Mauritius vs Tanzania: Rice yields

Mauritius
3.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
Tanzania
3.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mauritius rank
74th
Tanzania rank
77th

Rice yields over time

  • Mauritius
  • Tanzania
0246196119922024

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 3.5 tonnes per hectare against 3.11 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 0.39 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 74th and Tanzania ranks 77th of 123 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 3.93 tonnes per hectare 0.8946 tonnes per hectare 3.03 tonnes per hectare Mauritius
1970s 4.53 tonnes per hectare 1.33 tonnes per hectare 3.21 tonnes per hectare Mauritius
1980s 4.54 tonnes per hectare 1.51 tonnes per hectare 3.03 tonnes per hectare Mauritius
1990s 5.44 tonnes per hectare 1.63 tonnes per hectare 3.81 tonnes per hectare Mauritius
2010s 2.47 tonnes per hectare 2.62 tonnes per hectare 0.1436 tonnes per hectare Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice yields, Mauritius or Tanzania?
Mauritius, at 3.5 tonnes per hectare against 3.11 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania as of 2019.
What is the difference in rice yields between Mauritius and Tanzania?
0.39 tonnes per hectare, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Tanzania?
34 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2019.
How do Mauritius and Tanzania rank globally for rice yields?
Mauritius ranks 74th 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

Indicator
Rice yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 7,162 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.