Gabon vs Madagascar: Rice yields
Gabon
2.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
2.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Gabon rank
85th
Madagascar rank
88th
Rice yields over time
- Gabon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2.8 tonnes per hectare against 2.44 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.36 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 85th and Madagascar ranks 88th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.2184 tonnes per hectare | Gabon |
| 1970s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.1207 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.3491 tonnes per hectare | Gabon |
| 1990s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.0693 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.3086 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.4622 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.1314 tonnes per hectare | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Gabon or Madagascar?
- Gabon, at 2.8 tonnes per hectare against 2.44 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Gabon and Madagascar?
- 0.36 tonnes per hectare, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Madagascar rank globally for rice yields?
- Gabon ranks 85th 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.