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