Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Republic of Korea: Rice — Production

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1.81 million t
in 2023
Republic of Korea
4.90 million t
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
9th
Republic of Korea rank
17th

Rice — Production over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Republic of Korea
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 4.90 million t against 1.81 million t in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 3.09 million t.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 2.7 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 17th of 18 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 95,174 t 4.96 million t 4.86 million t Republic of Korea
1970s 203,520 t 6.70 million t 6.50 million t Republic of Korea
1980s 296,497 t 7.50 million t 7.21 million t Republic of Korea
1990s 379,400 t 7.02 million t 6.64 million t Republic of Korea
2000s 318,906 t 6.59 million t 6.27 million t Republic of Korea
2010s 997,122 t 5.50 million t 4.50 million t Republic of Korea
2020s 1.64 million t 4.96 million t 3.31 million t Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — production, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 4.90 million t against 1.81 million t in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — production between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Korea?
3.09 million t, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Korea rank globally for rice — production?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 17th 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.