Rice — Yield in Western Africa

Western Africa: Rice — Yield was 2,162 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,162 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
30th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2,162 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
934.2 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Yield in Western Africa, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 2,162 kg/ha for rice — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — yield in Western Africa peaked at 2,162 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 934.2 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Western Africa 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,141 kg/ha 934.2 kg/ha 1,328 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,323 kg/ha 1,239 kg/ha 1,415 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,554 kg/ha 1,416 kg/ha 1,684 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,641 kg/ha 1,446 kg/ha 1,754 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,680 kg/ha 1,524 kg/ha 2,038 kg/ha 10
2010s 2,011 kg/ha 1,852 kg/ha 2,157 kg/ha 10
2020s 2,139 kg/ha 2,119 kg/ha 2,162 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 27 Russian Federation 6,105 kg/ha compare
  2. 28 Nicaragua 6,023 kg/ha compare
  3. 29 North Macedonia 5,964 kg/ha compare
  4. 30 Romania 5,692 kg/ha compare
  5. 31 Paraguay 5,639 kg/ha compare
  6. 32 Bulgaria 5,419 kg/ha compare
  7. 33 France 5,338 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — yield in Western Africa?
Rice — yield in Western Africa was 2,162 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — yield recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2,162 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest rice — yield recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 934.2 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Western Africa rank for rice — yield?
Western Africa ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
Is rice — yield rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Africa 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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About this data

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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