Cotton yields by country
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.
Countries reporting
99
Highest
6.59 tonnes per hectare
China
Lowest
0.1808 tonnes per hectare
Antigua and Barbuda
Median
1.31 tonnes per hectare
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
5,475
What the numbers show
Cotton yields is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 6.59 tonnes per hectare in China; the lowest is 0.1808 tonnes per hectare in Antigua and Barbuda.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, and the mean is 1.64 tonnes per hectare.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 36.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 412.7%), and the largest decrease in Vietnam (down 64.2%).
Cotton yields: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 3 | Turkey | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Israel | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 2023 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 13 | United States | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 16 | Syria | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 17 | Guatemala | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Colombia | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 20 | Iran | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 2022 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 23 | Cameroon | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1990 | up 412.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 27 | Argentina | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 28 | Morocco | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 29 | Paraguay | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1990 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 31 | North Korea | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 32 | Botswana | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 33 | Tunisia | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 36 | El Salvador | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 2020 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 37 | Bolivia | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 38 | Pakistan | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 39 | Niger | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 40 | Honduras | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 41 | Thailand | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 42 | Myanmar | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Sudan | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 45 | Iraq | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 46 | Laos | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1997 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 50 | India | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 51 | Cambodia | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 52 | Ecuador | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 53 | Cyprus | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1982 | up 309.3% | rising |
| 54 | Uruguay | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1992 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 55 | Benin | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 56 | Venezuela | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 58 | Namibia | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 2007 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 59 | Albania | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 61 | Madagascar | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 63 | Mali | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 64 | Taiwan | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1994 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 65 | Nepal | 0.9859 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 66 | South Korea | 0.9786 tonnes per hectare | 2005 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 67 | Guinea | 0.972 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 0.9565 tonnes per hectare | 1994 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 69 | Yemen | 0.929 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | 1999 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Senegal | 0.8961 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 73 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.886 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 74 | Zambia | 0.8751 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 75 | Cuba | 0.8629 tonnes per hectare | 1967 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | 1970 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 0.7851 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 0.7074 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 37.7% | flat |
| 79 | Togo | 0.6768 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Tanzania | 0.6337 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 81 | Mozambique | 0.6159 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 82 | Chad | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 83 | Malawi | 0.5824 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 84 | Angola | 0.5655 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 47.0% | rising |
| 85 | Eswatini | 0.5647 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 86 | Rwanda | 0.5489 tonnes per hectare | 1977 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 87 | Haiti | 0.4813 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 88 | Vietnam | 0.4524 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Central African Republic | 0.4349 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 90 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.4221 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 91 | Burundi | 0.4103 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 92 | Somalia | 0.3995 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 93 | Nigeria | 0.3787 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Kenya | 0.3785 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 95 | Gambia | 0.3525 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 96 | Indonesia | 0.3404 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Grenada | 0.3383 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 98 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3235 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 99 | Algeria | 0.3185 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1808 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 2.59 tonnes per hectare
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.