.7827 tonnes per hectare | 0.3212 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.6707 tonnes per hectare | 0.9047 tonnes per hectare | 0.234 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.9107 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.4447 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.3956 tonnes per hectare | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.0098 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Myanmar or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.71 tonnes per hectare against 1.54 tonnes per hectare in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Myanmar and Niger?
- 0.17 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Niger rank globally for cotton yields?
- Myanmar ranks 43rd and Niger ranks 40th 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.