Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Rice yields
Malawi
1.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
105th
Sierra Leone rank
108th
Rice yields over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.59 tonnes per hectare against 1.41 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 105th and Sierra Leone ranks 108th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8593 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.4508 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.1021 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.1678 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.3789 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.4183 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 0.3337 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.0264 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 1.59 tonnes per hectare against 1.41 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.18 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for rice yields?
- Malawi ranks 105th and Sierra Leone ranks 108th 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.