Cotton yields in Australia
Australia: Cotton yields was 5.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton yields in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton yields in Australia is 5.06 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 33.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Australia peaked at 6.47 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3203 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Australia ranks 2nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.3203 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | 5.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.68 tonnes per hectare | 3.79 tonnes per hectare | 5.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 19.46 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Australia?
- Cotton yields in Australia was 5.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.47 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3203 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Australia rank for cotton yields?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.