Japan vs Mexico: Rice yields

Japan
6.96 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
7.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan rank
14th
Mexico rank
13th

Rice yields over time

  • Japan
  • Mexico
234567196119922024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 7.01 tonnes per hectare against 6.96 tonnes per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 14th and Mexico ranks 13th of 123 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 5.24 tonnes per hectare 2.38 tonnes per hectare 2.86 tonnes per hectare Japan
1970s 5.86 tonnes per hectare 2.89 tonnes per hectare 2.97 tonnes per hectare Japan
1980s 5.94 tonnes per hectare 3.6 tonnes per hectare 2.34 tonnes per hectare Japan
1990s 6.17 tonnes per hectare 4.4 tonnes per hectare 1.78 tonnes per hectare Japan
2000s 6.5 tonnes per hectare 4.53 tonnes per hectare 1.97 tonnes per hectare Japan
2010s 6.84 tonnes per hectare 5.8 tonnes per hectare 1.03 tonnes per hectare Japan
2020s 6.92 tonnes per hectare 6.59 tonnes per hectare 0.3286 tonnes per hectare Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice yields, Japan or Mexico?
Mexico, at 7.01 tonnes per hectare against 6.96 tonnes per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice yields between Japan and Mexico?
0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for rice yields?
Japan ranks 14th and Mexico ranks 13th 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

Indicator
Rice yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 7,162 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.