Chad vs Zambia: Rice yields
Chad
1.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
1.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Chad rank
111th
Zambia rank
114th
Rice yields over time
- Chad
- Zambia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1.35 tonnes per hectare against 1.06 tonnes per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.29 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 111th and Zambia ranks 114th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.4026 tonnes per hectare | 0.6659 tonnes per hectare | Chad |
| 1970s | 0.8448 tonnes per hectare | 0.7306 tonnes per hectare | 0.1142 tonnes per hectare | Chad |
| 1980s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.9164 tonnes per hectare | 0.1897 tonnes per hectare | Chad |
| 1990s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.9738 tonnes per hectare | 0.5856 tonnes per hectare | Chad |
| 2000s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.166 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.0176 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.0133 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Chad or Zambia?
- Chad, at 1.35 tonnes per hectare against 1.06 tonnes per hectare in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Chad and Zambia?
- 0.29 tonnes per hectare, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Zambia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Zambia rank globally for rice yields?
- Chad ranks 111th and Zambia ranks 114th 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.