Cotton yields in Honduras
Honduras: Cotton yields was 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.67 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
41st
of 101 countries
All-time high
3.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1997
All-time low
1.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cotton yields in Honduras, 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
In 2024, cotton yields in Honduras stood at 1.67 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Honduras peaked at 3.5 tonnes per hectare in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.23 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
That places Honduras 41st out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cotton yields in Honduras, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1964 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1965 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 1972 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | +22.6% |
| 1984 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1986 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 1990 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +62.6% |
| 1991 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -34.0% |
| 1997 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | +75.0% |
| 1998 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -59.3% |
| 1999 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +40.4% |
| 2000 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -38.6% |
| 2001 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +54.8% |
| 2002 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 1.67 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 1.67 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.48 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton yields in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +75.0% | 2 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | +62.6% | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare |
| 1998 | -59.3% | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +54.8% | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Honduras?
- Cotton yields in Honduras was 1.67 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for cotton yields?
- Honduras ranks 41st out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.