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Rice Yield by African country

2024

Rice yield, in kilograms per hectare harvested (FAOSTAT).

Africa, 202442 of 54 countries
3,120population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Egypt · 9,132Lowest in 2024Comoros · 300.3Reported in 202442 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 3,106Democratic Republic of the Congo — 1,052Somalia — 2,000Kenya — 6,553Sudan — 4,441Chad — 1,351South Africa — 2,912Lesotho — no dataZimbabwe — 328.7Botswana — no dataNamibia — no dataSenegal — 3,851Mali — 3,491Mauritania — 4,878Benin — 3,896Niger — 3,382Nigeria — 1,997Cameroon — 2,160Togo — 1,739Ghana — 3,640Cote d'Ivoire — 2,935Guinea — 1,512Guinea-Bissau — 1,447Liberia — 1,112Sierra Leone — 1,409Burkina Faso — 2,230Central African Republic — 1,362Republic of the Congo — 557.6Gabon — 2,800Equatorial Guinea — no dataZambia — 1,061Malawi — 1,586Mozambique — 620.0Eswatini — 2,715Angola — 2,816Burundi — 1,368Madagascar — 2,435Gambia — 1,055Tunisia — no dataAlgeria — 1,899Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 6,500Egypt — 9,132Libya — no dataEthiopia — 2,994Djibouti — no dataUganda — 1,304Rwanda — 4,108South Sudan — 988.2Nigeria 1,997Nigeria 1,997Ethiopia 2,994Ethiopia 2,994Kenya 6,553Kenya 6,553South Africa 2,912South Africa 2,9122024HIGHEST IN 2024Egypt9,132Kenya6,553Morocco6,500Mauritania4,878Sudan4,441LOWEST IN 2024Comorosnot drawn300.3Zimbabwe328.7Republic of the Congo557.6Mozambique620.0South Sudan988.2PINNEDEthiopia2,99413 of 42Nigeria1,99723 of 42South Africa2,91215 of 42OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawnno dataMauritiusnot drawnno dataSao Tome and Principenot drawnno dataSeychellesnot drawnno datakg per ha · quintiles of the observed range300.31k2k3k3k9kno record
20142024
FAO · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa4 of 6 countries6,450
Southern Africa2 of 5 countries2,909
Eastern Africa14 of 18 countries2,701
Western Africa15 of 16 countries2,480
Middle Africa7 of 9 countries1,565
Africaall 54 countries · 42 with a 2024 figure3,120

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Twelve countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Botswana, Cabo Verde, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea and 7 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Rice YieldRice yield, in kilograms per hectare harvested (FAOSTAT).
SourceFAO, with processing by Africa API
Unitkg per ha
Last updated3 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1990–2024
Coverage42 of 54 countries · 42 reported, 0 modelled, 12 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 42 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Rice Yield". Data adapted from FAO. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/rice-yield
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=rice_yield_kg_per_ha&year=2024&limit=100

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Rice Yield: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

42 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryRice YieldPeriod
1Egypt9,132 kg/ha2024
2Kenya6,553 kg/ha2024
3Morocco6,500 kg/ha2024
4Mauritania4,878 kg/ha2024
5Sudan4,441 kg/ha2024
6Rwanda4,108 kg/ha2024
7Benin3,896 kg/ha2024
8Senegal3,851 kg/ha2024
9Ghana3,640 kg/ha2024
10Mali3,491 kg/ha2024
11Niger3,382 kg/ha2024
12Tanzania3,106 kg/ha2024
13Ethiopia2,994 kg/ha2024
14Cote d'Ivoire2,935 kg/ha2024
15South Africa2,912 kg/ha2024
16Angola2,816 kg/ha2024
17Gabon2,800 kg/ha2024
18Eswatini2,715 kg/ha2024
19Madagascar2,435 kg/ha2024
20Burkina Faso2,230 kg/ha2024
21Cameroon2,160 kg/ha2024
22Somalia2,000 kg/ha2024
23Nigeria1,997 kg/ha2024
24Algeria1,899 kg/ha2024
25Togo1,739 kg/ha2024
26Malawi1,586 kg/ha2024
27Guinea1,512 kg/ha2024
28Guinea-Bissau1,447 kg/ha2024
29Sierra Leone1,409 kg/ha2024
30Burundi1,368 kg/ha2024
31Central African Republic1,362 kg/ha2024
32Chad1,351 kg/ha2024
33Uganda1,304 kg/ha2024
34Liberia1,112 kg/ha2024
35Zambia1,061 kg/ha2024
36Gambia1,055 kg/ha2024
37Democratic Republic of the Congo1,052 kg/ha2024
38South Sudan988 kg/ha2024
39Mozambique620 kg/ha2024
40Republic of the Congo558 kg/ha2024
41Zimbabwe329 kg/ha2024
42Comoros300 kg/ha2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 42 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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