Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Rice yields
Guinea
1.51 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guinea rank
106th
Sierra Leone rank
108th
Rice yields over time
- Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 1.51 tonnes per hectare against 1.41 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 106th and Sierra Leone ranks 108th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.3924 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.3109 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.3786 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.4367 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.5306 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 0.2753 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.2763 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Guinea, at 1.51 tonnes per hectare against 1.41 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for rice yields?
- Guinea ranks 106th and Sierra Leone ranks 108th 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.