Guyana vs Kenya: Rice yields
Guyana
6.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya
6.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guyana rank
18th
Kenya rank
21st
Rice yields over time
- Guyana
- Kenya
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 6.65 tonnes per hectare against 6.55 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, 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 Kenya ahead.
Guyana ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 21st of 124 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.4452 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | 0.3072 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 2010s | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
| 2020s | 6.04 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.2471 tonnes per hectare | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Guyana or Kenya?
- Guyana, at 6.65 tonnes per hectare against 6.55 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Guyana and Kenya?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Kenya rank globally for rice yields?
- Guyana ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 21st 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.