Italy vs Taiwan: Rice yields
Italy
6.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Taiwan
6.57 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy rank
23rd
Taiwan rank
20th
Rice yields over time
- Italy
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 6.57 tonnes per hectare against 6.41 tonnes per hectare in Italy, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 23rd and Taiwan ranks 20th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1970s | 5 tonnes per hectare | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.8996 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.68 tonnes per hectare | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.8929 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1990s | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.5117 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2000s | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | 5.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.5558 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2010s | 6.58 tonnes per hectare | 6.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.2189 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2020s | 6.34 tonnes per hectare | 6.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.3416 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Italy or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 6.57 tonnes per hectare against 6.41 tonnes per hectare in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Italy and Taiwan?
- 0.16 tonnes per hectare, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Taiwan rank globally for rice yields?
- Italy ranks 23rd and Taiwan ranks 20th 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.