Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Rice yields
Ethiopia
2.99 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
3.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
80th
Tanzania rank
77th
Rice yields over time
- Ethiopia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 3.11 tonnes per hectare against 2.99 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 80th and Tanzania ranks 77th of 123 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.4839 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.0784 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.0372 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Ethiopia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 3.11 tonnes per hectare against 2.99 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for rice yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 80th and Tanzania ranks 77th 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.