What is the difference in rice yield between Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?

38.6 kg per hectare, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?

34 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Rice yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Rice yield

Malawi

710 kg per hectare

in 2011

Tanzania, United Republic of

671.4 kg per hectare

in 2011

Malawi rank

19th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

22nd

Rice yield over time

Malawi
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 710 kg per hectare against 671.4 kg per hectare in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 38.6 kg per hectare.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Malawi ranks 19th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 22nd of 37 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	700 kg per hectare	938.35 kg per hectare	238.35 kg per hectare	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	530.59 kg per hectare	1,071 kg per hectare	540.78 kg per hectare	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	493.93 kg per hectare	956.27 kg per hectare	462.34 kg per hectare	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	599.08 kg per hectare	763.25 kg per hectare	164.17 kg per hectare	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	610.75 kg per hectare	842.95 kg per hectare	232.2 kg per hectare	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice yield, Malawi or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Malawi, at 710 kg per hectare against 671.4 kg per hectare in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2011.
What is the difference in rice yield between Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 38.6 kg per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for rice yield?: Malawi ranks 19th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 22nd of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Rice yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rice yield (kg per hectare)
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,915 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Rice yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.