Mozambique vs Zimbabwe: Rice yields
Mozambique
0.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.3287 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mozambique rank
120th
Zimbabwe rank
122nd
Rice yields over time
- Mozambique
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.62 tonnes per hectare against 0.3287 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.2913 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.9 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 120th and Zimbabwe ranks 122nd of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.0266 tonnes per hectare | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.7751 tonnes per hectare | 0.3642 tonnes per hectare | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 0.8553 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.7154 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.8142 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.5842 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.6424 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.5322 tonnes per hectare | 0.419 tonnes per hectare | 0.1132 tonnes per hectare | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.7119 tonnes per hectare | 0.5536 tonnes per hectare | 0.1583 tonnes per hectare | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Mozambique or Zimbabwe?
- Mozambique, at 0.62 tonnes per hectare against 0.3287 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
- 0.2913 tonnes per hectare, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Zimbabwe rank globally for rice yields?
- Mozambique ranks 120th and Zimbabwe ranks 122nd 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.