Morocco vs Portugal: Rice yields
Morocco
6.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Portugal
6.21 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Morocco rank
22nd
Portugal rank
24th
Rice yields over time
- Morocco
- Portugal
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 6.5 tonnes per hectare against 6.21 tonnes per hectare in Portugal, a difference of 0.29 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Morocco ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 24th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.58 tonnes per hectare | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.0504 tonnes per hectare | Morocco |
| 1970s | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.3395 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
| 1980s | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 4.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.3155 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
| 1990s | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.8185 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.2138 tonnes per hectare | Morocco |
| 2010s | 7.43 tonnes per hectare | 5.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | Morocco |
| 2020s | 8.07 tonnes per hectare | 5.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Morocco or Portugal?
- Morocco, at 6.5 tonnes per hectare against 6.21 tonnes per hectare in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Morocco and Portugal?
- 0.29 tonnes per hectare, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Portugal rank globally for rice yields?
- Morocco ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 24th 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.