Mali vs Tanzania: Rice yields
Mali
3.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
3.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mali rank
75th
Tanzania rank
77th
Rice yields over time
- Mali
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mali currently reports 3.49 tonnes per hectare against 3.11 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 0.38 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mali ranks 75th and Tanzania ranks 77th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.1609 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.2929 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.3844 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.1887 tonnes per hectare | Mali |
| 2000s | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.6227 tonnes per hectare | Mali |
| 2010s | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.5494 tonnes per hectare | Mali |
| 2020s | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.173 tonnes per hectare | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Mali or Tanzania?
- Mali, at 3.49 tonnes per hectare against 3.11 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Mali and Tanzania?
- 0.38 tonnes per hectare, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Tanzania rank globally for rice yields?
- Mali ranks 75th and Tanzania ranks 77th 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.