China, mainland vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Rice — Yield
Rice — Yield over time
- China, mainland
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 7,154 kg/ha against 3,713 kg/ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 3,441 kg/ha.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.9 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 9th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th of 114 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,811 kg/ha | 1,569 kg/ha | 1,243 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 3,574 kg/ha | 1,718 kg/ha | 1,856 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 5,062 kg/ha | 2,165 kg/ha | 2,897 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 6,012 kg/ha | 2,498 kg/ha | 3,513 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 6,312 kg/ha | 3,188 kg/ha | 3,124 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 6,831 kg/ha | 3,525 kg/ha | 3,306 kg/ha | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 7,106 kg/ha | 3,681 kg/ha | 3,424 kg/ha | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — yield, China, mainland or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- China, mainland, at 7,154 kg/ha against 3,713 kg/ha in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice — yield between China, mainland and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 3,441 kg/ha, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for rice — yield?
- China, mainland ranks 9th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.