Rice — Yield in United States of America

United States of America: Rice — Yield was 8,684 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8,684 kg/ha
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
3rd
of 27 groups
All-time high
8,684 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
3,823 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Yield in United States of America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, rice — yield in United States of America stood at 8,684 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — yield in United States of America peaked at 8,684 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,823 kg/ha, in 1961.

United States of America ranks 3rd of 27 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Rice — Yield in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Yield in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 3,823 kg/ha
1962 4,178 kg/ha +9.3%
1963 4,445 kg/ha +6.4%
1964 4,591 kg/ha +3.3%
1965 4,769 kg/ha +3.9%
1966 4,844 kg/ha +1.6%
1967 5,085 kg/ha +5.0%
1968 4,960 kg/ha -2.5%
1969 4,840 kg/ha -2.4%
1970 5,176 kg/ha +7.0%
1971 5,288 kg/ha +2.2%
1972 5,268 kg/ha -0.4%
1973 4,791 kg/ha -9.1%
1974 4,977 kg/ha +3.9%
1975 5,109 kg/ha +2.6%
1976 5,227 kg/ha +2.3%
1977 4,945 kg/ha -5.4%
1978 5,026 kg/ha +1.6%
1979 5,155 kg/ha +2.6%
1980 4,946 kg/ha -4.0%
1981 5,402 kg/ha +9.2%
1982 5,279 kg/ha -2.3%
1983 5,153 kg/ha -2.4%
1984 5,552 kg/ha +7.7%
1985 6,070 kg/ha +9.3%
1986 6,334 kg/ha +4.3%
1987 6,227 kg/ha -1.7%
1988 6,180 kg/ha -0.8%
1989 6,447 kg/ha +4.3%
1990 6,198 kg/ha -3.9%
1991 6,423 kg/ha +3.6%
1992 6,429 kg/ha +0.1%
1993 6,176 kg/ha -3.9%
1994 6,685 kg/ha +8.2%
1995 6,301 kg/ha -5.8%
1996 6,859 kg/ha +8.9%
1997 6,610 kg/ha -3.6%
1998 6,347 kg/ha -4.0%
1999 6,575 kg/ha +3.6%
2000 7,040 kg/ha +7.1%
2001 7,281 kg/ha +3.4%
2002 7,373 kg/ha +1.3%
2003 7,476 kg/ha +1.4%
2004 7,833 kg/ha +4.8%
2005 7,424 kg/ha -5.2%
2006 7,731 kg/ha +4.1%
2007 8,092 kg/ha +4.7%
2008 7,673 kg/ha -5.2%
2009 7,941 kg/ha +3.5%
2010 7,538 kg/ha -5.1%
2011 7,921 kg/ha +5.1%
2012 8,365 kg/ha +5.6%
2013 8,623 kg/ha +3.1%
2014 8,492 kg/ha -1.5%
2015 8,372 kg/ha -1.4%
2016 8,112 kg/ha -3.1%
2017 8,415 kg/ha +3.7%
2018 8,621 kg/ha +2.5%
2019 8,376 kg/ha -2.8%
2020 8,540 kg/ha +2.0%
2021 8,642 kg/ha +1.2%
2022 8,278 kg/ha -4.2%
2023 8,573 kg/ha +3.6%
2024 8,684 kg/ha +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4,615 kg/ha 3,823 kg/ha 5,085 kg/ha 9
1970s 5,096 kg/ha 4,791 kg/ha 5,288 kg/ha 10
1980s 5,759 kg/ha 4,946 kg/ha 6,447 kg/ha 10
1990s 6,460 kg/ha 6,176 kg/ha 6,859 kg/ha 10
2000s 7,586 kg/ha 7,040 kg/ha 8,092 kg/ha 10
2010s 8,283 kg/ha 7,538 kg/ha 8,623 kg/ha 10
2020s 8,543 kg/ha 8,278 kg/ha 8,684 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Tajikistan 13,386 kg/ha compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 7,905 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 Australia 11,914 kg/ha compare
  4. 2 Australia and New Zealand 11,914 kg/ha compare
  5. 4 Uruguay 9,352 kg/ha compare
  6. 5 Egypt 9,132 kg/ha compare
  7. 6 Uzbekistan 8,385 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — yield in United States of America?
Rice — yield in United States of America was 8,684 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — yield recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 8,684 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest rice — yield recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 3,823 kg/ha in 1961.
How does United States of America rank for rice — yield?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is rice — yield rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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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