Guatemala vs Tanzania: Rice yields

Guatemala
3.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
3.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala rank
78th
Tanzania rank
77th

Rice yields over time

  • Guatemala
  • Tanzania
1234196119922024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 3.11 tonnes per hectare against 3.01 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 78th and Tanzania ranks 77th of 123 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 1.72 tonnes per hectare 1.16 tonnes per hectare 0.5576 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
1970s 2.14 tonnes per hectare 1.33 tonnes per hectare 0.8177 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
1980s 2.92 tonnes per hectare 1.51 tonnes per hectare 1.41 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
1990s 2.63 tonnes per hectare 1.61 tonnes per hectare 1.03 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
2000s 2.42 tonnes per hectare 1.85 tonnes per hectare 0.5691 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
2010s 2.94 tonnes per hectare 2.59 tonnes per hectare 0.3529 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
2020s 2.99 tonnes per hectare 3.06 tonnes per hectare 0.0714 tonnes per hectare Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice yields, Guatemala or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 3.11 tonnes per hectare against 3.01 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice yields between Guatemala and Tanzania?
0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Tanzania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Tanzania rank globally for rice yields?
Guatemala ranks 78th 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

Indicator
Rice yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 7,162 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.