Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Rice yields
Burkina Faso
2.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
92nd
Papua New Guinea rank
95th
Rice yields over time
- Burkina Faso
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2.23 tonnes per hectare against 2.16 tonnes per hectare in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 95th of 124 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8524 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.9995 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.5898 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.264 tonnes per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 0.1152 tonnes per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.094 tonnes per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.0757 tonnes per hectare | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 2.23 tonnes per hectare against 2.16 tonnes per hectare in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rice yields?
- Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 95th of 124 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.