Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Philippines
16.15 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7444 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
051015196119922023

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 16.15 ha per square kilometre against 0.7444 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 15.41 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Philippines's figure about 21.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 120 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 10.68 ha per square kilometre 0.1418 ha per square kilometre 10.54 ha per square kilometre Philippines
1970s 11.74 ha per square kilometre 0.1851 ha per square kilometre 11.55 ha per square kilometre Philippines
1980s 11.22 ha per square kilometre 0.2356 ha per square kilometre 10.98 ha per square kilometre Philippines
1990s 11.94 ha per square kilometre 0.3048 ha per square kilometre 11.63 ha per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 14.01 ha per square kilometre 0.3683 ha per square kilometre 13.64 ha per square kilometre Philippines
2010s 15.61 ha per square kilometre 0.5522 ha per square kilometre 15.06 ha per square kilometre Philippines
2020s 16.05 ha per square kilometre 0.6875 ha per square kilometre 15.36 ha per square kilometre Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Philippines, at 16.15 ha per square kilometre against 0.7444 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?
15.41 ha per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Philippines ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.