Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: Rice — Yield

Papua New Guinea
2,159 kg/ha
in 2024
Timor-Leste
2,170 kg/ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
98th
Timor-Leste rank
96th

Rice — Yield over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Timor-Leste
1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k3.5k196119922024

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 2,170 kg/ha against 2,159 kg/ha in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 11 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 98th and Timor-Leste ranks 96th of 127 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Timor-Leste in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1960s 3,088 kg/ha 1,718 kg/ha 1,370 kg/ha Papua New Guinea
1970s 2,892 kg/ha 1,942 kg/ha 949.59 kg/ha Papua New Guinea
1980s 2,214 kg/ha 2,088 kg/ha 125.91 kg/ha Papua New Guinea
1990s 1,790 kg/ha 2,654 kg/ha 864.46 kg/ha Timor-Leste
2000s 1,950 kg/ha 1,817 kg/ha 133.81 kg/ha Papua New Guinea
2010s 2,061 kg/ha 2,936 kg/ha 875.64 kg/ha Timor-Leste
2020s 2,143 kg/ha 2,170 kg/ha 26.52 kg/ha Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — yield, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 2,170 kg/ha against 2,159 kg/ha in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice — yield between Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
11 kg/ha, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste rank globally for rice — yield?
Papua New Guinea ranks 98th and Timor-Leste ranks 96th of 127 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

Indicator
Rice — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
159 places, 9,291 data points, 1961–2024
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