Australia vs China (People’s Republic of): Seed cotton, unginned — Yield

Australia
5,064 kg/ha
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of)
6,588 kg/ha
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st

Seed cotton, unginned — Yield over time

  • Australia
  • China (People’s Republic of)
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922024

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 6,588 kg/ha against 5,064 kg/ha in Australia, a difference of 1,524 kg/ha.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

Australia ranks 3rd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st of 94 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and China (People’s Republic of) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 1,500 kg/ha 1,097 kg/ha 402.51 kg/ha Australia
1970s 2,207 kg/ha 1,366 kg/ha 841.55 kg/ha Australia
1980s 3,186 kg/ha 2,218 kg/ha 967.86 kg/ha Australia
1990s 3,493 kg/ha 2,610 kg/ha 882.46 kg/ha Australia
2000s 4,418 kg/ha 3,480 kg/ha 937.4 kg/ha Australia
2010s 4,908 kg/ha 4,582 kg/ha 325.89 kg/ha Australia
2020s 4,675 kg/ha 6,305 kg/ha 1,630 kg/ha China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seed cotton, unginned — yield, Australia or China (People’s Republic of)?
China (People’s Republic of), at 6,588 kg/ha against 5,064 kg/ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in seed cotton, unginned — yield between Australia and China (People’s Republic of)?
1,524 kg/ha, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China (People’s Republic of)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for seed cotton, unginned — yield?
Australia ranks 3rd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st of 94 countries.
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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