Niger vs Tanzania: Rice yields
Niger
3.38 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
3.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger rank
76th
Tanzania rank
77th
Rice yields over time
- Niger
- Tanzania
How they compare
Niger currently reports 3.38 tonnes per hectare against 3.11 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 0.27 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Niger ranks 76th and Tanzania ranks 77th of 123 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.6159 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 1970s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.3734 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 1980s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.9169 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 1990s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2000s | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2010s | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2020s | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.7502 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Niger or Tanzania?
- Niger, at 3.38 tonnes per hectare against 3.11 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Niger and Tanzania?
- 0.27 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Tanzania rank globally for rice yields?
- Niger ranks 76th 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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.