Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Rice yields
Philippines
4.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Philippines rank
58th
Sri Lanka rank
57th
Rice yields over time
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.15 tonnes per hectare against 4.11 tonnes per hectare in Philippines, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Philippines ranks 58th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.7142 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.3599 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.4215 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.2931 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.1227 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.043 tonnes per hectare | Philippines |
| 2020s | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.0356 tonnes per hectare | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.15 tonnes per hectare against 4.11 tonnes per hectare in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice yields?
- Philippines ranks 58th 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.