Eswatini vs Madagascar: Rice yields
Eswatini
2.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
2.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Eswatini rank
86th
Madagascar rank
88th
Rice yields over time
- Eswatini
- Madagascar
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 2.71 tonnes per hectare against 2.44 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.27 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 86th and Madagascar ranks 88th of 123 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.8127 tonnes per hectare | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 5.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.2126 tonnes per hectare | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.1215 tonnes per hectare | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Eswatini or Madagascar?
- Eswatini, at 2.71 tonnes per hectare against 2.44 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Eswatini and Madagascar?
- 0.27 tonnes per hectare, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Madagascar rank globally for rice yields?
- Eswatini ranks 86th and Madagascar ranks 88th 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.