Rice yields by country
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.
Countries reporting
123
Highest
13.39 tonnes per hectare
Tajikistan
Lowest
0.3003 tonnes per hectare
Comoros
Median
3.94 tonnes per hectare
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
7,162
What the numbers show
Rice yields is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 13.39 tonnes per hectare in Tajikistan; the lowest is 0.3003 tonnes per hectare in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.94 tonnes per hectare, and the mean is 4.13 tonnes per hectare.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 1,596.5%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 75.3%).
Rice yields: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan | 13.39 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia | 11.91 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 3 | Uruguay | 9.35 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 9.13 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 8.68 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 8.39 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 7 | Peru | 8.31 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 8 | Greece | 7.92 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 9 | Turkey | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 10 | China | 7.15 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 7.05 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 12 | El Salvador | 7.02 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 14 | Japan | 6.96 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 15 | South Korea | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 6.73 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Guyana | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 20 | Taiwan | 6.57 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 21 | Kenya | 6.55 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 65.7% | flat |
| 22 | Morocco | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 6.41 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 25 | Vietnam | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 26 | Russia | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 5.69 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 30 | Paraguay | 5.64 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 5.42 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 32 | France | 5.34 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 35 | Indonesia | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 5.22 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 39 | Syria | 5 tonnes per hectare | 1996 | unchanged | volatile |
| 39 | Ukraine | 5 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 41 | Mauritania | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 42 | Belize | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 43 | North Korea | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 44 | Bhutan | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 45 | Turkmenistan | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Iran | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 49 | Suriname | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 50 | Sudan | 4.44 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 174.2% | flat |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 52 | Iraq | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 53 | India | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 54 | Panama | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 55 | Nepal | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 56 | Albania | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 1993 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 58 | Philippines | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 59 | Laos | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 60 | Rwanda | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 62 | Myanmar | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 63 | Benin | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Ecuador | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 65 | Senegal | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 66 | Puerto Rico | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 90.8% | falling |
| 67 | Pakistan | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 68 | Cambodia | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 69 | Ghana | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 70 | Reunion | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 2006 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 71 | Hungary | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 72 | Malaysia | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 73 | Honduras | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritius | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 2019 | up 32.9% | falling |
| 75 | Mali | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 76 | Niger | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 77 | Tanzania | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 78 | Guatemala | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 79 | Fiji | 3 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 80 | Ethiopia | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 81 | Thailand | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 83 | South Africa | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 84 | Angola | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 85 | Gabon | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 86 | Eswatini | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 87 | Haiti | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 88 | Madagascar | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 89 | Brunei | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 49.7% | flat |
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1,596.5% | falling |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 92 | East Timor | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 93 | Cameroon | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 95 | Bolivia | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 96 | Cuba | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 97 | Hong Kong | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1990 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 97 | Somalia | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Nigeria | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 100 | Algeria | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 101 | Solomon Islands | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 102 | Micronesia (country) | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 103 | Togo | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 104 | French Guiana | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 2006 | down 51.0% | rising |
| 105 | Malawi | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 106 | Guinea | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 107 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 109 | Burundi | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 51.8% | flat |
| 110 | Central African Republic | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 111 | Chad | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 112 | Uganda | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 47.7% | rising |
| 113 | Liberia | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 114 | Zambia | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 115 | Gambia | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 49.8% | falling |
| 116 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 117 | Jamaica | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2019 | down 75.3% | rising |
| 118 | South Sudan | 0.9882 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9757 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 120 | Mozambique | 0.62 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 121 | Congo | 0.5576 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 122 | Zimbabwe | 0.3287 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Comoros | 0.3003 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 3.31 tonnes per hectare
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.