Laos vs Rwanda: Rice yields
Laos
4.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda
4.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos rank
59th
Rwanda rank
60th
Rice yields over time
- Laos
- Rwanda
How they compare
Laos currently reports 4.11 tonnes per hectare against 4.11 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Rwanda ahead.
Laos ranks 59th and Rwanda ranks 60th of 124 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.7917 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.0306 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.5371 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.2066 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.1356 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Laos or Rwanda?
- Laos, at 4.11 tonnes per hectare against 4.11 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Laos and Rwanda?
- 0 tonnes per hectare, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Rwanda?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Rwanda rank globally for rice yields?
- Laos ranks 59th and Rwanda ranks 60th 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.