Kenya vs Portugal: Rice yields
Kenya
6.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Portugal
6.21 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
21st
Portugal rank
24th
Rice yields over time
- Kenya
- Portugal
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 6.55 tonnes per hectare against 6.21 tonnes per hectare in Portugal, a difference of 0.34 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Kenya ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 24th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.4183 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
| 1970s | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 4.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.7646 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 5.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 5.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.0883 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Kenya or Portugal?
- Kenya, at 6.55 tonnes per hectare against 6.21 tonnes per hectare in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Kenya and Portugal?
- 0.34 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Portugal rank globally for rice yields?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 24th 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.