Spain vs USSR: Cotton yields
Spain
2.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
USSR
2.59 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Spain rank
23rd
USSR rank
20th
Cotton yields over time
- Spain
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 2.59 tonnes per hectare against 2.23 tonnes per hectare in Spain, a difference of 0.36 tonnes per hectare.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.
Spain ranks 23rd and USSR ranks 20th of 101 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.9984 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1970s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.8211 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1980s | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 0.3108 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.5979 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Spain or USSR?
- USSR, at 2.59 tonnes per hectare against 2.23 tonnes per hectare in Spain as of 1991.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Spain and USSR?
- 0.36 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Spain and USSR rank globally for cotton yields?
- Spain ranks 23rd and USSR ranks 20th 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.