Rice yields in United States
United States: Rice yields was 8.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in United States, 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 United States stood at 8.68 tonnes per hectare. 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 yields in United States peaked at 8.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.82 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
United States ranks 5th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | 5.09 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.76 tonnes per hectare | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.59 tonnes per hectare | 7.04 tonnes per hectare | 8.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | 7.54 tonnes per hectare | 8.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.54 tonnes per hectare | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | 8.68 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 223.72 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2021)
- Rural population 67.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Land under cereal production 54.08 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in United States?
- Rice yields in United States was 8.68 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 8.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does United States rank for rice yields?
- United States ranks 5th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.