Niger vs Thailand: Cotton yields
Niger
1.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Thailand
1.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger rank
39th
Thailand rank
41st
Cotton yields over time
- Niger
- Thailand
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.71 tonnes per hectare against 1.66 tonnes per hectare in Thailand, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Niger ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 41st of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4321 tonnes per hectare | 0.8143 tonnes per hectare | 0.3822 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1970s | 0.5077 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.5655 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.7827 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.4586 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.9047 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.4925 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.1012 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.0257 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.0416 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Niger or Thailand?
- Niger, at 1.71 tonnes per hectare against 1.66 tonnes per hectare in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Niger and Thailand?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Thailand rank globally for cotton yields?
- Niger ranks 39th 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.