Côte d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Rice yields
Côte d'Ivoire
2.94 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
2.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
83rd
South Africa rank
84th
Rice yields over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- South Africa
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 2.94 tonnes per hectare against 2.91 tonnes per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 83rd and South Africa ranks 84th of 124 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9875 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.5223 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.9547 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.8973 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.5448 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.0995 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 0.1244 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Côte d'Ivoire or South Africa?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 2.94 tonnes per hectare against 2.91 tonnes per hectare in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for rice yields?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 83rd and South Africa ranks 84th 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.