Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Eastern Africa: Rice — Production

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1.78 million t
in 2023
Eastern Africa
10.33 million t
in 2023
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
10th
Eastern Africa rank
12th

Rice — Production over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Eastern Africa
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 10.33 million t against 1.78 million t in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 8.55 million t.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 5.8 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Eastern Africa ranks 12th of 18 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Eastern Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Eastern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.02 million t 1.89 million t 130,794 t Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1970s 2.71 million t 2.46 million t 246,600 t Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1980s 2.29 million t 2.84 million t 549,112 t Eastern Africa
1990s 2.80 million t 3.50 million t 698,648 t Eastern Africa
2000s 2.27 million t 4.99 million t 2.72 million t Eastern Africa
2010s 2.51 million t 7.73 million t 5.23 million t Eastern Africa
2020s 2.00 million t 10.47 million t 8.48 million t Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Eastern Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 10.33 million t against 1.78 million t in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Eastern Africa?
8.55 million t, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Eastern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Eastern Africa rank globally for rice — production?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Eastern Africa ranks 12th of 18 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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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.