Guinea vs Malawi: Rice yields
Guinea
1.51 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi
1.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guinea rank
107th
Malawi rank
106th
Rice yields over time
- Guinea
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.59 tonnes per hectare against 1.51 tonnes per hectare in Guinea, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 107th and Malawi ranks 106th of 124 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.8593 tonnes per hectare | 0.8433 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.2089 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.2108 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.0578 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.1123 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.609 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.3027 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Guinea or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.59 tonnes per hectare against 1.51 tonnes per hectare in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Guinea and Malawi?
- 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Malawi rank globally for rice yields?
- Guinea ranks 107th and Malawi ranks 106th 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.