Mauritius vs Niger: Rice yields
Mauritius
3.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
Niger
3.38 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mauritius rank
74th
Niger rank
76th
Rice yields over time
- Mauritius
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 3.5 tonnes per hectare against 3.38 tonnes per hectare in Niger, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 74th and Niger ranks 76th of 124 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Mauritius or Niger?
- Mauritius, at 3.5 tonnes per hectare against 3.38 tonnes per hectare in Niger as of 2019.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Mauritius and Niger?
- 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Niger?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2019.
- How do Mauritius and Niger rank globally for rice yields?
- Mauritius ranks 74th and Niger ranks 76th 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.