Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia: Rice yields
Madagascar
2.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
88th
Saudi Arabia rank
90th
Rice yields over time
- Madagascar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.44 tonnes per hectare against 2.4 tonnes per hectare in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Madagascar ranks 88th and Saudi Arabia ranks 90th of 123 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.1967 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.2922 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.3038 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Madagascar or Saudi Arabia?
- Madagascar, at 2.44 tonnes per hectare against 2.4 tonnes per hectare in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for rice yields?
- Madagascar ranks 88th and Saudi Arabia ranks 90th 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.