Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Rice — Production
Rice — Production over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.60 million t against 4.51 million t in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.09 million t.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 146 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.04 million t | 1.08 million t | 957,919 t | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.40 million t | 1.51 million t | 888,850 t | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.37 million t | 2.33 million t | 37,203 t | Egypt |
| 1990s | 4.47 million t | 2.52 million t | 1.95 million t | Egypt |
| 2000s | 6.24 million t | 3.14 million t | 3.10 million t | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5.01 million t | 4.02 million t | 993,505 t | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.74 million t | 4.54 million t | 192,405 t | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — production, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Egypt, at 5.60 million t against 4.51 million t in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — production between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 1.09 million t, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for rice — production?
- Egypt ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 19th 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
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.