Tanzania vs USSR: Rice yields
Tanzania
3.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
3.31 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Tanzania rank
78th
USSR rank
77th
Rice yields over time
- Tanzania
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 3.31 tonnes per hectare against 3.11 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per hectare.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Tanzania ranks 78th and USSR ranks 77th of 124 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1970s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1980s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1990s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Tanzania or USSR?
- USSR, at 3.31 tonnes per hectare against 3.11 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania as of 1991.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Tanzania and USSR?
- 0.2 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Tanzania and USSR rank globally for rice yields?
- Tanzania ranks 78th and USSR ranks 77th of 124 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.