Burundi vs Uganda: Rice yields

Burundi
1.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uganda
1.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burundi rank
109th
Uganda rank
112th

Rice yields over time

  • Burundi
  • Uganda
1234196119922024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 1.37 tonnes per hectare against 1.3 tonnes per hectare in Uganda, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 109th and Uganda ranks 112th of 123 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 2.26 tonnes per hectare 1.18 tonnes per hectare 1.08 tonnes per hectare Burundi
1970s 1.96 tonnes per hectare 0.9738 tonnes per hectare 0.9868 tonnes per hectare Burundi
1980s 2.92 tonnes per hectare 1.3 tonnes per hectare 1.62 tonnes per hectare Burundi
1990s 3.08 tonnes per hectare 1.38 tonnes per hectare 1.69 tonnes per hectare Burundi
2000s 3.26 tonnes per hectare 1.54 tonnes per hectare 1.72 tonnes per hectare Burundi
2010s 2.1 tonnes per hectare 2.02 tonnes per hectare 0.0818 tonnes per hectare Burundi
2020s 1.51 tonnes per hectare 1.43 tonnes per hectare 0.0848 tonnes per hectare Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice yields, Burundi or Uganda?
Burundi, at 1.37 tonnes per hectare against 1.3 tonnes per hectare in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice yields between Burundi and Uganda?
0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Uganda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Uganda rank globally for rice yields?
Burundi ranks 109th and Uganda ranks 112th 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.