China vs Mexico: Rice yields
China
7.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
7.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
10th
Mexico rank
13th
Rice yields over time
- China
- Mexico
How they compare
China currently reports 7.15 tonnes per hectare against 7.01 tonnes per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
China ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 13th of 124 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.4286 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1970s | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.6795 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1980s | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 6.01 tonnes per hectare | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 7.11 tonnes per hectare | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.512 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, China or Mexico?
- China, at 7.15 tonnes per hectare against 7.01 tonnes per hectare in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between China and Mexico?
- 0.14 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Mexico rank globally for rice yields?
- China ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 13th 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.