Afghanistan vs Australia and New Zealand: Rice — Production

Afghanistan
597,000 t
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand
496,633 t
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
37th
Australia and New Zealand rank
40th

Rice — Production over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Australia and New Zealand
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 597,000 t against 496,633 t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 100,367 t.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 37th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 40th of 133 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Australia and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 362,111 t 178,222 t 183,889 t Afghanistan
1970s 410,600 t 403,285 t 7,315 t Afghanistan
1980s 349,300 t 705,016 t 355,716 t Australia and New Zealand
1990s 347,000 t 1.11 million t 759,690 t Australia and New Zealand
2000s 462,100 t 651,035 t 188,935 t Australia and New Zealand
2010s 635,820 t 629,268 t 6,552 t Afghanistan
2020s 616,675 t 415,320 t 201,355 t Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Afghanistan or Australia and New Zealand?
Afghanistan, at 597,000 t against 496,633 t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Afghanistan and Australia and New Zealand?
100,367 t, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Australia and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for rice — production?
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 40th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,482 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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