Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Rice yields
Nepal
4.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nepal rank
55th
Sri Lanka rank
57th
Rice yields over time
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 4.19 tonnes per hectare against 4.15 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 123 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.136 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.213 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.9478 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.7716 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.8668 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.458 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.2405 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
- Nepal, at 4.19 tonnes per hectare against 4.15 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice yields?
- Nepal ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th 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.