Greece vs United States: Rice yields
Greece
7.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
8.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Greece rank
8th
United States rank
5th
Rice yields over time
- Greece
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8.68 tonnes per hectare against 7.92 tonnes per hectare in Greece, a difference of 0.76 tonnes per hectare.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Greece ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.42 tonnes per hectare | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.1931 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 4.84 tonnes per hectare | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.2608 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | 5.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.1752 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 1990s | 7.22 tonnes per hectare | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.7581 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 2000s | 7.34 tonnes per hectare | 7.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.2505 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2010s | 8.01 tonnes per hectare | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.2732 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 7.46 tonnes per hectare | 8.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Greece or United States?
- United States, at 8.68 tonnes per hectare against 7.92 tonnes per hectare in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Greece and United States?
- 0.76 tonnes per hectare, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Greece and United States rank globally for rice yields?
- Greece ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th 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.