What is the difference in rice yield between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?

1,361 kg per hectare, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Uganda: Rice yield

Sub-Saharan Africa

672.17 kg per hectare

in 2011

Uganda

2,033 kg per hectare

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

Uganda rank

1st

Rice yield over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 2,033 kg per hectare against 672.17 kg per hectare in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1,361 kg per hectare.

That makes Uganda's figure about 3.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Uganda ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 1st of 5 groups.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	823.21 kg per hectare	1,318 kg per hectare	495.14 kg per hectare	Uganda
1980s	994.3 kg per hectare	1,466 kg per hectare	472.06 kg per hectare	Uganda
1990s	878.56 kg per hectare	1,478 kg per hectare	599.08 kg per hectare	Uganda
2000s	1,042 kg per hectare	1,603 kg per hectare	561.24 kg per hectare	Uganda
2010s	823.38 kg per hectare	1,977 kg per hectare	1,154 kg per hectare	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice yield, Sub-Saharan Africa or Uganda?: Uganda, at 2,033 kg per hectare against 672.17 kg per hectare in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in rice yield between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?: 1,361 kg per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2011.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda rank globally for rice yield?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 1st of 5 groups.
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.