Caribbean vs Central America: Rice — Production

Caribbean
1.22 million t
in 2023
Central America
1.38 million t
in 2023
Caribbean rank
21st
Central America rank
20th

Rice — Production over time

  • Caribbean
  • Central America
500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Central America currently reports 1.38 million t against 1.22 million t in Caribbean, a difference of 161,130 t.

That makes Central America's figure about 1.1 times Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central America ahead.

Caribbean ranks 21st and Central America ranks 20th of 28 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Central America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Central America Difference Ahead
1960s 386,902 t 692,902 t 305,999 t Central America
1970s 801,561 t 959,164 t 157,603 t Central America
1980s 1.11 million t 1.22 million t 107,706 t Central America
1990s 1.06 million t 1.16 million t 108,417 t Central America
2000s 1.33 million t 1.19 million t 146,851 t Caribbean
2010s 1.51 million t 1.29 million t 223,303 t Caribbean
2020s 1.32 million t 1.41 million t 86,070 t Central America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Caribbean or Central America?
Central America, at 1.38 million t against 1.22 million t in Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Caribbean and Central America?
161,130 t, with Central America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Central America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Caribbean and Central America rank globally for rice — production?
Caribbean ranks 21st and Central America ranks 20th of 28 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
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