Rice — Yield in Americas

Americas: Rice — Yield was 6,399 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,399 kg/ha
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
9th
of 27 groups
All-time high
6,461 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
2,004 kg/ha
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Yield in Americas, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Americas recorded 6,399 kg/ha for rice — yield in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — yield in Americas peaked at 6,461 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,004 kg/ha, in 1964.

Americas ranks 9th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Rice — Yield in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Yield in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 2,053 kg/ha —
1962 2,091 kg/ha +1.8%
1963 2,029 kg/ha -3.0%
1964 2,004 kg/ha -1.2%
1965 2,095 kg/ha +4.5%
1966 2,055 kg/ha -1.9%
1967 2,178 kg/ha +6.0%
1968 2,149 kg/ha -1.3%
1969 2,052 kg/ha -4.5%
1970 2,133 kg/ha +3.9%
1971 2,084 kg/ha -2.3%
1972 2,188 kg/ha +5.0%
1973 2,188 kg/ha +0.0%
1974 2,308 kg/ha +5.5%
1975 2,338 kg/ha +1.3%
1976 2,160 kg/ha -7.6%
1977 2,222 kg/ha +2.8%
1978 2,242 kg/ha +0.9%
1979 2,349 kg/ha +4.8%
1980 2,417 kg/ha +2.9%
1981 2,462 kg/ha +1.9%
1982 2,563 kg/ha +4.1%
1983 2,425 kg/ha -5.4%
1984 2,680 kg/ha +10.5%
1985 2,891 kg/ha +7.9%
1986 2,750 kg/ha -4.9%
1987 2,678 kg/ha -2.6%
1988 2,912 kg/ha +8.7%
1989 3,097 kg/ha +6.4%
1990 3,096 kg/ha -0.0%
1991 3,313 kg/ha +7.0%
1992 3,261 kg/ha -1.6%
1993 3,312 kg/ha +1.5%
1994 3,539 kg/ha +6.9%
1995 3,576 kg/ha +1.1%
1996 3,864 kg/ha +8.0%
1997 4,010 kg/ha +3.8%
1998 3,809 kg/ha -5.0%
1999 4,173 kg/ha +9.6%
2000 4,147 kg/ha -0.6%
2001 4,450 kg/ha +7.3%
2002 4,499 kg/ha +1.1%
2003 4,455 kg/ha -1.0%
2004 4,643 kg/ha +4.2%
2005 4,473 kg/ha -3.7%
2006 4,883 kg/ha +9.2%
2007 4,923 kg/ha +0.8%
2008 5,130 kg/ha +4.2%
2009 5,194 kg/ha +1.2%
2010 5,002 kg/ha -3.7%
2011 5,318 kg/ha +6.3%
2012 5,400 kg/ha +1.5%
2013 5,479 kg/ha +1.5%
2014 5,716 kg/ha +4.3%
2015 5,951 kg/ha +4.1%
2016 5,821 kg/ha -2.2%
2017 5,959 kg/ha +2.4%
2018 6,124 kg/ha +2.8%
2019 6,043 kg/ha -1.3%
2020 6,334 kg/ha +4.8%
2021 6,380 kg/ha +0.7%
2022 6,196 kg/ha -2.9%
2023 6,461 kg/ha +4.3%
2024 6,399 kg/ha -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,078 kg/ha 2,004 kg/ha 2,178 kg/ha 9
1970s 2,221 kg/ha 2,084 kg/ha 2,349 kg/ha 10
1980s 2,687 kg/ha 2,417 kg/ha 3,097 kg/ha 10
1990s 3,595 kg/ha 3,096 kg/ha 4,173 kg/ha 10
2000s 4,680 kg/ha 4,147 kg/ha 5,194 kg/ha 10
2010s 5,681 kg/ha 5,002 kg/ha 6,124 kg/ha 10
2020s 6,354 kg/ha 6,196 kg/ha 6,461 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4,518 kg/ha compare
  2. 6 Uzbekistan 8,385 kg/ha compare
  3. 7 Peru 8,307 kg/ha compare
  4. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,484 kg/ha compare
  5. 8 Greece 7,922 kg/ha compare
  6. 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,108 kg/ha compare
  7. 9 China, mainland 7,154 kg/ha compare
  8. 10 China 7,150 kg/ha compare
  9. 11 Spain 7,049 kg/ha compare
  10. 11 United Republic of Tanzania 3,106 kg/ha compare
  11. 12 El Salvador 7,020 kg/ha compare
  12. 12 Melanesia 2,575 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — yield in Americas?
Rice — yield in Americas was 6,399 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — yield recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 6,461 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest rice — yield recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 2,004 kg/ha in 1964.
How does Americas rank for rice — yield?
Americas ranks 9th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is rice — yield rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
159 places, 9,291 data points, 1961–2024
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