Bulgaria vs France: Rice yields

Bulgaria
5.42 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France
5.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
31st
France rank
32nd

Rice yields over time

  • Bulgaria
  • France
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 5.42 tonnes per hectare against 5.34 tonnes per hectare in France, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 31st and France ranks 32nd of 123 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and France in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria France Difference Ahead
1960s 3.45 tonnes per hectare 3.91 tonnes per hectare 0.4567 tonnes per hectare France
1970s 3.77 tonnes per hectare 3.59 tonnes per hectare 0.1803 tonnes per hectare Bulgaria
1980s 4.07 tonnes per hectare 4.88 tonnes per hectare 0.8068 tonnes per hectare France
1990s 3.34 tonnes per hectare 5.4 tonnes per hectare 2.06 tonnes per hectare France
2000s 4.67 tonnes per hectare 5.55 tonnes per hectare 0.8854 tonnes per hectare France
2010s 5.38 tonnes per hectare 5.12 tonnes per hectare 0.2564 tonnes per hectare Bulgaria
2020s 5.48 tonnes per hectare 5.38 tonnes per hectare 0.0946 tonnes per hectare Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice yields, Bulgaria or France?
Bulgaria, at 5.42 tonnes per hectare against 5.34 tonnes per hectare in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice yields between Bulgaria and France?
0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and France?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and France rank globally for rice yields?
Bulgaria ranks 31st and France ranks 32nd 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

Indicator
Rice yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 7,162 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.