Which has higher cotton yield, Turkey or USSR?

Turkey, at 4.8 against 2.59 in USSR as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Our World in Data, published as Cotton yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Turkey

4.8

in 2024

USSR

2.59

in 1991

Turkey rank

3rd

USSR rank

1st

Turkey currently reports 4.8 against 2.59 in USSR, a difference of 2.21.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.9 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Turkey ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 100 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 3.

Decade	Turkey	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.33	2.21	0.88	USSR
1970s	2.02	2.76	0.7444	USSR
1980s	2.23	2.67	0.4433	USSR
1990s	2.64	2.61	0.0343	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cotton yield, Turkey or USSR?: Turkey, at 4.8 against 2.59 in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in cotton yield between Turkey and USSR?: 2.21, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Turkey and USSR rank globally for cotton yield?: Turkey ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 1st of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Cotton yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.