Peru vs Spain: Cotton yields
Peru
2.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
2.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
Peru rank
26th
Spain rank
23rd
Cotton yields over time
- Peru
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.23 tonnes per hectare against 2.1 tonnes per hectare in Peru, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 26th and Spain ranks 23rd of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.3531 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.199 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.673 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.1268 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.1938 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Peru or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.23 tonnes per hectare against 2.1 tonnes per hectare in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Peru and Spain?
- 0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Spain?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Peru and Spain rank globally for cotton yields?
- Peru ranks 26th and Spain ranks 23rd 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.