Brazil vs Japan: Rice — Production

Brazil
10.29 million t
in 2023
Japan
10.14 million t
in 2023
Brazil rank
12th
Japan rank
13th

Rice — Production over time

  • Brazil
  • Japan
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 10.29 million t against 10.14 million t in Japan, a difference of 149,700 t.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Brazil ranks 12th and Japan ranks 13th of 146 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 6.25 million t 17.17 million t 10.92 million t Japan
1970s 7.63 million t 15.78 million t 8.16 million t Japan
1980s 9.72 million t 13.34 million t 3.62 million t Japan
1990s 9.52 million t 12.47 million t 2.95 million t Japan
2000s 11.59 million t 10.95 million t 637,250 t Brazil
2010s 11.78 million t 10.87 million t 904,710 t Brazil
2020s 10.95 million t 10.42 million t 533,575 t Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Brazil or Japan?
Brazil, at 10.29 million t against 10.14 million t in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Brazil and Japan?
149,700 t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for rice — production?
Brazil ranks 12th and Japan ranks 13th of 146 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
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.