Bhutan vs Mauritania: Rice yields
Bhutan
4.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mauritania
4.88 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bhutan rank
44th
Mauritania rank
41st
Rice yields over time
- Bhutan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.88 tonnes per hectare against 4.56 tonnes per hectare in Bhutan, a difference of 0.32 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 44th and Mauritania ranks 41st of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.4726 tonnes per hectare | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.4809 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 4.51 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 5.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.7024 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Bhutan or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 4.88 tonnes per hectare against 4.56 tonnes per hectare in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Bhutan and Mauritania?
- 0.32 tonnes per hectare, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Mauritania rank globally for rice yields?
- Bhutan ranks 44th and Mauritania ranks 41st 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.