Americas vs Australia: Seed cotton, unginned — Yield

Americas
3,254 kg/ha
in 2024
Australia
5,064 kg/ha
in 2024
Americas rank
1st
Australia rank
3rd

Seed cotton, unginned — Yield over time

  • Americas
  • Australia
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 5,064 kg/ha against 3,254 kg/ha in Americas, a difference of 1,810 kg/ha.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 1st and Australia ranks 3rd of 8 groups.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Australia Difference Ahead
1960s 1,225 kg/ha 1,500 kg/ha 274.81 kg/ha Australia
1970s 1,098 kg/ha 2,207 kg/ha 1,109 kg/ha Australia
1980s 1,360 kg/ha 3,186 kg/ha 1,826 kg/ha Australia
1990s 1,706 kg/ha 3,493 kg/ha 1,787 kg/ha Australia
2000s 2,244 kg/ha 4,418 kg/ha 2,174 kg/ha Australia
2010s 2,816 kg/ha 4,908 kg/ha 2,092 kg/ha Australia
2020s 3,205 kg/ha 4,675 kg/ha 1,470 kg/ha Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seed cotton, unginned — yield, Americas or Australia?
Australia, at 5,064 kg/ha against 3,254 kg/ha in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in seed cotton, unginned — yield between Americas and Australia?
1,810 kg/ha, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Australia rank globally for seed cotton, unginned — yield?
Americas ranks 1st and Australia ranks 3rd of 8 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Seed cotton, unginned — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Seed cotton, unginned — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
134 places, 7,478 data points, 1961–2024
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