Thailand vs Uganda: Cotton yields
Thailand
1.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uganda
1.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Thailand rank
41st
Uganda rank
43rd
Cotton yields over time
- Thailand
- Uganda
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.66 tonnes per hectare against 1.54 tonnes per hectare in Uganda, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Thailand ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 43rd of 100 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8143 tonnes per hectare | 0.2608 tonnes per hectare | 0.5534 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.1938 tonnes per hectare | 0.8794 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.2814 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.4902 tonnes per hectare | 0.9664 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.517 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.2336 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Thailand or Uganda?
- Thailand, at 1.66 tonnes per hectare against 1.54 tonnes per hectare in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Thailand and Uganda?
- 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and Uganda rank globally for cotton yields?
- Thailand ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 43rd 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.