Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Rice yields
Rwanda
4.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda rank
60th
Sri Lanka rank
57th
Rice yields over time
- Rwanda
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.15 tonnes per hectare against 4.11 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Rwanda ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 123 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.1682 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.4231 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.2541 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.641 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.3596 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.3882 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.0065 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.15 tonnes per hectare against 4.11 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice yields?
- Rwanda ranks 60th 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.