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