Senegal vs Zambia: Cotton yields
Senegal
0.8961 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
0.8751 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Senegal rank
72nd
Zambia rank
74th
Cotton yields over time
- Senegal
- Zambia
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.8961 tonnes per hectare against 0.8751 tonnes per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.021 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Zambia ahead.
Senegal ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 74th of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9363 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.1295 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.963 tonnes per hectare | 0.6874 tonnes per hectare | 0.2756 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.6123 tonnes per hectare | 0.4227 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.9819 tonnes per hectare | 0.7962 tonnes per hectare | 0.1857 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.2121 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.9225 tonnes per hectare | 0.9139 tonnes per hectare | 0.0086 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.988 tonnes per hectare | 0.8023 tonnes per hectare | 0.1858 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Senegal or Zambia?
- Senegal, at 0.8961 tonnes per hectare against 0.8751 tonnes per hectare in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Senegal and Zambia?
- 0.021 tonnes per hectare, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zambia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Zambia rank globally for cotton yields?
- Senegal ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 74th 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.