Congo vs Zimbabwe: Rice yields
Congo
0.5576 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.3287 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Congo rank
122nd
Zimbabwe rank
123rd
Rice yields over time
- Congo
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.5576 tonnes per hectare against 0.3287 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.2289 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.7 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Congo ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 123rd of 124 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.0832 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1970s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.7751 tonnes per hectare | 0.4162 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 1980s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.4713 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.7533 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.6519 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.5747 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.5978 tonnes per hectare | 0.419 tonnes per hectare | 0.1788 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.5614 tonnes per hectare | 0.5536 tonnes per hectare | 0.0078 tonnes per hectare | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Congo or Zimbabwe?
- Congo, at 0.5576 tonnes per hectare against 0.3287 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 0.2289 tonnes per hectare, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for rice yields?
- Congo ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 123rd 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.