Argentina vs Kenya: Rice yields
Argentina
6.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya
6.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Argentina rank
19th
Kenya rank
21st
Rice yields over time
- Argentina
- Kenya
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 6.62 tonnes per hectare against 6.55 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 21st of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.5014 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.2032 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 1990s | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | 0.7754 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2000s | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2010s | 6.58 tonnes per hectare | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
| 2020s | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.9595 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Argentina or Kenya?
- Argentina, at 6.62 tonnes per hectare against 6.55 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Argentina and Kenya?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Kenya rank globally for rice yields?
- Argentina ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 21st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rice yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.