Guatemala vs Niger: Rice yields
Guatemala
3.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger
3.38 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala rank
79th
Niger rank
76th
Rice yields over time
- Guatemala
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 3.38 tonnes per hectare against 3.01 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala, a difference of 0.37 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 79th and Niger ranks 76th of 124 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.0582 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 1970s | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.4442 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.4883 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.1824 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2000s | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.9947 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2010s | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2020s | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.8215 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Guatemala or Niger?
- Niger, at 3.38 tonnes per hectare against 3.01 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Guatemala and Niger?
- 0.37 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Niger rank globally for rice yields?
- Guatemala ranks 79th and Niger ranks 76th 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.