Romania vs Yemen, Rep.: Cotton yields

Romania
0.9 tonnes per hectare
in 1999
Yemen, Rep.
0.929 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Romania rank
71st
Yemen, Rep. rank
69th

Cotton yields over time

  • Romania
  • Yemen, Rep.
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How they compare

Yemen, Rep. currently reports 0.929 tonnes per hectare against 0.9 tonnes per hectare in Romania, a difference of 0.029 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen, Rep. ahead.

Romania ranks 71st and Yemen, Rep. ranks 69th of 100 countries.

Yemen, Rep. has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Yemen, Rep. Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3255 tonnes per hectare 0.9203 tonnes per hectare 0.5948 tonnes per hectare Yemen, Rep.
1970s 0.5438 tonnes per hectare 0.9768 tonnes per hectare 0.433 tonnes per hectare Yemen, Rep.
1980s 0.5935 tonnes per hectare 0.8639 tonnes per hectare 0.2705 tonnes per hectare Yemen, Rep.
1990s 0.7608 tonnes per hectare 0.9173 tonnes per hectare 0.1565 tonnes per hectare Yemen, Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cotton yields, Romania or Yemen, Rep.?
Yemen, Rep., at 0.929 tonnes per hectare against 0.9 tonnes per hectare in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in cotton yields between Romania and Yemen, Rep.?
0.029 tonnes per hectare, with Yemen, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Yemen, Rep.?
29 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
How do Romania and Yemen, Rep. rank globally for cotton yields?
Romania ranks 71st and Yemen, Rep. ranks 69th 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

Indicator
Cotton yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 5,475 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.