Bhutan vs Iran: Rice yields
Bhutan
4.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iran
4.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bhutan rank
44th
Iran rank
46th
Rice yields over time
- Bhutan
- Iran
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 4.56 tonnes per hectare against 4.52 tonnes per hectare in Iran, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.
Bhutan ranks 44th and Iran ranks 46th of 123 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.717 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 1970s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 1980s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 1990s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2000s | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2010s | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.7652 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2020s | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.3439 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Bhutan or Iran?
- Bhutan, at 4.56 tonnes per hectare against 4.52 tonnes per hectare in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Bhutan and Iran?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iran?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Iran rank globally for rice yields?
- Bhutan ranks 44th and Iran ranks 46th 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.