Which has higher rice yields, Jamaica or Zambia?

Zambia, at 1.06 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Zambia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2019.

Our World in Data, published as Rice yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica

in 2019

Zambia

1.06

in 2024

Jamaica rank

117th

Zambia rank

114th

Zambia currently reports 1.06 against 1 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.06.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 117th and Zambia ranks 114th of 123 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Decade	Jamaica	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.51	0.4026	1.11	Jamaica
1970s	1.83	0.7306	1.1	Jamaica
1980s	3.11	0.9164	2.19	Jamaica
1990s	2.19	0.9738	1.22	Jamaica
2000s	2.11	1.37	0.7398	Jamaica
2010s	3.76	1.47	2.29	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher rice yields, Jamaica or Zambia?: Zambia, at 1.06 against 1 in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice yields between Jamaica and Zambia?: 0.06, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Zambia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Zambia rank globally for rice yields?: Jamaica ranks 117th and Zambia ranks 114th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Rice yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.