Myanmar vs Thailand: Cotton yields
Myanmar
1.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Thailand
1.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Myanmar rank
42nd
Thailand rank
41st
Cotton yields over time
- Myanmar
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.66 tonnes per hectare against 1.54 tonnes per hectare in Myanmar, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Myanmar ranks 42nd and Thailand ranks 41st of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2642 tonnes per hectare | 0.8143 tonnes per hectare | 0.5501 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.2652 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.808 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.4615 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.7798 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.6707 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.7265 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.9107 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.5459 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.3699 tonnes per hectare | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.0318 tonnes per hectare | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Myanmar or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.66 tonnes per hectare against 1.54 tonnes per hectare in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Myanmar and Thailand?
- 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Thailand rank globally for cotton yields?
- Myanmar ranks 42nd and Thailand ranks 41st 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.