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
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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About this data
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.