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Rice Yield by African country

9,132 kg/haEgypt · highest shown · 2024

Egypt has the highest reported rice yield among the 42 countries shown, at 9,132 kg/ha (2024).

Rice yield, in kilograms per hectare harvested (FAOSTAT). 42 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

1Egypt9,132 kg/ha2Kenya6,553 kg/ha3Morocco6,500 kg/ha
#1 vs #4230×Egypt vs Comoros
Median2,000 kg/haSomalia
Lowest300 kg/haComoros

By region

unweighted mean of countries shown
North Africa5,493 kg/ha
4 countries shown · highest value: Egypt
West Africa2,572 kg/ha
15 countries shown · highest value: Mauritania
East Africa2,280 kg/ha
12 countries shown · highest value: Kenya
Southern Africa1,754 kg/ha
4 countries shown · highest value: South Africa
Central Africa1,728 kg/ha
7 countries shown · highest value: Angola

Full ranking

42 of 54 countries
#CountryRice YieldPeriod
1Egypt
9,132 kg/ha2024
2Kenya
6,553 kg/ha2024
3Morocco
6,500 kg/ha2024
4Mauritania
4,878 kg/ha2024
5Sudan
4,441 kg/ha2024
6Rwanda
4,108 kg/ha2024
7Benin
3,896 kg/ha2024
8Senegal
3,851 kg/ha2024
9Ghana
3,640 kg/ha2024
10Mali
3,491 kg/ha2024
11Niger
3,382 kg/ha2024
12Tanzania
3,106 kg/ha2024
13Ethiopia
2,994 kg/ha2024
14Cote d'Ivoire
2,935 kg/ha2024
15South Africa
2,912 kg/ha2024
16Angola
2,816 kg/ha2024
17Gabon
2,800 kg/ha2024
18Eswatini
2,715 kg/ha2024
19Madagascar
2,435 kg/ha2024
20Burkina Faso
2,230 kg/ha2024
21Cameroon
2,160 kg/ha2024
22Somalia
2,000 kg/ha2024
23Nigeria
1,997 kg/ha2024
24Algeria
1,899 kg/ha2024
25Togo
1,739 kg/ha2024
26Malawi
1,586 kg/ha2024
27Guinea
1,512 kg/ha2024
28Guinea-Bissau
1,447 kg/ha2024
29Sierra Leone
1,409 kg/ha2024
30Burundi
1,368 kg/ha2024
31Central African Republic
1,362 kg/ha2024
32Chad
1,351 kg/ha2024
33Uganda
1,304 kg/ha2024
34Liberia
1,112 kg/ha2024
35Zambia
1,061 kg/ha2024
36Gambia
1,055 kg/ha2024
37Democratic Republic of the Congo
1,052 kg/ha2024
38South Sudan
988 kg/ha2024
39Mozambique
620 kg/ha2024
40Republic of the Congo
558 kg/ha2024
41Zimbabwe
329 kg/ha2024
42Comoros
300 kg/ha2024

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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"
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Which observations are included?

The table includes 42 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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