Congo vs South Sudan: Rice yields

Congo
0.5576 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Sudan
0.9882 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo rank
121st
South Sudan rank
118th

Rice yields over time

  • Congo
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.9882 tonnes per hectare against 0.5576 tonnes per hectare in Congo, a difference of 0.4306 tonnes per hectare.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.8 times Congo's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 121st and South Sudan ranks 118th of 123 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.5859 tonnes per hectare 0.8808 tonnes per hectare 0.2949 tonnes per hectare South Sudan
2020s 0.5614 tonnes per hectare 0.9997 tonnes per hectare 0.4383 tonnes per hectare South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice yields, Congo or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 0.9882 tonnes per hectare against 0.5576 tonnes per hectare in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice yields between Congo and South Sudan?
0.4306 tonnes per hectare, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Sudan?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Congo and South Sudan rank globally for rice yields?
Congo ranks 121st and South Sudan ranks 118th 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.