Brazil vs Eastern Africa: Rice — Production

Brazil
10.29 million t
in 2023
Eastern Africa
10.33 million t
in 2023
Brazil rank
11th
Eastern Africa rank
12th

Rice — Production over time

  • Brazil
  • Eastern Africa
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119922023

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 10.33 million t against 10.29 million t in Brazil, a difference of 41,000 t.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 11th and Eastern Africa ranks 12th of 133 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Eastern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 6.25 million t 1.89 million t 4.36 million t Brazil
1970s 7.63 million t 2.46 million t 5.16 million t Brazil
1980s 9.72 million t 2.84 million t 6.88 million t Brazil
1990s 9.52 million t 3.50 million t 6.02 million t Brazil
2000s 11.59 million t 4.99 million t 6.60 million t Brazil
2010s 11.78 million t 7.73 million t 4.04 million t Brazil
2020s 10.95 million t 10.47 million t 481,550 t Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Brazil or Eastern Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 10.33 million t against 10.29 million t in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Brazil and Eastern Africa?
41,000 t, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Eastern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Eastern Africa rank globally for rice — production?
Brazil ranks 11th and Eastern Africa ranks 12th 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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About this data

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
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