Rice yields in Togo
Togo: Rice yields was 1.74 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.74 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
104th
of 124 countries
All-time high
2.7 tonnes per hectare
in 1997
All-time low
0.4624 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rice yields in Togo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rice yields in Togo stood at 1.74 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Togo peaked at 2.7 tonnes per hectare in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4624 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
That places Togo 104th out of 124 countries 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.
Rice yields in Togo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7126 tonnes per hectare | -43.8% |
| 1963 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +61.4% |
| 1964 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5783 tonnes per hectare | -43.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5858 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +70.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6304 tonnes per hectare | -37.0% |
| 1969 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5829 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9049 tonnes per hectare | +55.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +61.4% |
| 1974 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.998 tonnes per hectare | -24.1% |
| 1978 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8001 tonnes per hectare | -24.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7989 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8018 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5741 tonnes per hectare | -28.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4624 tonnes per hectare | -19.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8417 tonnes per hectare | +82.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6998 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1986 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +64.4% |
| 1987 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 1989 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
| 1990 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 1992 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1993 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -35.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9498 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 1995 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +28.7% |
| 1996 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | +102.5% |
| 1998 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -24.2% |
| 1999 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -33.4% |
| 2013 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 1.74 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.64 tonnes per hectare, 48% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Togo's 1.74 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.08 tonnes per hectare, 84% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice yields in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +102.5% | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8408 tonnes per hectare | 0.5783 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.5829 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9357 tonnes per hectare | 0.4624 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.9498 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 101 Algeria 1.9 tonnes per hectare compare
- 102 Solomon Islands 1.87 tonnes per hectare compare
- 103 Micronesia (country) 1.83 tonnes per hectare compare
- 105 French Guiana 1.71 tonnes per hectare compare
- 106 Malawi 1.59 tonnes per hectare compare
- 107 Guinea 1.51 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Togo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5561 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in Togo?
- Rice yields in Togo was 1.74 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4624 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Togo rank for rice yields?
- Togo ranks 104th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.