Rice — Yield in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Rice — Yield was 6,664 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,664 kg/ha
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
7th
of 27 groups
All-time high
7,127 kg/ha
in 2017
All-time low
4,085 kg/ha
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Yield in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — yield in Southern Europe is 6,664 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — yield in Southern Europe peaked at 7,127 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,085 kg/ha, in 1977.

Southern Europe ranks 7th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Rice — Yield in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Yield in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 5,422 kg/ha —
1962 5,398 kg/ha -0.5%
1963 5,094 kg/ha -5.6%
1964 5,244 kg/ha +3.0%
1965 4,462 kg/ha -14.9%
1966 5,014 kg/ha +12.4%
1967 5,272 kg/ha +5.2%
1968 4,631 kg/ha -12.2%
1969 5,259 kg/ha +13.6%
1970 4,947 kg/ha -5.9%
1971 5,031 kg/ha +1.7%
1972 4,416 kg/ha -12.2%
1973 5,363 kg/ha +21.5%
1974 5,322 kg/ha -0.8%
1975 5,546 kg/ha +4.2%
1976 4,982 kg/ha -10.2%
1977 4,085 kg/ha -18.0%
1978 5,037 kg/ha +23.3%
1979 5,720 kg/ha +13.5%
1980 5,463 kg/ha -4.5%
1981 5,453 kg/ha -0.2%
1982 5,520 kg/ha +1.2%
1983 5,381 kg/ha -2.5%
1984 5,554 kg/ha +3.2%
1985 5,899 kg/ha +6.2%
1986 5,880 kg/ha -0.3%
1987 5,685 kg/ha -3.3%
1988 5,532 kg/ha -2.7%
1989 5,801 kg/ha +4.9%
1990 5,868 kg/ha +1.1%
1991 5,915 kg/ha +0.8%
1992 6,016 kg/ha +1.7%
1993 5,822 kg/ha -3.2%
1994 5,964 kg/ha +2.4%
1995 5,813 kg/ha -2.5%
1996 6,262 kg/ha +7.7%
1997 6,412 kg/ha +2.4%
1998 6,521 kg/ha +1.7%
1999 6,771 kg/ha +3.8%
2000 6,123 kg/ha -9.6%
2001 6,443 kg/ha +5.2%
2002 6,577 kg/ha +2.1%
2003 6,648 kg/ha +1.1%
2004 6,770 kg/ha +1.8%
2005 6,502 kg/ha -4.0%
2006 6,476 kg/ha -0.4%
2007 6,761 kg/ha +4.4%
2008 6,428 kg/ha -4.9%
2009 7,021 kg/ha +9.2%
2010 6,575 kg/ha -6.3%
2011 6,611 kg/ha +0.5%
2012 7,101 kg/ha +7.4%
2013 7,033 kg/ha -1.0%
2014 6,841 kg/ha -2.7%
2015 7,115 kg/ha +4.0%
2016 7,064 kg/ha -0.7%
2017 7,127 kg/ha +0.9%
2018 6,938 kg/ha -2.6%
2019 6,938 kg/ha -0.0%
2020 6,808 kg/ha -1.9%
2021 6,639 kg/ha -2.5%
2022 5,925 kg/ha -10.8%
2023 6,486 kg/ha +9.5%
2024 6,664 kg/ha +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,088 kg/ha 4,462 kg/ha 5,422 kg/ha 9
1970s 5,045 kg/ha 4,085 kg/ha 5,720 kg/ha 10
1980s 5,617 kg/ha 5,381 kg/ha 5,899 kg/ha 10
1990s 6,136 kg/ha 5,813 kg/ha 6,771 kg/ha 10
2000s 6,575 kg/ha 6,123 kg/ha 7,021 kg/ha 10
2010s 6,934 kg/ha 6,575 kg/ha 7,127 kg/ha 10
2020s 6,504 kg/ha 5,925 kg/ha 6,808 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 4 Uruguay 9,352 kg/ha compare
  2. 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,639 kg/ha compare
  3. 5 Egypt 9,132 kg/ha compare
  4. 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4,518 kg/ha compare
  5. 6 Uzbekistan 8,385 kg/ha compare
  6. 7 Peru 8,307 kg/ha compare
  7. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,484 kg/ha compare
  8. 8 Greece 7,922 kg/ha compare
  9. 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,108 kg/ha compare
  10. 9 China, mainland 7,154 kg/ha compare
  11. 10 China 7,150 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — yield in Southern Europe?
Rice — yield in Southern Europe was 6,664 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — yield recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 7,127 kg/ha in 2017.
What is the lowest rice — yield recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 4,085 kg/ha in 1977.
How does Southern Europe rank for rice — yield?
Southern Europe ranks 7th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is rice — yield rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe 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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