Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Rice — Production

Egypt
5.60 million t
in 2023
Sri Lanka
4.51 million t
in 2023
Egypt rank
16th
Sri Lanka rank
19th

Rice — Production over time

  • Egypt
  • Sri Lanka
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

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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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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