Costa Rica vs Malawi: Rice — Production

Costa Rica
76,119 t
in 2023
Malawi
124,300 t
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
70th
Malawi rank
67th

Rice — Production over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malawi
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 124,300 t against 76,119 t in Costa Rica, a difference of 48,181 t.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 70th and Malawi ranks 67th of 133 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 82,633 t 8,674 t 73,959 t Costa Rica
1970s 142,219 t 61,127 t 81,092 t Costa Rica
1980s 199,438 t 34,995 t 164,443 t Costa Rica
1990s 218,311 t 58,865 t 159,446 t Costa Rica
2000s 209,211 t 89,144 t 120,066 t Costa Rica
2010s 209,948 t 115,728 t 94,220 t Costa Rica
2020s 119,746 t 142,936 t 23,190 t Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Costa Rica or Malawi?
Malawi, at 124,300 t against 76,119 t in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Costa Rica and Malawi?
48,181 t, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for rice — production?
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Malawi ranks 67th 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
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.